hi, thinking of buying xbox360 here in malaysia, and bring over to aus. but i forgot what's the model sold in aus, anyone knows?

Its PAL...

oh ic, can find PAL xbox360 here?

In Malaysia??

Its very hard to find PAL games here bro......and because of that its very had to find a PAL 360 here as well.

Besides i think you can buy an Asian 360 and if you want to play in Australia just buy a step down transformer.

ohh ic, how much is a step down transformer?

I dont really know but its not that expensive if im not mistaken...

hmm... abit troublesome. maybe i should just get it in aus. thx for the info anyway

Anytime man...



This post has been edited by Hitman190: Feb 20 2007, 04:40 PM

If you're gonna be spending more time in Aussie then get one form Aussie. Minimise your problems. Sign up for Aussie account, buy Aussie games. Sure, prices may be different but in the long term you should be better off

No stepdown transformer required since MAS and AUS voltage is the same. You just need a socket adapter since the plug is different.

If you're bringing it to AUS, I would still recommend that you get the Asian console because the games are over RM100 cheaper. If you need to buy games, just head over to play-asia.com and order using the free shipping and you'll get the package in about 10 days

i can double confirm that u dont need a step down transformer here
bcoz imm at perth right now all u need is just the head plug converter
as for the EB shops here i found everything is PAL: no region free ive seen
but there are alot of offers when u pre-orders games from them such like graw 2 with the new faceplate and stuff
and u can purchase extra extended warranty from EB to cover ur investment

thats abt it i wont be here in perth for long heh

not tht suprised since its officially launched ova there.....T_T luna anythin really interestin ova there(360 related )

yes f***ing sexy graw2 faceplate that i need to get but its out on MARCH but ive already left by then sigh

graw 2 hmmm but wont singapore have tha same stuff(accesories) ill check wif a friend if u want.

Don't know what is it like these days but back in my Uni days back in 2001-2002, most of the shops have special offers and bundle deals, I was in Melbourne, VIC.

I bought all 3 of my consoles in Melbourne, PS2 (GT3 pack), XBOX (Halo pack) and the Gamecube from Toys R Us. They had a special bundle where it came with the console, the memory card, extra controller, 2 games (you get your pick of the launch games and I picked Luigi's Mansion and Rogue Leader) plus they throw in some vouchers for your next purchase. If you wait, you might get special bundles as well, like the DOA4 bundle that we have etc.



When I was there, the games cost me AUS $99 per game, slightly higher if they were by Konami. However, most Konami games at that time were 2 discs, normally the 2nd disc were bonus materials like the making of the game, interviews etc.

Example, my Silent Hill 2 came with 4 discs I think and it was AUS $109.95. I bought Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons Of Liberty online from Sony Australia and it was about that price as well. But I got an MGS t-shirt from the promotion buying online. The Zone of The Enders also cost me AUS $109.95 but that came with a demo disc of MGS2: SOL and I bought that game just for the playable demo (YES, I'm a big MGS fan! )

Games are pretty easy to get there in Australia, or at least for PS2, XBOX and the Cube. You could go to places like Electronics Boutique (got a free The Rock Action figure when I pre-ordered my WWF Smackdown: Just Bring It! game from them). You can also go to places like Target, Myer, Harvey Norman.



If you would like to buy online, I suggest you try out the site Burn Direct. I heard they're pretty good although personally, I never bought anything from them before. With all the shops listed above plus some other shops which weren't chain stores, I was spoilt for choice. I just went round seeing which place gave the best deal.

Sometimes they give freebies, sometimes you get discounts during the shop's sales. I got Tekken Tag Tournament for AUS $49.95 when they released the Platinum Hits version of it. I hated the packaging as it had a silver/platinum border around the front cover but I managed to get the original version at the Platinum Hits price!

You need to be careful with Aussie games though. There was a time when the GTA: Vice City (PAL) was censored and edited. (Think it was the big news about GTA before the recent Hot Coffee mod).

I bought my PAL version online via a site from New Zealand which was not censored.

My advice, if you get it from Australia, is to have a look around. In fact, support there was so good at that time that when Microsoft Australia actually sent me a free game (Fusion Frenzy). All I had to do was to send them the receipt that I bought my XBOX and they sent me a game FOC.

Also, do join the official Playstation/XBOX/Nintendo sites and look out for promotions for free demos. I remember Sony had a lot of demos given away for free everytime a new game was about to be launched. I got a whole bunch of demos in the mail. Sometimes, you had to be the first 100 or something like that, but so far, I've been pretty lucky.

Good luck hunting and happy gaming!

This post has been edited by Bigfoot-X: Feb 21 2007, 12:41 AM

Oh man you sure brought back memories. I was there in 2000-2003. I got my PS2 (NTSC/J) online from HK, Xbox from ebay and Gamecube from Big W. Burn Direct, which is located in Brisbane, is quite expensive, seeing that they can get imported games. I went to their shop once, and yeah, lots of cool stuff there.

I got my 2 free games from Microsoft too, thats because of the big price drop right? Even won a game from an Xbox art contest. I think the xbox community there is crazy.

My advice for the threadstarter, either way you can go, but if you're staying there for a few years just go get Aus console la. I just buy and preorder games from EB. Most of the time I layby my games, since its pretty expensive heheh. Ahhh, the memories, I miss playing Xbox Live there. No lag at all, compared to streamyx.

This post has been edited by bem69: Feb 21 2007, 03:15 AM

What 2 free games did you get? I honestly can't remember what the free game was for but I do remember the condition that you had to buy the XBOX before a certain date and the receipt/proof of purchase was required. Maybe like you said, it was for those who bought the console before the price drop?

There was once I was in a store in the city specializing in games and dvds and there were people from Microsoft Australia checking up on stuff. Think they were doing inventory/stock take at that store.

Never played XBOX Live - planning to get a 360 now though.....

I'm using a PAL 360 and it is very hard to find PAL games here, i rely on my sister to send me games from OZ.

I can't remember both either. Cause I sold em off I think. But yeah, Microsoft offered that as a compensation for the big price drop.

You should go on LIVE, its a technical marvel by itself. I just got a 360 for about a week and I'm still surprised how most of the time, there's no lag, even with streamyx.