is the xbox elite 360 region free for dvd and games

[theflyingwasp]

Hi there just bought walking dead season 3 on ebay for £10 brand new .after i bought it i checked the description and it says region 1 .it played no problem on my xbox elite ,are new xbox elites region free for games and dvds.not to fussed about the games but it would be handy for region 1 films and tv shows you cant buy in the u.k.

 

[professorhat]

Done some checking and everything seems to suggest they are region locked. It's probably more likely that, even though that DVD has the region 1 stamp on the back, this is just because this is common practise to show which region the disc was produced in, and the disc itself is actually region free.

 

[theflyingwasp]

Thanks for your time and speedy reply .we were scratching our heads.the disc plays on my old panasonic blu ray player as well as both xbox elites.with it saying region 1 i thought id be wasting my time even trying it.i then thought it was a knockoff being 20quid cheaper.wont the sellers on ebay lose buisness selling region 1 discs rather than saying its region free.i know a lot of older titles are region free but the walking dead season 3 just came out?

 

[professorhat]

Actually, I think region locking is becoming less common now rather than more common, so this probably explains why.