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Caspar
25-07-2003, 10:53
Have a read of this Microsoft offers free Xbox Live in Japan (http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2003/07/25/2003060860) article.

Right who's moving to Japan! ...mmm free gaming! :p
ic14
25-07-2003, 10:56
Just packing my bags!! :D
Caspar
25-07-2003, 10:57
Originally posted by ic14
Just packing my bags!! :D

Meet you at the airport....let's avoid Heathrow though! :p
Jarandco
25-07-2003, 10:59
Free gaming - see if we had waited and pretended we didnt want it then we could have got it for free! :D :p
Jarandco
25-07-2003, 11:00
Originally posted by Caspar
Meet you at the airport....let's avoid Heathrow though! :p

Only if its BA!:eek: (which ive never used, Virgin ATLANTIC all the way!)
ic14
25-07-2003, 11:00
Originally posted by Caspar
Meet you at the airport....let's avoid Heathrow though! :p
Stansdard then?

:D
Boom
25-07-2003, 11:45
Screw Virgin, I'm taking business-class Cathay! :D

Originally posted by Jarandco
Only if its BA!:eek: (which ive never used, Virgin ATLANTIC all the way!)
Jarandco
25-07-2003, 11:49
Originally posted by Boom
Screw Virgin, I'm taking business-class Cathay! :D
Nah Vrigin upperclass is the way! anyway back on topic - i suppose it might help xbox in japan- they need it!
Boom
25-07-2003, 11:54
When I think about M$ losses, its good to see any license money that's come out of my wallet and given to M$ over the last 10 years is actually going back into gaming.
Caspar
25-07-2003, 11:55
Originally posted by Jarandco
Nah Vrigin upperclass is the way! anyway back on topic - i suppose it might help xbox in japan- they need it!

Well we can only assume this, cause MS wont disclose/release any Japan subscription numbers :eek:
Mark15
25-07-2003, 13:20
Its free because japan is not XBOX friendly because no one likes it.
Caspar
28-07-2003, 09:58
It's no wonder....the Japan release of XBL is 50% the product!

Apparantly, only now are they adding the chat side of things :confused:

XBox Live gets chatty in Japan (http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,6808147%255E15322,00.html)
ic14
28-07-2003, 10:42
I cant belive that!!

They havent being able to chat yet??
Boom
28-07-2003, 10:45
I think they've been able to chat in a game cause we know M$ made a big deal about MA being playable against the Japanese.

I think the chat service they are referring to is the chat rooms that should become available (outside of a game) in the future to the rest of the world.
ic14
28-07-2003, 10:48
Oh i saw a pic of that on Britxbox, looks intresting!