Xbox Live Primetime limited to four regions at launch
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Thanks to our friends at Button Bandits for noticing that the Xbox Live Primetime game show channel (revealed earlier today at Microsoft's pre-E3 press conference) will be launching only in North America, France, Germany and the U.K., according to a press release. The limited rollout could be due to licensing restrictions for Endermol's game shows, or it could be to simply try the service out in a limited release before kicking it to the larger world.
Reader Comments (26)
Posted: Jul 15th 2008 2:06AM (Unverified) said
Ummm... correct me if I'm wrong but don't the have the UK's flag on Iceland?
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Posted: Jul 15th 2008 2:31AM fenrir said
Umm, i think Volvagia is correct. Obie, i am not sure what you are smoking or if your completely oblivious to common knowledge, but they put the union jack on Iceland instead of the geographical UK. The White flag with the Red Cross is the English flag and not the UK's. If you didn't know, the UK and England is not the same. UK stands for United Kingdom which includes the countries; England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Scotland.
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Posted: Jul 15th 2008 2:34AM fenrir said
After further review, I didn't notice that the flag they put on Iceland was missing the two diagonal stripes, so it is the icelandic flag. Sorry Obie, but the English, UK thing still applies. Sorry if it sounds condescending though, i guess Joystiq just accidentally highlighted Iceland instead of the UK.
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Posted: Jul 15th 2008 3:05AM (Unverified) said
Just google it
http://www.google.se/search?q=uk+flag&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
still thinks it is the same?
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http://www.google.se/search?q=uk+flag&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
still thinks it is the same?
Posted: Jul 15th 2008 7:59AM velocitystrike said
While we're on the topic, the UK's flag is only called the Union Jack when raised at sea; at all other times it is the Union Flag. Little bit of trivia for you all :)
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Posted: Jul 15th 2008 1:29AM (Unverified) said
A C'mon you cover Spain but you don't cover México WTH? Well at least we get a better deal than Argentina olololololol.
To be honest all this stuff sounds great but I would like a "You don't know JACK" for the xlive even more.
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To be honest all this stuff sounds great but I would like a "You don't know JACK" for the xlive even more.
Posted: Jul 15th 2008 1:31AM (Unverified) said
Oh they don't cover Spain.The Image gave me the wrong idea.
Is pass midnight here.
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Is pass midnight here.
Posted: Jul 15th 2008 6:28AM (Unverified) said
I'm just happy that for once the UK doesn't have to wait over a year for something like this to become available.
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Posted: Jul 15th 2008 5:48AM (Unverified) said
Eurogamer reported that this would be available in Ireland on launch too ?
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Posted: Jul 15th 2008 7:17AM (Unverified) said
You've raised my hopes and dashed them quite expertly sir, BRAVO!
Please don't tease me with the Icelandic flag like that, we always get the shaft :(
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Please don't tease me with the Icelandic flag like that, we always get the shaft :(
Posted: Jul 15th 2008 7:41AM (Unverified) said
Does anyone knows how the region control works in Xbox Live? I bought my Xbox360 in Canada and registered in the US, now I'm in Brazil but can't get content from North America... is it controled via IP?
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Posted: Jul 15th 2008 7:42AM (Unverified) said
Does anyone knows how the region control works in Xbox Live? I bought my Xbox360 in Canada and registered in the US, now I'm in Brazil but can't get content from North America... is it controled via IP?
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Posted: Jul 15th 2008 3:55PM (Unverified) said
say whaat? is norway really on that list? Well, thats a nice surprise! Thanks, MS!
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