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    I bought a Switch on my trip to Japan. I'm playing Zelda but barely started.

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    • Are consoles not regionalised these days? I didn't realise. Was it any cheaper?detritus
    • Consoles aren't region-locked, publishers can make the games locked though but almost all are region-free inc. Switch.face_melter
    • Arent' they different to address the power outlet standards in each nation?monospaced
    • Not for a long time. Now they have internal power units that can operate on different voltages. You only need to change the power cable.face_melter
    • The Wii was the only one which was region locked because... Nintendo. But the Switch is their first genuine region-free machine if I remember correctly.face_melter
    • Switch, PS4 and Xbox One are region free. The power plug works globally you only need to use an adapter for the plug.ernexbcn
    • I bought the Zelda and Mario Kart 8 japanese cartridges which have english (and perhaps more) localisation(s).ernexbcn
    • It costed me about 230€, retail price here is 330€, I had to wake up early a saturday and went to a Bic Camera to participate on a raffle to win a chance to buyernexbcn
    • I was lucky and was among the 5 winners for a chance to buy a gray Switch, there about 10 other winners for the neon version.ernexbcn
    • Retail price of it in Japan is cheaper than here plus you don't pay the 8% tax for being a tourist.ernexbcn
    • But it's sold out everywhere, if it weren't for me winning that raffle I wouldn't had been able to find one sitting on a shelve I'm sure.ernexbcn
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