The new Microsoft Xbox 360 game console is going to be region-locked for both games and DVD. This means that you can only play games or watch DVD from the same region your Xbox 360 is locked to. The region-lock imposed by Microsoft may prevent you from buying some hard-to-get games abroad and play it on your Xbox 360, because the game might not be playable on the console!
Ironically, The Xbox 360 is scheduled to be launched world-wide by the end of this year and was touted being a world-wide brand, yet it’s media and software cannot be use “worldwide”.