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Just get him a switch.

Better parental support. Online is basically borked. Games are cheaper. Nintendo exclusives. Portable.

Same happened to mine. Normal xbox one. Tilting the system as you put in a disc allows it to read.

I just use it as a netflix/youtube box now.. and game on switch/pc. This is the 5th microsoft product to shite on me since the 360. I'm done.

I'd rather play Squad on PC honestly. It's the natural sequel to battlefield 2.

All of the snk games are on the American eshop btw. Bunch of shooters and fighters.

Make a jpn account, go to playasia and get eshop points, and download the snk games. All in english.

Also, it's super easy to access the jpn eshop. Has a LOT more games at launch and most are in english.

I've just gotten most of the neo geo games and the dragon quest heroes demo by doing so. Most games are in english too. So here are the steps:

Go to [mynintendo.com] and create a new account, set that user's country as Japan.
On your Switch, add a new user, and link that user to your newly created Japanese mynintendo account.
You now have access to browse and download demos from the JP eShop.
In order to purchase a game, you either need a credit card that is capable of international purchases (maybe? seems like some folks on twitter might have used their credit card) OR a Japanese eShop card. I have not tried to use a US eShop card for this, but I did accidentally try to use a JP one in the US eShop and it was rejected, so I assume the cards are directly linked to their currency.
You can buy japanese eShop cards from Play-Asia.com. You'll need to verify your account email with them before they can send you one, then they send you to a page with an image of the eShop code.
Once you have your JP eShop card, open the eShop with your Japanese account.
'Redeem Code' is the third button down on the menu on the left. Punch in your code, and this should add credit to your account in this eShop.
Buying a game is now just a matter of figuring out the menus in Japanese now! (Assuming you don't speak Japanese. More power to you if you do.)

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There was never a point for this machine outside of the technically illiterate.

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Collectors. Mine looks good on the shelf/as does the box.

I'm with you bamafan. I go out of my way to hit up goodwills and flea markets/pawn shops/ebay auctions to get donations and buy really cheap "broken" systems for repair. Most of them are dirty and just need a good clean.. Or, in the case of the nes, just a replacement 72 pin connector (easy fix, costs 4 bucks). I then donate them to my friend's kids or go on the local swap shops and do giveaways.

I'm kind of a diehard in the collectors scene/hobby, so i already have pristine systems hooked up to my crt. Helping to spread holiday cheer and the gift of the old school gaming is a passion of mine. Seeing the scalpers and resalers who either purchase the whole stock outright and flip a profit on families just getting the hot item for their kids makes me sad.

But yeah. Come febuary, anyone sitting on a stock of these will have to return them. It really doesn't effect them at all. It's a failsafe way to quadruple your investment.

Destiny 2.

New Zelda footage.

Maybe holodeck/VR out of microsoft.. that isn't occulus related?