UK Xbox 360 - power supply issue

I know the question is answered, but just to let you know, you can get another official xbox power supply from microsoft for your region. All xbox 360 s powers supplies are compatible with all xbox 360 s models, no matter where you are in the world. So
a UK power supply will work on a US console.

The voltage in the US is only 110v as opposed to 240v here in the UK, so any US power supply that you do buy will not power a UK machine.

The different wattage outputs relate to the power consumption of the chipset in the console, of which there are three. The latest, the Jasper, only has a power consumption of 150w.

Power supplies are not backwards compatible, ie, you can not use a new power supply on the early model 360. But you can use an early model power supply on a late model 360, this is down to the configuration of the power supply socket on the back of the console.

The 100+ Arcade Games are included in "DLC Content" (Downloadable Content), they are tied to the gamertag, and that XBOX.

If you plan on using the same XBOX 360 in the UK you will need a new power supply as well since US / UK have different power voltages and the games you get from the UK are in a different format as well.

USA = 120 V and UK = 230 V, they are not compatible with each other so you'd need to get yourself a new power supply if you intend on using the same XBOX 360.

Games made in the USA (and compatible with USA consoles - NTSC Format), Games sold in the UK (and compatible with UK consoles - PAL Format)

So, please be mindful of that .

Hey there, yes you would also need a UK Transformer (unless the adapter can manage the power transform itself - which some do). Alternatively, you could just order a 'UK Xbox 360 Power Supply' and use that in your console instead of the American one.



It would save a lot of bother



The console itself is the same everywhere and the power supply just manages the electrical current from its local socket into the console. So a UK Power Supply would resolve this for you and would probably be (in my own opinion) the best method.

If you purchase a travel adapter from the UK for US travel then you can plug in your UK 360 power to that and then into the power outlet in the wall when you are in the US. The UK power supply will work more than easily enough in the US as their voltage
is lower than it is in the UK so no power transformer is required.