▁that ▁allow ▁boot ing ▁any ▁regional ▁S ega ▁CD ▁B IOS ▁off ▁a ▁flash cart ▁adapter ▁in ▁the ▁main ▁console ' s ▁cart ridge ▁slot . ▁ ▁Most ▁American ▁S ega ▁Sat urn ▁disc s ▁can ▁be ▁played ▁in ▁Japanese ▁cons oles , ▁but ▁most ▁Japanese ▁games ▁are ▁locked ▁for ▁American ▁and ▁European ▁cons oles . ▁Like ▁in ▁the ▁M ega ▁Drive / Gen esis , ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁a ▁switch ▁will ▁circum vent ▁the ▁region - lock ▁but ▁won ' t ▁change ▁the ▁language . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁certain ▁un lic ensed ▁backup / RAM ▁cart rid ges ▁will ▁also ▁allow ▁a ▁console ▁to ▁play ▁games ▁from ▁different ▁regions , ▁except ▁for ▁games ▁that ▁use ▁propriet ary ▁R OM - RAM ▁c arts . ▁Games ▁from ▁different ▁television ▁systems ▁may ▁have ▁graph ical ▁problems . ▁ ▁S ega ▁Dream cast ▁G D - ROM ▁disc s ▁were ▁region - locked , ▁but ▁this ▁could ▁be ▁circum vent ed ▁with ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁boot ▁disc s . ▁ ▁Microsoft ▁The ▁X box ▁and ▁the ▁X box ▁ 3 6 0 ▁are ▁region - locked , ▁however ▁some ▁games ▁are ▁region - free ▁and ▁will ▁play ▁in ▁any ▁region . ▁Digital ▁content ▁through ▁X box ▁Live ▁on ▁the ▁X box ▁ 3 6 0 ▁and ▁original ▁X box ▁are ▁also ▁region - locked , ▁such ▁as ▁D LC , ▁mov ies , ▁and ▁apps . ▁ ▁The ▁X box ▁One ▁was ▁initially ▁planned ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁region ▁blocking ▁policy ▁that ▁would