Powering a USA NTSC Xbox 360 with a UK Power Supply

If you have both the USA version of the Xbox 360 and the UK version, you may be wondering what the difference is between the two power supplies and if it is possible to use one power supply with the other. After all, there are only a limited amount of outlets on your power bar and if you can save space with only one power supply then it’s all the better. Also, if you intend to import an American 360, you can grab a UK power supply to use with it.

While the power bricks for the USA Xbox 360 and UK Xbox 360 have different numbers written on them, users have reported that the UK power supply will work just fine with the USA Xbox 360 as is. Considering that the plugs are the same and recognizing the possibility for confusion, Microsoft had the foresight to design the power supply so that it can be used as is. The power brick itself is set to the region's voltage, so if you're in the UK you can power a USA XBox 3 with the 220V UK power brick.

This is great news, considering the fact that voltage converters tend to be expensive and the power results can still turn out to be a little irregular. It’s also great news in that you only need plug in a single power supply if you own both region's Xbox 360s, and you do not need to spend nearly as much time crawling around behind your home entertainment system to keep your game consoles powered up!