Are Xbox One games region locked?

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If I buy an Xbox One from the United States, then go to Thailand will games that I buy in Thailand work for my US Console?

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Best Answer

Yes! I have been doing research on this (regioned games) myself for a while as I am from the US but I live part time in Germany. Here are my findings:

XBox 360 games are regioned (NTSC, etc.) so games don't work everywhere
XBox One games are no longer regioned so games will work everywhere
However Blu-ray DVDs are still regioned, so if you try to watch Blu-ray movies from Thailand on your XBox it will not work

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Can I buy Xbox games from another region?

Yes, just download the game in different region, which is usually uncut (USA). Just change the country of the console and restart.

How do you play region locked Xbox games?

On your Windows PC:

Open the Windows Start menu.

Go to Settings > Time & Language > Region.

Select a new location from the \u201cCountry or region\u201d list.

Close the Settings menu.

Open Microsoft Store, and it should open to the store based on your regional settings.

Are Xbox consoles region free?

Region-free Blu-ray discs and DVDs will play on any Xbox console. Note Game discs for the Xbox console are not coded to regions.

How to Redeem Region-Locked Xbox One Digital Game Codes

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