What problems will I face if I buy an imported Xbox One?
I am thinking about buying an Xbox One from eBay from US to Ghana for my birthday. It comes with a download code for Assassin's Creed: Unity. Before I buy it these are the questions I have,
Ghana does not support Xbox Live, so what should I do? I heard people say that you have to change the console location to US and also have a VPN with US address, then put a US based Xbox live profile. Is that true? Is it possible to play multiplayer using Gold if this problem is solvable?
Will I face any restrictions from redeeming the game code? I heard that digital copy isn't region free. And what should I do to prevent this? The console is NTSC version (American version)
Will I face restrictions when I digitally download games from Microsoft Store? Is there a safe way to go around it.
Should I take a PAL version of XBOX ONE
Lastly, with all these problems, do you reckon I should stick with the Xbox One or leave it for good and go for PS4. And the console is NTSC version
Best Answer
The Xbox One is region-free but only for physical copies of games. If you want to purchase content online then you need to have a US bank account, as Ghana is not a supported country. I have an Xbox One S - NTSC and I redeemed the Minecraft code that I got. I can assure you that there will be no problem faced while redeeming the code.
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Can I buy Xbox from us and use it in India?
Can I take my Xbox one from USA to India? Yes you can. If its used one you don't have any customs restrictions. If you carry new one remove it from packaging and carry it in bag.Will my Xbox work in another country?
Regardless of what console you are using, you will always be able to download your account to it as long as it's a profile that's in Xbox LIVE's enabled countries list (Germany and United States are both on the enabled list so you should have absolutely no problem doing that).Can you get in trouble for changing Xbox region?
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