A.D. Skinner
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Vypr isn't the issue, the Revolut card not working is. However, you can still use Revolut to buy digital codes directly from Microsoft...
i have a question regarding an Xbox Live subscription: there is a free month offer now, but to activate it they need a credit card info. i use the US store mostly, but i'm from a country where there is no official Xbox store. so if i try to use my credit card, it won't accept it. is there any way to circumvent this?
buying Xbox 360 games from other regions is not an option? i tried to buy Red Dead Redemption from the russian store but when i click on buy it reverts me to the US store payment page. i tried with VPN too, same result.
No your account region determines your marketplace for the 360 stuff.
oh i see. i assume that account region cannot be changed, right?
It can be but you lose any credit you might have from your old region and some licenses if certain items are not available in the new region. You will also be locked in to the new region for 3 months without being able to change it.
Just as a heads up, the MS store supports Paypal now. Not sure if it will forever stay like this but right now you can buy in foreign stores on the official xbox website without any vpn etc. Just bought Forza Horizon 3 in Singapore where its the cheapest price for me without any hasle. They are charging 10 days before release apparently for preorders.
Nice!!.
If you buy Forza Horizon 3 on the Xbox One do you get a copy of the PC game aswell, like Quantum Break and Killer Instinct 3?
Yes. Since it is part of the Xbox Play Anywhere program you don't even need to wait for a code this time. It will just show up as owned in the windows store and you will be able to install it.
Do you need to add PayPal to each region manually, or does it pick it up if you've got it on one?
I'm hoping to pick up the Bioshock collection, but it looks like maybe the UK is cheapest thanks to the recent sterling.. issues!
whats the best site to compare digital prices? that store parser only does like 5 regions
Just like cc you need to add it for every region manually.
I'd not considered using PayPal across regions. Are there any limitations? I guess you have to make up an address for each region still.
So, can I buy Forza Horizon 3 on Singapore Marketplace and then change back to my Swedish region and the game will be charged the amount it costs from Singapore Marketplace and not the super expensive swedish Marketplace?
Yes but don't even bother switching it on the console or anything. Just do it on Xbox.com.
Will try PayPal on Forza 3!
Wonder if it's available in Russia?
It is but it's not he cheapest there and you get to play earlier by buying in Singapore. So why even bother?
Yes but don't even bother switching it on the console or anything. Just do it on Xbox.com.
Wow so you can just buy things via the webstore and PayPal now? I could never be bothered messing around with region swapping and such on the console itself, but this sounds incredibly easy. Definitely looking into it tonight.
Wow so you can just buy things via the webstore and PayPal now? I could never be bothered messing around with region swapping and such on the console itself, but this sounds incredibly easy. Definitely looking into it tonight.
Hm, I saw now that if I change region on Xbox.com I must wait 3 months until I can switch again? I use an app here in Sweden (Cmore) that might not work until I change back, no?
That is switching the actual region of your Microsoft account. DO NOT DO THIS
On Xbox.com just scroll down to the bottom and you will find a country setting. Just select the one you want to buy from. This doesn't change anything about your profile. Only the region for the current browsing session.
This new method with paypal.. does it works with paypal funds too or just CC?
Why don't your try and tell us if it works? I assume it would but you need to keep an eye on your funds so you have the necessary amount when it gets charged. I would assume PayPal handles the conversion too but can't say for sure.
I just tried, with Overwatch crates, it worked just fine
But it didn't asked me if I wanted to pay with CC or funds, they just used the paypal funds right away so if you guys have funds on Paypal they will automatically use these funds I guess.
I wanted to add paypal as a payment option on my Xbox One, but it didn't work, because of a problem on microsoft's end. I went to xbox.com and picked United States for that website as the region and went to my microsoft account on the top right. There under payment options I could add paypal as a payment option for United States after logging into my paypal account and approving of this process. Paypal is now a payment option for my account in the United States.
Now I'm going to try to pre-order Forza Horizon 3.
Bruh buy from Singapore or Hong King. Cheaper and you get to play Friday at 6pm. Perfect start to the weekend.
4 days earlier? How much cheaper?
It's 72 on there.
Considering retail without vip/car pass would be 60 here alone makes it a pretty good price, combined with the game unlocking right when the weekend starts (instead of the middle of the week) makes it just perfect.
That's what I'm saying. Ultimate edition is the way to go for Forza. Now Gears on the other hand not so much.
I'm never going to buy a Gold/Deluxe/Ultimate Edition for any game. I'll be paying ~54 for my Forza experience and that's all I need. I'm perfectly fine with the stuff I'm going to get in the FH3 Standard Edition.