Clarification Needed For Regional Conflicts, Restrictions etc.

OK - I have an Xbox Live account (UK) on my 360 (which I assume still works), I live in
Brazil, and I'm hoping to buy an XBox One in the
US next week. Essentially, what I want to know is if any of that slightly messy arrangement is going to cause problems!?

I know games are region-free, and I know that Xbox Live basically uses your payment data to establish your location/region, but I would like to know if there are going to be any issues - particularly if there's a conflict between any of the three.

On the PS4, for example, I can buy games in Brazil - and they work fine - but the download codes for extra content and whatnot often don't work because of the conflict between my
account region, and the retail region in which the game was purchased.

On my 360, my account seems to work fine here (other than, rather annoyingly, constantly changing itself to Portuguese), but I've never actually tried to buy anything from the store whilst here, and I only ever played games bought in the UK (because they
were region locked).

• With the above arrangement, would there be a problem playing a game bought in the US, or Brazil with a UK based account?
  
• Would there be a problem downloading additional content in Brazil, for a game I'd purchased in the UK (or US)?
  
• Indeed, would I be prevented from downloading additional content etc, if my account's UK registered, but the game's bought in Brazil (or the US)?
  
• Would I still be able to download full games, Games with Gold, etc, from the UK store, even though I was based in Brazil?
  
• And finally, is it even possible to have a UK based account - particularly if I
  buy the Xbox One from the US, and then set it up in Brazil?
  

TLR?

Basically - How the hell does the region thing work - and what problems/issues/restrictions etc exist for a UK/US/Brazil tri-vector of confusion?

Cheers in advance,

James

:)

 

Clarification Needed For Regional Conflicts, Restrictions etc.

Yeah cheers, I just looked and it has arrived here already - which is a bonus. It still seems a bit cheaper/to have more bundle options in the US, so I'll have a look around while I'm there. If the Brazilian currency keeps going crazy though, it might end
up being cheaper here - which will be a first.

Thanks for your help!

 

Clarification Needed For Regional Conflicts, Restrictions etc.

Which is 200bucks alone wishful thinking but meh

 

[quote user="jamescisv"]With the above arrangement, would there be a problem playing a game bought in the US, or Brazil with a UK based account? [/quote]

Disc based games will not have any problem, but downloaded games (and downloaded content) will. Anything bought on a UK based account must be bought from the UK marketplace, using UK payment options. Your physical location doesn't
matter. This can easily be done by changing your console location to UK in the system settings, and by using pre-paid UK Microsoft credit (which many places sell online).

[quote user="jamescisv"]Would there be a problem downloading additional content in Brazil, for a game I'd purchased in the UK (or US)?[/quote]

There shouldn't be any problem there

[quote user="jamescisv"]Indeed, would I be prevented from downloading additional content etc, if my account's UK registered, but the game's bought in Brazil (or the US)?[/quote]

It should be noted that anything downloaded on the Brazilian marketplace can only be bought on a Brazilian account. Same goes for stuff on the US marketplace. If you buy a disc game in Brazil, then add UK DLC, you won't have
a problem. If you download a game on your UK account (from the UK marketplace), then buy DLC using a second Brazilian account (from the Brazilian marketplace) it should theoretically work (I'm not 100% sure), but you will need both accounts signed in while
playing that game.

[quote user="jamescisv"]Would I still be able to download full games, Games with Gold, etc, from the UK store, even though I was based in Brazil?[/quote]

If the location in the system settings of your console is set to UK, then yes.

[quote user="jamescisv"]And finally, is it even possible to have a UK based account - particularly if I
buy the Xbox One from the US, and then set it up in Brazil?[/quote]

Yes.

A couple of options that may make things easier for you.

1) If possible, you could change your account region from UK to Brazil. Where the console is bought from doesn't matter.

2) If you can't change the region of the account,or you don't want to, you can make a second silver Brazilian account which you can use to buy stuff from your local marketplace. As long as it's a silver account, you won't be
able to get stuff like "Games with Gold", and "Deals with Gold" though. You will also need to be signed in on that account while playing that game on you main account.

 

Excellent - thanks for your help.

I'm pretty much going for it anyway, and the only thing I haven't really been able to ascertain for certain is the whole add-on/pre-order bonus type stuff, which isn't really a huge deal anyway to be honest. I mean, I'd love it if it all worked properly,
but if I can play games from anywhere, still have a UK account, and UK settings, I'm not going to get too upset if I'm unable to get a day-zero outfit (or whatever).

Again, cheers for your help!