Digital content from other regions

Hi there,

I would advise against purchasing content from different regions, since officially it is not supported and you never know what issues you might start experiencing.

Onyx talks mainly about the digital side of things, but as you asked I'll just add that physical copies are totally region-free. You can buy those from wherever and they will work on any Xbox One console.

The issue is with the complexity of digital downloads and switching regions to gain access to games not released in the actual territory.

Glad to find this at the top; saves me from not knowing the key words for searching for it:

I'm American, living in France, and considering buying an Xbox One. My French is fine, and most of my French family speak English nearly fluently, so this is not a deal breaker, but if I understand correctly if I keep the region settings in France, the games,
no matter where I buy them (even physical disks brought from the US?) will be in French?

This is not what I want.

I want the games to be played in their native languages, so most would be in English.

This would require changing region settings to the US, but does that mean digital content I buy in the US store won't be able to be played on my French-bought console, even if the region settings are in US English?

In a nutshell, what would I be missing if I kept my (French-bought) Xbox console in US English settings? I have no intention of "gaming" the system by regularly changing the settings, they would be kept in US English at all times.

The offer to change regions is available to all. However, it was originally intended for those that moved to a different region. Those that change their region should be aware that they can only do so a few times per year (once every 3 months).

Another issue to be aware of is region locking. A person may be able to purchase an item but may encounter issues with downloading it due to different IP addresses.

Finally, someone should not attempt to change regions simply to download free games. Remember what happened a couple of years ago when everyone was switching to Oman to download the free games there. There were quite a few unhappy people who woke up to
find their gamertag and/or consoles were banned from Live.

Thanks for the responses guys. I assumed this was the case but didn't want to add additional confusion to this seemingly convoluted question to those who had asked me.

I'll pass this on to those who have asked.

Thanks again!