Regional Issue

Discus and support Regional Issue in XBoX on Consoles to solve the problem; I'm a US Soldier stationed in Germany. I bought my XBOX 360 on base, it was set to English with US settings. We don't always have access to buy... Discussion in 'XBoX on Consoles' started by JC Vertigo, May 15, 2014.

  1. JC Vertigo
    JC Vertigo Guest

    Regional Issue


    I'm a US Soldier stationed in Germany. I bought my XBOX 360 on base, it was set to English with US settings. We don't always have access to buy American spec games, so I frequently use the Live Marketplace. Sometimes I am allowed to purchase games. Earlier
    in the week I purchased FIFA World Cup 14 with no issue. Today, I tried to purchase the regular FIFA 14 game. I received an error code, which I read was common for a regional conflict between where you account is configured to, and where it actually is.

    So, being the genius that I am, I followed the instructions to migrate my account to a new region (Germany.) So, that was all fine and dandy until I logged back into XBOX Live to find that a great portion of everything is in German, (even though the System
    settings are still set to English), and far more annoyingly, the prices of all the games increased AND converted to Euro.

    The warning said you could only migrate regions every three months, which, y'know, sucks...

    Suggestions?

    :)
     
    JC Vertigo, May 15, 2014
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  2. Altalus72
    Altalus72 Guest
    Regional Settings Issue

    Hello,

    I am living in Belgium.

    When I choose English as my language in the settings, I can't choose Belgium as country. If I choose something else than belgium, I can't buy digital content be cause i m living in Belgium and my regional settings says otherwise.

    This is really Frustrating. I want to stay in Belgium, I want to play my games in English and I want to buy digital content using my paypal account.

    As a nice to have option I would also like to access my Xbox live account in English.

    How can I do that ?
     
    Altalus72, May 15, 2014
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  3. BobMcFly247
    BobMcFly247 Guest
    Regional Settings Issue

    Well unfortunately there is no option on that right now. The only solution is to switch between the languages and the countries at the moment. So you may change to Belgium for puirchasing content and then switch back to UK for playing.

    But as this is an often requested option you may want to vote for this option to be included in upcoming dashboard updates right here:

    xbox.uservoice.com/.../6028840-don-t-region-lock-the-languages

    If you want to use the xbox.com website in english you can just change the region of the page itself without affeting your account at all.
     
    BobMcFly247, May 15, 2014
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  4. ngocphi
    ngocphi Guest

    Regional Issue

    you have to follow their rules and yes they have their own CONTENT laws under USK

    anything to do with xbox live has to follow the region of your account regardless of your console setting

    as per the international laws on content every service must abide by international laws

    what is allowed in US isn't nessarily allowed unmodified in Germany or any other place

    as the migration tool is not for temporary moves its suggested you make a temporary account for local purchases

    but as long as you do not live in the region of your account you will continue have issues with downloads and yes that's enforced by content laws

    USK is the governing body of Germany and they have the most strict of rules and one of the highest list of banned and controlled games
     
    ngocphi, May 15, 2014
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  5. HumanPlague8 Win User

    Region Issues

    i am trying to change my xbox live to united kingdom as i signed up with spanish email address but for some reason i cannot get it to change
  6. haron omar Win User

    Region Issue

    Hello AJ,

    I wanted to inform you that the issue has been resolved, and I am now able to redeem the codes via Microsoft.

    I greatly appreciate your assistance and hope you have a wonderful rest of your day/night.

    Best regards,

    Haron
  7. Smwutches Win User

    Region Issue

    The 3 month wait no longer applies. That was part of an older system.
  8. Daft Badger Win User

    Region Issues

    As this thread is nearly 2 years old can you please make your own thread.
  9. Nathan Roberts (Sunk Win User

    region issue

    Hey there,

    When you sign onto your Xbox Live account, you will be connected to your local server. In terms of the games, I do believe you connect to people within different servers that are around the world. This means, I am correct, you will always be playing with
    different people from different countries.

    On Black Ops 3, I am unaware of any option which allows you to just connect with people from your country, and maybe your always been matched with people from different countries that are online and are looking for other people to join their public lobbies.
    As I understand it, the system matches you up the best it can in lobbies that you have good connection to.

    Although, I could be wrong and I could have missed something. If you are wanting to play with people from your region, why not post in the discussion forums in your region, asking if some of the community here would play with you - that are from your region?

    I hope this has helped in some way, and only go by my knowledge and the support articles

    Regards,
Thema:

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