Why downloadable games are limited on XBOX live SA?

By comparing the downloadable contents (especially games) between xbox live SA and xbox live US and Europe I found a huge difference in terms of the number of available games for download between the databases of the three previously mentioned xbox live
websites. I noticed that the downloadable games available in xbox live SA are very limited in comparison to other xbox lives. As an owner of xbox360, this fact is very disturbing to me as I expect to have access to the full list of games available on the console
I own. Thus, I would like to raise an official complaint in this regrad and ask the incharges to take the proper action to resolve this issue.

Also, I encountered another disturbing issue while using xbox live SA, I can't seem to have access to a full list of the games available in the website. Even when I click on the A-Z list it leads me to a very limited list of the actual "limited" list available
in the xbox live SA database. And when I click on any game for instance, the list of other recommended games might include games that were not listed in the A-Z list in the first place.

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I can't download the Witcher 2

Same problem here, according to Xbox Live status page there are limited services on the 360, including purchasing downloadable content

 

Minecraft not working.

Dear bigfill21

When You Buy Downloadable Content From The Xbox Live Market Place There Are Limits On How You Can Use That Downloadable Content For Example, The Downloadable Content That You Purchased May Be Limited To "Your Xbox Profile" Only & "Your Xbox Console" Only,
This Will Protect The Downloadable Content From Being Used By Other Xbox Live Users That Have Not Purchased This Content From There Console Or Xbox Live Profile. This Limitation & Restriction Helps Microsoft Detect The Xbox Live Market Place Theft Users.

You May Have To Purchase The Downloadable Content Again If You Are Attempting To Play The Game On "Another Console" Or "Xbox Profile" I Would Suggest That You Do A content license transfer If You Have A New Console Only!. Keep Me Updated If You Have Any
More Questions Or Require Suggestions.

 

Hi Ghostly Centaur !

For this reason :

To know more read this info :

support.xbox.com/.../download-content

 

There are many reasons, the usual ones would be certification issues and international laws. Saudi Arabia has some very strict laws on what is and is not allowed in media and entertainment. Most publishers just avoid the hassle and restrictive costs of
trying to appease your government and chose not to publish there.

 

Thanx for the answer.. But how can confirm if it was certification issues or not?

From what I noticed, most of the games that are not available for download from xbox live SA are old games ,published before 2012 while you can download other games that falls under the same category but recently published. So it seems to me that the limitation
in number of available content might not be due to this reason.

 

m rated titles comes to mind like gta

its is easy read your content laws

violence , torture , sex, political situations that will not please certain governments

these are generally controlled by governments

some more severely then others

 

Thanx for the reply ngocphi,

The strange thing is that both GTA & Halo are available in xbox live SA while games like Amy and rise of nightmare are not available!!!

 

Yes but probably censored or restricted

It's not that they are banned but controlled

Your governing laws do control what is available

Gta disks can be iimported and you deal with the legality

Where if a marketplace offers it they must comply with the laws of the land and distribution rights

Your government has direct say on content and laws and availability

it isn't a flip of a switch

Content has to be modified to localized for different regions for laws and localized content etc