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International GAF: How to buy from US/UK Xbox One Game Store
- Thread starter John Caboose
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I think it's unavailable on any marketplace, they push you to buy the Launch Edition until the 16th September, for the same price. You get the Vanguard stuff (Emblem, some weapon, ...).
barneystuta83
Member
Fifa 15 Ultimate Team Edition is available on the HK store for for £26 if you are an EA access member
http://www.avforums.com/threads/che...aming-coalition.1846057/page-19#post-21132009
http://www.avforums.com/threads/che...aming-coalition.1846057/page-19#post-21132009
VE3TRO
Formerly Gizmowned
Some more prices based on Indian store for FIFA 15.
Non EA Access
EA Access
Remember though it doesn't release until the 26th September in India. So while it's cheaper you will be playing it 3 days later unlike the Hong Kong store which releases on the 23rd September.
Non EA Access
- Standard - £27.3
- Ultimate Team Edition - £29.32
EA Access
- Standard - £24.57
- Ultimate Team Edition - £26.39
Remember though it doesn't release until the 26th September in India. So while it's cheaper you will be playing it 3 days later unlike the Hong Kong store which releases on the 23rd September.
Can't you just change region and play it on the 23rd? The release time isn't baked into the games per region surely?
No it's not it's more like £40 for UT and £30 regular. You got my hopes up! £27 UT is for India though.
Just like on PSN it is based on the region you bought it from.
A.D. Skinner
Member
I was wondering something similar, if there is a thread keeping note of what region is cheapest for what?
I would assume that unless its a sale, it would be easy to track as prices barely change.
I checked countries who I assumed the currency not as strong as the pound sterling. Turkish, american, Indian etc.
Got a bit long restarting the console each region change...
I wonder if cheaper in some of those Asian countries...
barneystuta83
Member
Might vary by game, FIFA 15 on Indian store is half the price of other regions, I suspect it might be a misprice or FIFA simply doesnt sell there?? But to only be marginally more than regular edition is bonkers. Wonder if they got the PC prices mixed up or something.
For other games I think HK is cheaper, Woflenstein on Indian store is practically as expensive as the UK price for example.
So it's gonna vary!
Maybe someone should make a website that tracks all this stuff....
I always wondered, but never dared to try. Say if I buy a game on Xbox.com/US and my console is set on another region (Belgium), will the game download without a problem?
John Caboose
Member
When you buy a game it is connected to your account, not your region. The only region lock in effect is that a pre-order unlocks at midnight in the region you bought it.
You should really read the OP. you don't need to create a new account, just change region and add valid billing information for the region you changed to.
Thanks for the response John. Now that we will get TV guide for Belgium, I know how to purchase my game without going back and forth on my console.
barneystuta83
Member
Is Forza Horizon 2 pre load available on India / HK store?
Be interesting to know how much it is (I am in work at the moment!)
EDIT: Apparently the Ultimate Edition is £50 in India which is only £5 more than the standard edition in the UK (£45)
Be interesting to know how much it is (I am in work at the moment!)
EDIT: Apparently the Ultimate Edition is £50 in India which is only £5 more than the standard edition in the UK (£45)
Crackity Jones
Member
Post code and phone number needs to be from India I believe. I just used my own address then those details from some Indian university I googled.
Of course. The billing accounts are entirely separate.
MasterLeePhD
Member
Whats the cheapest store to buy Shadows of Mordor on X1?
Hong Kong. Game isn't out there until October 7th though so about a week later than the U.S. release.
Sanpei
Member
Check your accounts....
If they ask us about these accounts, i dont know how we will answer
https://commerce.microsoft.com
If they ask us about these accounts, i dont know how we will answer
https://commerce.microsoft.com
barneystuta83
Member
US: 59,99$ / £37
HONG KONG : 429 $ / £34
INDIA: 3490 RP / £35
US: 59,99$ / £37
HONG KONG : 312 $ / £24.5
INDIA: 3500 RP - £35
US: 69,99$ / £43 (with EA ACCESS : 62,99$ / £38.5)
HONG KONG : 559 $ / (EA ACCESS : 503,10 $)
INDIA: 2900 RP / £29 (EA ACCESS : 2610 RP / £26)
US: 59,99$ £37
HONG KONG : 429 $/ £34
INDIA: 2700 RP / £27
Added pounds conversions (roughly speaking using Google - depends on peoples exhange rates/cards)
Strange how the price varies from store to store. Dat Sleeping Dogs and Forza price.
Hmmm, Alien: Isolation not up yet?...its out the same days as Shadow of Mordor isnt it? Need to know it there will be a digital version of the Ripley edition or not?
The Indian store Forza prices went up recently iirc, it's slightly more expensive than HK now.
BumblebeeCody
Member
Great thread, thanks guys. Just used this to pick up D4 as it's around £7.84 on the HK Store.
Does anyone know why some games are showing 'Play Game as Xbox One' instead of a price though? They're games that I don't own like Forza Horizon 2 and Fifa 15 and I've tried on both the HK and IN store. Is that because I'm using the Windows 8 SmartGlass app instead of the console?
Does anyone know why some games are showing 'Play Game as Xbox One' instead of a price though? They're games that I don't own like Forza Horizon 2 and Fifa 15 and I've tried on both the HK and IN store. Is that because I'm using the Windows 8 SmartGlass app instead of the console?
Using SmartGlass, search for games that don't list a price. For me multiple versions of Fifa and Forza appear and only some display the price
Jakoozie89
Neo Member
How do you compare prices between regions for games? When I go to each individual country's xbox.com and click on titanfall, I either don't get a price or I get this error message "The Xbox One Games Store is not supported in your region at this time."
Yes
Use the console or SmartGlass. Xbox.com doesn't have an active store for these regions yet.
D4 was HKD$99 when I bought it yesterday ($12.77) and not $1 unless the price has changed since then or the console prices are different to what SmatGlass shows with HK Windows locale. If that's the case then I'm going to be devastated.
How do you change the region on Smartglass? I saw nothing in the app settings. On my iPad, it defaults to my itunes country. And take the country of the console when connected to it.
You don't do it on iPad/Android you do it on Windows 8 and it's done by changing the PC system locale in Region and Language settings.
Thank you.
I don't think you can easily. You can buy HK credit though.
http://www.play-asia.com/paOScore/19-71-99-15-xbox+live.html#fc=v:19