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International GAF: How to buy from US/UK Xbox One Game Store
- Thread starter John Caboose
- Start date
Wait so you purchased from the Microsoft Store with gift cards and your Credit Card to pay the remaining balance?
Gift cards are the only way.
No, I paid for the game with only my gift card balance. I meant you should use your CC when your paying for the gift cards.
Broman1978
Junior Member
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You buying these gift cards from play-asia? They have physical and digital versions - make sure you select the digital ones when purchasing. If you are buying gift cards from the Hong Kong Microsoft Store then I am not sure, that's not where people have recommended you buy them! 
And yes, you can still pay for games using gift cards only
And yes, you can still pay for games using gift cards only
So what do I need to to then to buy from the Singapore store?
Edit: Talking about Xbox Play Anywhere games and play them on PC.
Go to the Microsoft Store on your browser, at the bottom of the page on the left change the region to Singapore. Then on the Singapore store search for "Xbox Digital Gift Card".
So the store allows me to directly buy gift cards but not products? Strange.
Yeah, lol.
Benjamin1981
Member
So which state in the United States offers the lowest sales tax when ordering microsoftstore.com? Currently i'm located in the United Center in Chicago and Microsoft charges me 3,75 dollar sales tax.
I got Portland Oregon and its $0.00 there.
Crossposting:
So this is infuriating...
The Forza Horizon 3 expansion pass is $36 for me on the Singapore store. I have $15.50 left in my wallet after buying the game. The smallest gift card is $20.
Which means I would have to buy an extra $20 card for the sake of $0.50!
And yes, I've tried PayPal & CC.
Any ideas?
So this is infuriating...
The Forza Horizon 3 expansion pass is $36 for me on the Singapore store. I have $15.50 left in my wallet after buying the game. The smallest gift card is $20.
Which means I would have to buy an extra $20 card for the sake of $0.50!
And yes, I've tried PayPal & CC.
Any ideas?
Yes. Buy the card and have leftover credit.
Darth Chief 117
Neo Member
Can't get the bloody store checker site to work, any chance anyone could help me in discovering the cheapest store for Gears 4? Standard edition? US store only makes it £46 which is still reasonably expensive here so looking for alternatives.
Singapore - ~45
Darth Chief 117
Neo Member
Brilliant, now I just need to sort out gift cards from that store. Wonder how close to the £38 they'll be.
EDIT: $50 and $20 Singapore dollar gift cards bring it to £40. Sorted. Singapore store in English too!!
Darth Chief 117
Neo Member
EDIT 2: Bought. God that was simple.
Just got the same
thanks for the help again!Does the game actually unlock only on the 29th or does it change depending on the region your xbox is set to, despite having bought the SA version. ( Think it depends on the region its set to, since on my console it says You own this product, available 9/27)
Just got the same
Does the game actually unlock only on the 29th or does it change depending on the region your xbox is set to, despite having bought the SA version. ( Think it depends on the region its set to, since on my console it says You own this product, available 9/27)
Depends on the region you bought it from.
The game releases 9/28th in south africa.
Hypertrooper
Member
So I pre-ordered Gears Of War 4 from the Shanghai store. Do I have to call my regional xbox support to cancel it? I want to get the ultimate edition now.
Yeah some marketplace Stil work. Hungary for example works too. You can pay with your regular cc there still.
Enter The 36 Chambers
Member
So.
By buying Singapore gift cards (20 and 50).
Then buying Gears of War 4 pre order edition it works out at 45 and I get the game early on Monday around 7pm?
Why the fuck would anyone pay nearly double for the ultimate edition to play it earlier on Friday?
I'll happily wait till Monday and only spend 45 euros on this game.
I love how Microsoft still let's us use he foreign stores! I've saved so much money going all digital this gen and using the US and other stores.
By buying Singapore gift cards (20 and 50).
Then buying Gears of War 4 pre order edition it works out at 45 and I get the game early on Monday around 7pm?
Why the fuck would anyone pay nearly double for the ultimate edition to play it earlier on Friday?
I'll happily wait till Monday and only spend 45 euros on this game.
I love how Microsoft still let's us use he foreign stores! I've saved so much money going all digital this gen and using the US and other stores.
VE3TRO
Formerly Gizmowned
Yup it will unlock Monday depending where you are. I haven't bought in a while from that region but if I remember I could play around 6-7pm.
Any way for indian codes?
I want cheap Rainbow 6
I never had luck when I searched earlier in the year. I had to use Revolut and a VPN but that might be fixed now.
Acidote
Member
Wouldn't it be cheaper to buy 3 $20 cards? Is there a limit on gifts cards?
Angel Abaddon
Member
Yeah, I just got the same with Singapore codes. Had a heart stopping few seconds thinking I'd wasted £30, but using the Xbox worked. Looks like they're starting to crack down on this even more.Uhhhh, is that new? I can't even redeem a US code.. and yes.. I'm on the US Store..
edit: it worked on the console
Uhhhh, is that new? I can't even redeem a US code.. and yes.. I'm on the US Store..
edit: it worked on the console
Same for HK and US. I hope they won't block that on console...
Call me negative but I don't see this lasting, sadly.
That's a shame really, especially for the developpers!!! I'll buy less and less games and most of it will be pre-owned one. Unless the prices in EU are more on point with the international markets.
So India is the cheapest store for Battlefield 1 but no way of getting Indian gift cards!
Ended up paying £42 from the Singapore with Ea Access discount.
It's a bit more of a mess around not being able to redeem on the website but I wasn't able to change the region on that page to Singapore, purely because I didn't know which option to choose :-(
Definitely looking like it's only a matter of time until we're completely locked out from doing this, ah well it was good while it lasted!
Ended up paying £42 from the Singapore with Ea Access discount.
It's a bit more of a mess around not being able to redeem on the website but I wasn't able to change the region on that page to Singapore, purely because I didn't know which option to choose :-(
Definitely looking like it's only a matter of time until we're completely locked out from doing this, ah well it was good while it lasted!
Uhhhh, is that new? I can't even redeem a US code.. and yes.. I'm on the US Store..
edit: it worked on the console
I just had this. I guess it's a symptom of standardising the code redemption site for all MS products, meaning you're taken away from your Xbox website regional selection.
As you say, it works on the console still, but I'm debating using this method again. Ugh...shitty digital pricing, here I come.
I had that when buying battlefield 1, but when i clicked on buy it said i had multiple address asked me to pick one, picked my american one added the key and it worked
Enter The 36 Chambers
Member
Maybe in missing something. But i bought two gift cards from the Singapore Ms store. Redeemed them on Xbox.com and then bought Gears on the same site. It's downloading to my Xbox right now.
What are you guys doing differently to get that message?
What are you guys doing differently to get that message?
No idea. I did exactly the same - bought vouchers from MS Store Singapore, went to Xbox.com and set region to en-SG and went to "Redeem Code", which then took me away from the Xbox site to the MS account site to redeem it. When I inputted the codes it told me I was in the wrong region. I tried to switch the region on that page instead and it didn't have Singapore as an option.
Doesn't it need to be midnight their time?
Yea looks like it, but it said 6:00 pm