Xbox Live region-switching being streamlined this month
"As of Friday, December 14, Xbox customer support will no longer manually migrate an Xbox Live account from one region to another," Microsoft informed us this afternoon. "The conclusion of this pilot program is in preparation for the release of an automated tool which will be available in mid-January on Xbox.com."
One significant caveat for travelers is that region switching can only be done once every three months. This may be a problem for those who wander the world on business, but if you're swapping between the summer home in the Hamptons and the chateau in Chamonix, you'll be all set.
Other provisos: some services are region locked, like IPTV, Xbox Music Subscriptions, along with the Hulu and Netflix.
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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/03/xbox-live-region-switching-being-streamlined-this-month/
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FoldPosted:
VisionaryMGMTVlifFantasiac If they made it so we can transfer microsoft from and to other accounts, that would be better. But nice feature!
Not really, then if you get your account hacked, your points are gone to :/
Just though about that... I think they mean.. from like "Japan to US." If they mean from account to account then that would be crazy. You could get someones account, and claim all points and live they had.
Yeah, there is no way that it is between two consoles, just if you need to change your locale I'm sure.
VisionaryMGMTPosted:
VlifFantasiac If they made it so we can transfer microsoft from and to other accounts, that would be better. But nice feature!
Not really, then if you get your account hacked, your points are gone to :/
Just though about that... I think they mean.. from like "Japan to US." If they mean from account to account then that would be crazy. You could get someones account, and claim all points and live they had.
PoonPosted:
Fantasiac If they made it so we can transfer microsoft from and to other accounts, that would be better. But nice feature!
Not really, then if you get your account hacked, your points are gone to :/
FantasiacPosted:
If they made it so we can transfer microsoft from and to other accounts, that would be better. But nice feature!
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