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Yesterday we told you about the new changes that seem to be happening in the last few days in the Xbox store. So far, it seems that users from different regions of the world could use methods to buy from stores located in countries other than their own. This applied to purchases outside the store determined by your region, as well as those made through other systems, buy currencies from other countries and access via VPN to make transactions.
The possibilities may be varied, but what we want to clarify is what Microsoft has highlighted in its terms of service for the Xbox store. In a new paragraph, we can read how he attacks directly to the problem that constantly arises with purchases in stores in other countries, as well as to the methods used for this purpose.
Microsoft may remove content you purchased in regions other than your own
Services, Third Party Applications and Services, or hardware or products offered through the Services may be unavailable from time to time, may be offered on a limited basis, or may vary based on your region or device. If you change the location associated with your Microsoft account, you may need to repurchase hardware or applications that were available to you and for which you paid in your previous region.
You agree not to access or use any material or services that are illegal or unauthorized in the country from which you access or use such material or services, nor to disguise or misrepresent your location or identity in order to access or use such material or services.
This directly affects all players, both those who have an official store in their country and those who do not. Microsoft wanted to prevent richer countries from accessing stores like Turkey or Argentina to buy cheaper content in exchange. With this new update to its conditions, Make it very clear that they can do whatever they want, like remove content such as games that you purchased from a store other than yours and therefore do not have the same license.
This should come as no surprise, Nintendo did it, Steam did it and now it’s Microsoft’s turn. We don’t know to what extent this measure will be applied, but it’s obvious that there will be changes in the short term and much greater control of purchases outside of our established region.
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