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For many years, almost since the Xbox One’s debut, the console’s regional openness helped popularize the purchase of digital games in stores or bazaars in other countries. The reason was more than simple: the currency exchange between countries made some games extremely cheap. Methods have varied over time, from simply changing the language of our console to slightly more complex subjects.
But the most used currently is to simply perform a Bypass that detects our region using a VPN located in the desired country. Today’s web browsers can be automatically configured for this, so the most frequent users already knew the mechanisms perfectly. But judging by what we are watch on the networks in the last hours
Not only is this not possible, but Xbox would also ban and remove games
Some users warn that although for now it is only an operation block and a warning message, later this would mean removal of the exchanged game purchased via VPN or even account closure for non-compliance with services
It is a fact that this has popularized many websites where apparently cheap codes for titles purchased in Argentina, Turkey, etc. were displayed in stores, such as Eneba, which is the most popular in this sense, but by unifying third-party sellers, that is, Since they do not sell directly, it is normal for this to happen. We will be attentive to new official information, but the operation seems clear, If you’re one of those people who uses a VPN to save money on buying digital games from the Xbox Marketplace, you’re out of luck.
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