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  • IAFootball3406
    Banned
    • Sep 2015
    • 38

    #1

    PSA: Xbox One Users Can Start Playing at Noon on Thursday



    I posted this in another thread, but it still is mind boggling how Xbox One users do not know this yet. A little known tip for Xbox users is that you can change your region to somewhere else and actually access that region's marketplace. So what myself and many other people do is change it to Hong Kong. They are 12 hours ahead of the US. Then once it hits 12am in Hong Kong, people who bought it from their marketplace will have access to it by noon Thursday.

    Source: I did it last year with 2K15, Destiny, GTA V, and Gears Of War. Also here's this.

    Edit: The price says $468 but that's not the US dollar. It's the Hong Kong dollar. $468 HK turns out to by $60.39.

    If you already bought it from the US Marketplace, simply changing your region to Hong Kong will not unlock the game early. You must buy it from that marketplace. As soon as you buy it you can change your region back to US. It affects nothing.

    It's really as easy as:
    1. Change region to Hong Kong.
    2. Buy game from Microsoft's Hong Kong Marketplace.
    3. Change region back to US.
    4. Play at noon on Thursday.
    5. Profit?
    Last edited by IAFootball3406; 09-21-2015, 01:39 PM.
  • Syco_G
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    • Dec 2013
    • 192

    #2
    Re: PSA: Xbox One Users Can Start Playing at Noon on Thursday

    Does changing your region effect anything? Can I simply change it back after I start playing?
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    • jordanlaff
      Banned
      • Sep 2015
      • 46

      #3
      Re: PSA: Xbox One Users Can Start Playing at Noon on Thursday

      No thank you

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      • IAFootball3406
        Banned
        • Sep 2015
        • 38

        #4
        Re: PSA: Xbox One Users Can Start Playing at Noon on Thursday

        Originally posted by Syco_G
        Does changing your region effect anything? Can I simply change it back after I start playing?
        Changing your region gives you access to that region's store. It does not affect anything. And yes, as soon as you buy it you can switch it back to US.

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        • H3LLGWAR
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          • Sep 2014
          • 281

          #5
          Re: PSA: Xbox One Users Can Start Playing at Noon on Thursday

          This method has worked since back on the 360 and I just wanted to mention that you can get banned from Xbox Live for doing this so there is a risk to it.

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          • stevencad123
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            • Jul 2015
            • 165

            #6
            Re: PSA: Xbox One Users Can Start Playing at Noon on Thursday

            New Zealand is like 23 hours ahead, just a heads up

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            • IAFootball3406
              Banned
              • Sep 2015
              • 38

              #7
              Re: PSA: Xbox One Users Can Start Playing at Noon on Thursday

              Originally posted by stevencad123
              New Zealand is like 23 hours ahead, just a heads up
              New Zealand's currency exchange makes it so that you'd be paying a little more. I believe I calculated it to be around $70. But yes you are correct, if you were to buy it from their store you would get it at 8am ET Thursday morning.

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              • Syco_G
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                • Dec 2013
                • 192

                #8
                Re: PSA: Xbox One Users Can Start Playing at Noon on Thursday

                Originally posted by H3LLGWAR
                This method has worked since back on the 360 and I just wanted to mention that you can get banned from Xbox Live for doing this so there is a risk to it.
                I'll just wait then
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                • Jumpman14
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                  • Jun 2013
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                  #9
                  Re: PSA: Xbox One Users Can Start Playing at Noon on Thursday

                  Doesn't seem like a risk worth taking.

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                  • Crystar500
                    Pro
                    • Jul 2013
                    • 801

                    #10
                    Re: PSA: Xbox One Users Can Start Playing at Noon on Thursday

                    I'll just wait until midnight on the same day.

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                    • IAFootball3406
                      Banned
                      • Sep 2015
                      • 38

                      #11
                      Re: PSA: Xbox One Users Can Start Playing at Noon on Thursday

                      Originally posted by H3LLGWAR
                      This method has worked since back on the 360 and I just wanted to mention that you can get banned from Xbox Live for doing this so there is a risk to it.
                      I have yet to see a person get banned for this, as it's not against the Microsoft's TOS. If it really was a big problem don't you think they would have dealt with this by now?

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                      • Bexthelegend
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                        • Jun 2013
                        • 544

                        #12
                        Re: PSA: Xbox One Users Can Start Playing at Noon on Thursday

                        I used this method to get the live demo early like everyone else did.

                        Never heard of anyone getting banned

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                        • mrprice33
                          Just some guy
                          • Jul 2003
                          • 5986

                          #13
                          Re: PSA: Xbox One Users Can Start Playing at Noon on Thursday

                          There's a potential risk since you are conducting commerce this way, as opposed to downloading a free demo. It's a little different. Probably not a big deal either way.

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                          • ITaughtJames
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                            • Sep 2015
                            • 100

                            #14
                            Re: PSA: Xbox One Users Can Start Playing at Noon on Thursday

                            Question can you simply download it from their marketplace and not buy it there?


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                            • sirfreshalot718
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                              • Jan 2012
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                              #15
                              Re: PSA: Xbox One Users Can Start Playing at Noon on Thursday

                              What if you already buy it in the American market place does it matter if u change the location afterwards to play it early

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