Yes, just as parents can buy children eShop gift cards so they can top up their digital accounts without using a credit card, you too can use them to top up your foreign eShop funds. The problem is where to get them. A lot of websites sell eShop gift cards from all around the world along with Xbox and PlayStation ones , but their prices and service quality can vary wildly. When looking for a site to buy your eShop cards from, always be sure to bear the following in mind:. Some shops will charge you a lot more than the card is actually worth so they can make a profit.
The most consistent way to buy USA cards at a near-exact price. Confirm it and the funds will be added to your account. If this guide has helped you and you want to help me continue to write similarly useful stuff, please consider contributing to my Patreon fund.
The money helps go towards site maintenance, ensuring there are no ads and buying games yes, including foreign eShop ones so I can review them for you lovely people. Brilliant, thanks for taking the time to explain that Chris. No more having to buy a Japanese system to buy a few region exclusive digital games and importing with insane shipping prices. Can this become a problem when the paid online launches?
Do you maybe have to pay for every account that wants the according games to work online? Excellent guide. It took me under an hour to follow it from start to finish.
Now I can buy games from the USA only sales! Thanks very much. The hoops you have to jump through just to give them your money. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Once you have signed up at Borderlinx and confirmed the account, you can add the new address to your Amazon account. You can click on this link directly to add a new address to your Amazon account, or open Your Account in Amazon and click on the Add New Address link under Settings there.
Here you first need to enter your password again before you are allowed to add the address. Once you have added the US address to your account and linked a credit card to it, you can start making purchases. You find the digital games store here. This works exactly like in other stores and physical goods, only that you see an option to download the purchased game right after the purchase has been verified. I'd suggest to check the store once a week for the deal of the week which often offers huge discounts.
Radu just checked, the store checks your IP. It may be possible if you use a VPN or proxy though. Somebody was kind enough to give me a gift certificate but it was purchased in sterling, which has so far made it impossible to use on Amazon. Just wondering if I have missed a trick somewhere. Well I guess if you are really desperate for a US address. Thank you for your interest in Borderlinx. In order to start using this service you, please pay Rick, I tested this yesterday and was able to purchase a game, Dragon Age 2, with my German credit card.
On the CC front, I followed up with my CC company here and they confirmed they received the transaction request from Amazon. Darn Cdn banks anyhow. Thank you so very much for hinting at Borderlinx.
Managed to fulfill this little purchase. Hi folks i was just wandering if anyone from the uk has bought any of these games and installed them onto their computers without a problem or did they need to go through hell first?
Like registering for a usa steam account or something? Thanks for the article. This does not seem to work for purchasing songs from Amazon US, though. I prefer purchasing legitimate mp3s rather than downloading them illegally, in part so I can support the smaller bands I like. Now, irony of ironies, it forbids these legal purchases when I try to do so when I am in Europe, despite using a US credit card and address. Any suggestions for getting around this? Their fine print stipulates a card issued by a U.
Anyone know of a way around this? I expect even physically going to a U. Americans get all the great deals…. Am I doing something wrong? I have added a US address to my existing account and I still get a message that the service is only available to US customers.
Thanks for the info mate, there is a great deal in Amazon. I wonder if this a sign that Amazon digital game and software downloads are finally coming to Europe soon. Worked great :. I attempted this method without success because my payment method was via a CC linked to an address outside of the US. Easiest way to buy from amazon is to simply open a bank account and then call them stating you are going on an extended holiday. I also have a non-US credit card attached to a non-US address, but this is now working.
Trying to stop me legitimately using my own money to buy a legal product that is openly for sale in the world, the rogues.
When I am president I will outlaw such banditry, assuming that my new Borderlinx mailing address entitles me to run for office. I Have changed all my pirated games out to legit ones now, thanks to people like You, whish more would help us to change the world we are in as its now. So if the game developers want to stop piracy that I have been a part of since the x then let us get to buy the games at a fair price! I think that if you reside in another country and buy from amazon.
Worked for me, from Austria. Please help. Just wondering about the legal side of this. It may depend on the country you are living in.
The one thing that is questionable is the fake address. But if you use a sevice like Borderlinx, it is not fake at all. Minutes before reading this article I tried to download Bastion from amazon and got a error message saying it was only available to U. S Customers, I changed my amazon billing address to the borderlinx one and it worked straight away, im downloading as I write this. The Terms say: You may not use your Borderlinx address for any purpose other than receiving packages containing products you have ordered from merchants.
You might argue that the packages are packets of data streamed on the internet and the product is the game. I created a new Amazon. P address located in the U. S, and I used a US hotel address as my registered home address. Please do not reorder this item. Some Game and Software downloads go through extra verification that may take up to 2 hours. Click Add Paypal, this will prompt for your address also, add in the HK address you chose as well as the paypal email and password You can now purchase from Xbox.
Last edited: Aug 2, Mr Noble Distinguished Member. You'll have to setup an american gamertag so will need an american address to use Setup a new email addy at outlook and when it asks you where you are from Just choose an address in Delaware so that there is no sales tax. Then browse the store on your computer, otherwise you have to change the location on your Xbox and it gets more complicated. Thanks guys. Click to expand So how can I download stuff from the US store to my console then and play under my gamertag?
Buy the item from the website using your US account, then add the US account to the Xbox one, you'll then see that the game you bought is waiting to download. You can play the games from your normal account, I don't even have the US one in the Xbox anymore and only add it if I buy something.
Doing it this way you don't have to change the local on the Xbox. I was wondering are there titles or demos which are exclusive to the US store, if not I wont bother. Crumpets Active Member. Does it have to be in the same name as your main account and can you just pay with money already on the xobx account for your main one?
Greasychipbutty Well-known Member. RealRocco said:. Ahh ok, might seem a silly question but how do I pay?!? You pay thru a paypal account although when i set mine up last night i couldn't see an option to do that. Hopefully someone else can clue us up on this? Also make sure you choose Delaware as your state as shopping is tax free and reduces costs slightly.
Google for a zip code. Just set it all up but I do not have a paypal account Greasychipbutty said:. Just asks for credit card details? Am I being a plank as I cant see how to pay with paypal?!? No it doesn't have to be the same name and no, you cannot use your Xbox Live balance unfortunately. Not what i meant. Meant you cannot use your UK balance. You must log in or register to reply here. Similar threads.
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