Xbox – What problems will I face if I buy an imported Xbox One

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I am thinking about buying an Xbox One from eBay from US to Ghana for my birthday. It comes with a download code for Assassin's Creed: Unity. Before I buy it these are the questions I have,

  1. Ghana does not support Xbox Live, so what should I do? I heard people say that you have to change the console location to US and also have a VPN with US address, then put a US based Xbox live profile. Is that true? Is it possible to play multiplayer using Gold if this problem is solvable?

  2. Will I face any restrictions from redeeming the game code? I heard that digital copy isn't region free. And what should I do to prevent this? The console is NTSC version (American version)

  3. Will I face restrictions when I digitally download games from Microsoft Store? Is there a safe way to go around it.

  4. Should I take a PAL version of XBOX ONE

Lastly, with all these problems, do you reckon I should stick with the Xbox One or leave it for good and go for PS4. And the console is NTSC version

Best Answer

The Xbox One is region-free but only for physical copies of games. If you want to purchase content online then you need to have a US bank account, as Ghana is not a supported country. I have an Xbox One S - NTSC and I redeemed the Minecraft code that I got. I can assure you that there will be no problem faced while redeeming the code.