Editing Xbox network (section)

==Availability==
[[File:Xbox Live availability map.svg|450px|thumb|center|Worldwide Xbox network availability|alt=Worldwide Xbox network/Games for Windows availability map]]
The Xbox network is available in the following 41 countries and territories:<ref name="countries">{{cite web |publisher=Microsoft |work=Xbox.com |title=Countries/Regions with LIVE Service - Xbox.com |url=https://www.xbox.com/Shell/ChangeLocale |access-date=August 8, 2020 |archive-date=August 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808011439/https://www.xbox.com/Shell/ChangeLocale |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Xbox Supported Countries & Regions {{!}} Xbox |url=https://www.xbox.com/en-US/regions |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=Xbox.com |language=en}}</ref>

seven in [[the Americas]]:
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* {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Argentina]]*
* {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Brazil]]
* {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Canada]]
* {{flagicon|Chile}} [[Chile]]*
* {{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Colombia]]*
* {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Mexico]]
* {{flagicon|United States}} [[United States]]
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one in {{Tooltip|[[Africa]]|Officially merged with the Middle East.}}:
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* {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[South Africa]]
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nine in the [[Asia-Pacific]] region:
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* {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australia]]
* {{flagicon|China}} [[China]]
* {{flagicon|Hong Kong}} [[Hong Kong]]
* {{flagicon|India}} [[India]]
* {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Japan]]
* {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[New Zealand]]
* {{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Singapore]]
* {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[South Korea]]
* {{flagicon|Taiwan}} [[Taiwan]]
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21 in [[Europe]]:
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* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Austria]]
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Belgium]]
* {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Czech Republic]]
* {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Denmark]]
* {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Finland]]
* {{flagicon|France}} [[France]]
* {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Germany]]
* {{flagicon|Greece}} [[Greece]]
* {{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Hungary]]
* {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Ireland]]
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Italy]]
* {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Netherlands]]
* {{flagicon|Norway}} [[Norway]]
* {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Poland]]
* {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Portugal]]
* {{flagicon|Slovakia}} [[Slovakia]]
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Spain]]
* {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Sweden]]
* {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Switzerland]]
* {{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Turkey]]
* {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[United Kingdom]]
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three in the {{Tooltip|[[Middle East]]|Officially merged with Africa.}}
* {{flagicon|Israel}} [[Israel]]
* {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[Saudi Arabia]]*
* {{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} [[United Arab Emirates]]*

'*' = Country where Xbox network and Store are officially available, but the Store is in Global currency USD, not in local currency.

Users from other countries are not officially supported, although it is possible for them to access Xbox network if they provide an address located in a country where Xbox network is officially available. The country selected during account creation affects the payment options, content, and services available to the user.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-360/console/dashboard-or-hub-in-another-language|title=How to change your Xbox LIVE account language setting |publisher=Microsoft Support |date=May 31, 2017}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Previously, users were unable to change their account region, but in October 2012, Microsoft introduced an account migration tool as a pilot project, which allows the user to change their region and maintain their Xbox network profile. Subscriptions, such as that for Xbox Music, cannot be transferred with this method.<ref>{{cite web|title=Xbox Live regional account migration tool is now live|url=http://www.polygon.com/2013/1/16/3882596/xbox-live-regional-account-migration-tool-is-now-live|website=Polygon|date=January 16, 2013|access-date=January 16, 2013|archive-date=January 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130119053709/http://www.polygon.com/2013/1/16/3882596/xbox-live-regional-account-migration-tool-is-now-live|url-status=live}}</ref>

On May 18, 2011, Microsoft announced that it planned to launch Xbox network in the Middle East within the next twelve months,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.itp.net/584823-xbox-live-for-middle-east-in-next-12-months |title=Xbox Live for Middle East in next 12 months – Gadgets – News & Features |publisher=ITP.net |access-date=March 31, 2012 |archive-date=December 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111228040502/http://www.itp.net/584823-xbox-live-for-middle-east-in-next-12-months |url-status=live }}</ref> but it never occurred during that time period. However, on October 20, 2012, Microsoft officially announced the service would be launching in the [[United Arab Emirates]] and [[Saudi Arabia]] in three days time.<ref name="XboxLiveME">{{cite web |last=Rego |first=Nick |url=http://me.ign.com/en/news/4952/XBOX-Live-Launching-in-UAE-and-KSA-Oct-23rd |title=XBOX Live Launching in UAE and KSA Oct 23rd |publisher=IGN Middle East |date=October 20, 2012 |access-date=October 20, 2012 |archive-date=October 23, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023093557/http://me.ign.com/en/news/4952/XBOX-Live-Launching-in-UAE-and-KSA-Oct-23rd |url-status=live }}</ref>
On November 4, Microsoft announced that the service would be launched on November 29 in [[Argentina]] and [[Israel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.infobae.com/notas/679711-Xbox-360-y-todos-sus-servicios-llegan-al-pais.html|title=Xbox 360 y todos sus servicios llegan al país|work=infobae|access-date=November 6, 2012|archive-date=November 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108182901/http://www.infobae.com/notas/679711-Xbox-360-y-todos-sus-servicios-llegan-al-pais.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The service also appeared in the following month in [[Slovakia]] and [[Turkey]]. The service was launched in [[China]] without Game Pass in late 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Xbox Supported Countries & Regions {{!}} Xbox|url=https://www.xbox.com/en-US/regions|access-date=2020-10-27|website=Xbox.com|language=en|archive-date=May 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512094714/https://www.xbox.com/en-US/regions|url-status=live}}</ref>

On March 5, 2022, the Xbox team announced that it suspended all Xbox network services in Russia in response to the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Hood |first1=Vic |last2=updated |first2=Callum Bains last |date=2022-03-04 |title=Microsoft halts Xbox sales in Russia following Ukraine's call to 'block' accounts |url=https://www.techradar.com/news/ukraine-calls-on-playstation-and-xbox-to-block-all-russian-accounts |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=TechRadar |language=en}}</ref>