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Console Locale can be changed in the System blade, under the Console Settings menu. Locale is the sixth menu option, right below Clock and above Startup.

The second option may work, but you may run into problems if you have to redownload the maps in the future. So long as you use the same account, any premium download can be re-aquired free of cost.

The third option wont work. As of yet, and things don't look to be changing, Microsoft Points cannot be transfered from account to account. Once they're entered, you're stuck with them.



Personally, I'd go with your first proposal. However, there have been some instances where people have gotten into trouble doing this; however, these circumstances are mostly when people try to obtain the profuse number of Japanese demos that are available only to the specific region. You can try to switch your location to the US, claim your points, download the maps, and swtich back, but I assume no reponsibility by telling you this.

  • 12.09.2007 11:12 AM PDT
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Well, if you plan on staying in the US for a while, the best option would be to change your console's region. (It's not based off of your XBL account). To do this, go to the Xbox 360 Dashboard and navigate to the "System" blade. Select "console settings", then scroll down to "locale". Once you're in there, find "United States", and that should do it.

Hopefully that lets you use the card.

  • 12.09.2007 11:13 AM PDT
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ok, so when i made my live account i lived in canada, but as of not so long ago, i moved the the usa. now to get the new maps one must purchase points, so i did. i went to circuit city and bought microsoft points, 1600 of them. only to realize when i got home, that they are only valid for us accounts, so it is useless to me. now i have thought of some possible solutions, but i dont want to do anything that might cause me to lose my points.

1. change my account to american. (dont know how)
2. make a new silver (american) account and put the points on it, then buy maps, and save them to hardrive so all other accounts can use it. (possible?)
3. make new silver (american) account and "send" points to my actuall account. (can i do that?)

thanks for your help

  • 12.09.2007 11:02 AM PDT