Gifting Outside My Region (US to BR) (Windows)

Question

I see that purchases are region locked, so how can I purchase the game for Windows for someone outside my country?

I want to buy the game legitimately through the Minecraft store, I don't want to buy shady giftcards from third party sellers. I can't find any way to buy legitimate gift cards sold by Microsoft.

How do I do this?

Answer 1

Microsoft account balances and gift cards are region-locked and non-transferable across regions, so a Microsoft account in the US cannot directly fund a purchase for a Microsoft account registered in Brazil.

From the Microsoft gift card terms:

• Gift card currency can only be redeemed to a Microsoft account registered in a country/region that uses that same currency, and then only used in Participating Stores for that same country/region. The balance cannot be converted to another currency.
• Microsoft account balance is non-transferable to another person or Microsoft account.

This means:

• A US-purchased Microsoft gift card (USD) can only be redeemed to a Microsoft account registered in a USD-supported region and used in that region’s Microsoft Store/Xbox/Minecraft storefront.
• It cannot be redeemed or used on a Brazilian (BRL) Microsoft account or Brazilian storefront.

To legitimately buy Minecraft for someone in Brazil through Microsoft’s ecosystem, that person (or someone in Brazil) must purchase using a payment method and store region that matches Brazil. There is no supported way for a US-based account to purchase region-locked Windows/Microsoft Store content for a different region via Microsoft gift cards or account balance.

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References:

• Microsoft gift cards terms and conditions

Answer 2

Hello, good day and thanks for your question. I understand that you are looking into the gifting of a game outside of your region.

In this scenario, there are instance where gift cards or redeem codes is available over the internet and another option is to gift or send money so that the receipient will be able to purchase the intended game as needed.