Xbox Gaming in South Africa

With 25 million members around the world and growing, we're excited to be bringing the core gaming and entertainment features that have made Xbox LIVE the world’s premier online gaming service to new markets around the world. On November 10, Xbox LIVE will be available in Russia, Poland, South Africa, Greece, Czech Republic, Hungary, Brazil, Colombia, and Chile.

Play your favorite multiplayer games with friends on Xbox LIVE, rack up your gamerscore, and download the latest Xbox LIVE Arcade and Games on Demand hits to your console in the comfort of your living room. You can even extend the life of your games by downloading the latest game add-ons, which include extra map packs, levels, characters, and songs.

This Holiday, Xbox LIVE and Kinect for Xbox 360 will open up a new world of games, entertainment, and friends.

Migrating Your Account
We want everyone to have fun. If you live in one of nine new LIVE markets and already have a LIVE account through a different region it will be possible to migrate your account to join the official LIVE network in your country.

When you migrate your LIVE account you get to keep your profile, gamerscore, achievements, points balance and subscription time remaining. You also get to keep any downloaded content such as your avatar items, Arcade games, and game add-ons.

Before you start with account migration there are some important things you need to know:

• Some services may not be available in your country.
• Previously purchased or downloaded content (videos, games, add-ons, etc.) will not be downloadable again after migration at this point in time, so remember to save your purchased content to your hard drive or a USB flash drive.
• The account migration process is not reversible.

For more information, please read the detailed FAQ.