Certified Xbox consoles for the offensive country’s market appeared in Russia
November 10, 2022
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It should be noted right away that it is not entirely clear at the moment exactly how certified consoles got into the market of terrorist countries amid sanctions
It should be noted right away that it is not entirely clear at the moment exactly how certified consoles got into the market of terrorist countries amid sanctions restrictions. Although it is not excluded that Microsoft itself may issue certification by Russian distributors. channel 24 More details are shared.
Previously, retailers were already organizing the sale of subscriptions to the company’s services without using VPN workarounds. Now they claim that these are original consoles that work on the territory of Russia, support the Russian language and are compatible with licensed discs sold in stores. At the same time, new products differ from models of previous batches by marking.
The existence of new batches of consoles certified for Russia has been confirmed in several retail chains, although they refrain from specifying when and how the new products were imported into the country.
How can Xbox consoles get into the swamps?
We will remind you that Microsoft has officially stopped supplying consoles to Russia since March 4, following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Later, electronics began to be imported under the so-called parallel import (bypassing the official suppliers), and the warranty was provided by the vendors. Now in retail there are “Russian” models.
The Russian “Izvestia” reported that this is about new deliveries, since the old batches have probably been out for a long time. At the same time, it is emphasized that the last official deliveries took place in March. It is possible for the company to certify electronics in Russia, but supply them to neighboring countries such as Kazakhstan and from there ship them to Russia for parallel import.
Most likely, the certification is not really made by Microsoft itself, but by Russian distributors who “have the right” to issue independent product certification within the framework of parallel imports. The procedure is potentially simplified as the first tests and validation of the model’s suitability took place in Russia as early as 2020.
At the same time, Russia has already organized the sale of Xbox Game Pass and Xbox GamePass Ultimate subscriptions, which the user can activate without using a VPN – they are available on the largest technology networks.
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