{"id":999658,"date":"2025-01-22T14:38:22","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T20:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/?p=999658"},"modified":"2025-01-22T14:38:32","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T20:38:32","slug":"want-to-keep-your-games-collection-dont-move-countries-like-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/want-to-keep-your-games-collection-dont-move-countries-like-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Want to keep your games collection? Don’t move countries like me"},"content":{"rendered":"
Not many can say this, but I immigrated to Canada and then moved back to England 16 years later, and man, that can cause issues for your games collection. It’s been a nightmare after trading in all of my beloved PS2 games and special edition Mario Game Boy Advance as a kid all that time ago, and now returning to the United Kingdom with my PlayStation Plus selection from Canada. <\/p>
Time after time, I come across the same issue. After more than a decade of using the same PlayStation Network account, I can’t change my region from Canada to the United Kingdom. That means, if I make a new account, I’ll lose access to all the PlayStation Plus<\/a> games and the save data I’ve acquired through all that time. Annoyingly, I can’t use my British debit card on my Canadian account so to keep playing my games: I need to get PSN credit through a website like CDKeys (and then use a VPN to access the credit I need) or ask a friend to get a code for me. Unfortunately, my Nintendo account doesn’t allow me to switch regions either. <\/p><\/iframe> Additionally, transferring money from my UK bank to a Canadian account is costly, leading to many annoyances to keep my subscription going in Canada while living in the United Kingdom. It would be far easier to just be able to switch the region rather than going through all this hassle. After many years of purchasing games through PlayStation and Nintendo’s services, these companies should return the favour. <\/p> The accounts are not the only issue when you switch countries. Many systems used to be region-locked, so all of your retro games<\/a> will likely not work overseas unless they get modded. Thankfully, that’s not the case anymore with the big three systems and PC. <\/p> I had to buy Kingdom Hearts HD ReMIX three times before my saves worked again<\/h2>