Microsoft has revealed it will be adding another region to the list of countries that have native Xbox Live support. Ukraine will be getting its own Xbox Live accounts and Xbox Store in the future, although potentially the most important news of the announcement overall was that Microsoft will be cooperating with the country to document damages and war crimes for the UN agency.
Ukraine becomes the latest Xbox Live region
Caught @BradSmi in Davos. Ukraine will cooperate with @Microsoft team on documenting damages & war crimes for UN agencies. Company will participate in rebuild process by leading digital industry. And long-waited news for our gamers: @Xbox will go Ukrainian. 🇺🇦 accounts & store.
— Mykhailo Fedorov (@FedorovMykhailo) May 23, 2022
Ukraine gamers will be getting their own Xbox accounts and Xbox Store. The news was revealed by Ukraine government official Mykhailo Fedorov (thanks ResetEra) although Microsoft is yet to officially comment so there is no release date for this yet. Those wanting to migrate their Xbox Live account to Ukraine will be able to take their current profile, achievements, Xbox Game Pass and Live Gold subscriptions, and Gamertag with them. However, existing funds in their Microsoft account cannot be transferred and need to be spent before the transfer.
The news came as a side note from Microsoft President and Vice Chairman Brad Smith’s presence at Microsoft Envision UK where he revealed how the company is helping the Ukraine government as they adapt to a new world. The data and work of many ministries of the Ukranian government were moved to the cloud rather than using servers within the country. Microsoft’s knowledge of the digital industry will help the country rebuild some of its data processes and protect against cyber attacks that had been going on before the first shells were fired by Russia. Finally, they’ll also co-operate with Ukraine to document damages and war crimes for UN agencies. Of course, most of this assistance will not be conducted within the public realm.
In other news, official parts and repair guides are now available for the Steam deck and Index VR headsets. Elsewhere, Xbox Game Pass players are rushing to unsubscribe over a perceived lack of AAA games on the service.
