If I buy a US store digital code can I use it on a UK PS4?

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PostIf I buy a US store digital code can I use it on a UK PS4?
by Tomous » Fri Oct 23, 2020 4:30 pm

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PostRe: If I buy a US store digital code can I use it on a UK PS4?
by Jenuall » Fri Oct 23, 2020 4:38 pm

I believe you need to setup another account on the system from the US region if you want to do this?

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PostRe: If I buy a US store digital code can I use it on a UK PS4?
by Tomous » Fri Oct 23, 2020 4:38 pm

Jenuall wrote:I believe you need to setup another account on the system from the US region if you want to do this?


Is that easy to do and can I then play it through the UK account and online too?

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PostRe: If I buy a US store digital code can I use it on a UK PS4?
by Jenuall » Fri Oct 23, 2020 4:39 pm

Tomous wrote:
Jenuall wrote:I believe you need to setup another account on the system from the US region if you want to do this?


Is that easy to do and can I then play it through the UK account and online too?

I've looked into it but never actually done it myself but I believe that is the case.

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PostRe: If I buy a US store digital code can I use it on a UK PS4?
by jawa » Fri Oct 23, 2020 4:43 pm

I believe that you'd need to purchase the US version of any add-ons / DLC if you want to use them with a US version of the game.

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PostRe: If I buy a US store digital code can I use it on a UK PS4?
by KjGarly » Fri Oct 23, 2020 5:22 pm

Tomous wrote:
Jenuall wrote:I believe you need to setup another account on the system from the US region if you want to do this?


Is that easy to do and can I then play it through the UK account and online too?


Sure can, as long as your UK account is the primary account on the PS4. Did the same with Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition which was about £4 or less on CDKeys at the time I bought it for a US PSN code.

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PostRe: If I buy a US store digital code can I use it on a UK PS4?
by Tomous » Sat Oct 24, 2020 12:42 pm

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PostRe: If I buy a US store digital code can I use it on a UK PS4?
by Wedgie » Sun Oct 25, 2020 12:44 am

You’ll need to set up an US account by creating a new profile (using a different email address from your UK account obviously!) - you may need to set that account as primary on the console.

Use Google to find a US postcode. make sure you pick a state that doesn’t add tax to purchases.

Enter the US code. Download it.

Switch to your own account. The download will still continue.

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