Hey guys, I have been having issues with purchasing.. It seems that the marketplace has now been region locked!( has anyone else been experiencing this issue?
I don't think it's a a region block in general. There'd be a looot bigger fuzz over that. I havnt had the need to buy a game to test it yet, but I basically buy most of my games from "wrong regions". This same error code happened a bit around launch of the console to some people, but it wasn't about region blocking per se and MS said they arn't going to region block in that manner.
PBR9002 occurs when Microsoft blocks your account if it detects fraudulent activity due to different region settings between the account and the console. This happens because Microsoft services follow international trade laws and licensing restrictions, which the user might be avoiding when purchasing content from another region. This some sort of 'region locking' has been placed when the Xbox one launched , and it is likely to prevent users from buying content not really distributed to their country due to licensing restrictions, or by getting the content at a cheaper price (tax evasion).
I've recently had my account blocked and asked a customer representative nicely if she could lift up the block on my account, which she did. Since last night, I've corrected my accounts region settings and billing info. Please also note that there is a high chance of blocking your account permanently if you try to repeatedly purchase content while getting PBR9002 error.