Gifts not working

[thorn lance]

My fiend gifted me somthing but I don't see it and I've waiting like 30 mins

[dry kindle]

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[drowsy ridge]

Does the person who gifted it live in the same region as you?

[daring sentinel]

plus gifts could take several hours its not instant

[crisp flare]

Sorry for the confusion

[drowsy ridge]

I've never heard of that issue.. People gift me games on Steam all the time and I get them immediately.

[daring sentinel]

thats steam. my friend gifted me a game at 7am i didnt get the xbox message til 9am

[drowsy ridge]

The XBox message can be delayed, because that's the XBox message, but I bet the game was already in your inventory before the message lol