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Official: Xbox One in only 13 markets in '13; Free game for delayed preorderers
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koji kabuto
Member
I don't Understand...there is no single Asian country.. not even in 2014?
How could Microsoft let this happen ?
How could Microsoft let this happen ?
Could be peer pressure, all the other people are already kneedeep in next-gen and you're still waiting for the xbone to come out? I don't think so.
BNP
Brazil: 2 492 908 million USD
Sweden: 538 237 million USD
BNP per Capita
Brazil: 11 769 USD
Sweden: 40 394 USD
GINI The Gini coefficient measures the inequality among values of a frequency distribution (for example levels of income). A Gini coefficient of zero expresses perfect equality
Brazil: 54.7 procent (2007)
Sweden: 25.0 procent (2000)
Population
Brazil: 193,946,886
Sweden: 9,588,569
Brazil has potentially more customers who have the money to pay for a Xbox one, than in Sweden.
Brazil: 2 492 908 million USD
Sweden: 538 237 million USD
BNP per Capita
Brazil: 11 769 USD
Sweden: 40 394 USD
GINI The Gini coefficient measures the inequality among values of a frequency distribution (for example levels of income). A Gini coefficient of zero expresses perfect equality
Brazil: 54.7 procent (2007)
Sweden: 25.0 procent (2000)
Population
Brazil: 193,946,886
Sweden: 9,588,569
Brazil has potentially more customers who have the money to pay for a Xbox one, than in Sweden.
Alx
Member
That's precisely why I was mentioning it. It's getting tiresome to see people use words they don't understand, just because others do.
Conflict NZ
Member
Watch your mouth, that's my country you're talking about.
Coulomb_Barrier
Member
I'm not an expert on the matter but aren't you discounting the huge pirate market factor for Brazil, which doesn't really exist in Sweden?
Looks like xbox live wont work and it requires registration in country of purchase
Isn't this the same as its always been? Don't you have to have an Xbox Live account from a supported region? To get around this, people have created accounts from a supported region.
AFAIK China have a Ban on gaming consoles....sucks
Im not taking into account the software market, just to see if the population has the means to buy a xbox one console. The software pirate discussion is a whole other chapter
Phire Phox
Banned
If I'm not mistaken they recently lifted that ban.
Diprosalic
Banned
Germany, France, Italy AND Austria get it
Switzerland does not. Does Oprah own MS now?
TalesOfWin
Banned
Oh boy i wonder how dice feels about this when bf4 wont launch in their own country in 2013.
For xbox that is.
For xbox that is.
Yeah, that should still work. Xbox Support won't advise anyone to break Xbox Live Terms & Conditions and make fake UK account.
maquiladora
Member
I remember reading a WSJ article around the time of the console reveal that said it would be launching in certain Asian countries in late 2014.
Yikes. That must be harsh indeed.
Germany, France, Italy AND Austria get it
Switzerland does not. Does Oprah own MS now?
Obviously not. Either Microsoft hates those two countries, or it believes that they're better off focusing on New Zealand and Brazil for the time being. It's not like they threw darts at a board to select the countries they did. There's a fiscal reasoning behind it. Japan has a huge population, and a high GDP per capita, and yet the Xbox One isn't being released on Day 1 there. Population and GDP per capita do not directly correlate to sales.
Sakura
Member
No offence to any body living in India, but with a GDP per capita of just a few thousand dollars, I don't believe the market is there to place them on the list of 2013 countries.
Shtof
Member
Tier 2 countries am buying PS4.
dragonbane
Member
Literally laughed out loud!Found this:
Lol, someone's really fast!
You can.
Just use a fake US or UK account and play. That Xbox Support is silly.
The console is even region free now.
KoopaTheCasual
Junior Member
Does anyone have figures on the gaming market in India, or just basic information on India's GDP? With Sony launching there in 2013, and Microsoft having no plan for the whole country, it could be a huge missed opportunity for MS, as I feel like India is a rapidly growing market (baseless speculation).
That's how it reads to me. I just wish people would stop trying to get information like this from xbox support twitter reps.
The £425 price point killed Sony in the UK, I don't see how Microsoft would be exempt unless Fifa went next gen Xbox One exclusive for 5 years.
tfur
Member
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TalesOfWin
Banned
Sales will be lost because battlefield has always dominated the swedish charts.
Soul Destroyer
Banned
Yes you can turn on the XB1, you can play disc games on XB1 but he doesn't mention online play at all.
If you think about it, MS is actually pretty smart with their timing in anouncing this.
I can only speak for the Netherlands, but in the last two weeks all major retailers here have anounced that anyone who hasn't pre-ordered a PS4 yet won't get one until 2014. So even if a lot of angry people now are saying "screw MS, I'll buy a PS4 instead", fact is they will still have to wait until 2014 for a next gen console and by that time the Xbox One will probably launch here as well and then suddenly you have to make that choice again: PS4 or Xbox One. And my guess is that when that time arrives 4-6 months from now, a lot of people will go back to their original choice of Xbox One and have forgotten about all the anger they are feeling now, so MS won't have lost all that much sales anyways.
I'm glad I paid my downpayment for my PS4 preorder today guaranteeing me launchday goodness, but I feel bad for all the Xbox One fans who are getting double screwed (no PS4 or Xbox One this year).
I can only speak for the Netherlands, but in the last two weeks all major retailers here have anounced that anyone who hasn't pre-ordered a PS4 yet won't get one until 2014. So even if a lot of angry people now are saying "screw MS, I'll buy a PS4 instead", fact is they will still have to wait until 2014 for a next gen console and by that time the Xbox One will probably launch here as well and then suddenly you have to make that choice again: PS4 or Xbox One. And my guess is that when that time arrives 4-6 months from now, a lot of people will go back to their original choice of Xbox One and have forgotten about all the anger they are feeling now, so MS won't have lost all that much sales anyways.
I'm glad I paid my downpayment for my PS4 preorder today guaranteeing me launchday goodness, but I feel bad for all the Xbox One fans who are getting double screwed (no PS4 or Xbox One this year).
Katana_Strikes
Member
No wonder Sony is holding launch stock back. They are sending those additional supplies to these countries who'll no doubt be switching pre orders as we speak
Found this:
Lol, someone's really fast!
Oh God, first time I see this. Hilarious!
It sounds more like they don't want supplies to be low in countries where more people probably want one.
Maximilian Kolbe
Member
Not really
Twitter support don't even know China can play 360 online
And
Well,you don't even need to create new account,just use region change system
dragonbane
Member
This should work, unless they start doing IP checks. Who knows at this point.
Caayn
Member
We don't even get such a message here in The Netherlands.Because MS is not a very charitable company:
Ricerocket
Member
Has to be a yield issue and low production of X1. When they announced the 21 areas to release the X1, they didn't just say that without research into what market they would like to penetrate.
MS isn't stupid to "just" realize that they need more units for the US/other bigger parts of the state. It happens when you don't have enough units to produce otherwise they would GLADLY fulfill their original quota of 21.
MS isn't stupid to "just" realize that they need more units for the US/other bigger parts of the state. It happens when you don't have enough units to produce otherwise they would GLADLY fulfill their original quota of 21.
Or they are doing the release just like every other console in history (except Xbox 360)
It's not their preference, but because of the difficulty of doing a worldwide launch they have had to scale back their ambition
Seriously. Isn't it 40 million SHEEP and not GOATS anyway?
EDIT: I think they wanted Australia, and if you do Australia, you might as well do New Zealand as well. Even if it has less potential customers than those 8 delayed countries.
Kazuma Kiryu
Member
He can just change it to day one 2014 though.
Because MS is not a very charitable company:
Cheapoooo
SwiftDeath
Member
I have a german friend who connects her X360 via a US Proxy IP
It lets her access US Netflix on it
So highly doubt there won't be a way to get an X1 to work correctly in non-launch country but still a bit disappointing I'm sure
Audible Phonetics
Member
Problem is the competitor is launching where it isn't.
IF they were both waiting until 2014 than the wait would be bearable.