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Official: Xbox One in only 13 markets in '13; Free game for delayed preorderers

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Maximilian Kolbe

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LNBL said:
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Looks like xbox live wont work and it requires registration in country of purchase[/QUOTE]

Highly,highly recommend don't listen any Xbox support twitter words,they know nothing more than us for these things,just keep the same respond again and again,they don't even know 360 can work in not released countries

[url]http://kotaku.com/xbox-one-drm-reversal-cuts-features-requires-one-time-514419715[/url]
"Microsoft also announced today a loosening of the Xbox One's regional restrictions. "You could buy a console in any country and use it any country," Whitten said. "You can use any disc in that console.""
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Majmun

Majmun

Member
"Now I need to be careful.

NSA are watching."



lost it there
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BlazingDarkness

Member
KoopaTheCasual said:
Man, it didn't take too long for the "Sony too!" force to pop up.
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It's amazing how much of this has happened this year. From the DRM, to the no used games, to the pricing and now to the launch, everything Microsoft has done has tried to be justified by what Sony was certain to do to. For the most part, Sony's actions are based on their own past successes and failures. Microsoft have blundered and flip-flopped all on their own.
 
manzo

manzo

Member
And nothing was lost to Microsoft anyway. Smallest of the European markets, where the PlayStation brand is strong.

I really hope that Sony doesn't follow, PS4 in 2014 would be heartbreaking.
 
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Miles X

Member
Skeff said:
They said they expected next gen console sales could go up to a billion units, can't link on rubbish mobile, but its an easy Google, sorry for no link will update later.
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That isn't the same as them expecting to sell 1 billion X1's.
 
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SwiftDeath

Member
Maximilian Kolbe said:
Highly,highly recommend don't listen any Xbox support twitter words,they know nothing more than us for this thing
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Seriously I don't understand why MS has such a twitter presence

The Xbox Support twitter accounts (which are official) have been wrong so many times it's insane they still let them operate

X1 could very well require registering in a supported country but I'll wait until someone other than xbox twitter support says it

I'd do the same if I were you

Just saying
 
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Keio

For a Finer World
MMaRsu said:
Cant buy anything from marketplace
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Wow. Sometimes it really feels MS is doing its utmost to alienate their audience. A limited launch (e.g. lower amounts) would've been a smarter option IMO in the other territories.
 
B

BocoDragon

or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
Does anyone else agree that this will really stunt the userbase, and hence, games?
 
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Neuromancer

Member
BocoDragon said:
Does anyone else agree that this will really stunt the userbase, and hence, games?
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If this was the only thing wrong with the Xbox One I'd say no, it'd be a temporary hiccup. But it's yet another unfortunate move in a series of unfortunate moves seemingly designed to turn people away.
 
Sakura

Sakura

Member
Donos said:
What can they do, It's smarter to support the regions with the highest sales with as much consoles as possible. Then again, why countries like Brazil get it before Switzerland , Holland and Sweden? And Austria and Germany yes but Switzerland no?. Just Strange.
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Doesn't Brazil have like 10 times the population of countries like Sweden? It's not that surprising.
 
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Nokterian

Member
Another 180 turn in this never ending saga of disappointments. It strikes to me that is all rushed and not in forehand to do it right.
 
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mrklaw

MrArseFace
Irminsul said:
Well, it's all guessing until launch I suppose, but I'd say activation works everywhere. Otherwise, this wouldn't be a new problem as Poland was always not going to get the Xbone this year, despite being in the EU.

EDIT: ^ Okay, in this case I'll take everything back I said and state the opposite.

Some Benelux or Nordic people needing a German IP address through VPN for a short amount of time? I'm lending it to you quite cheaply ;)
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If MS aren't launching in those markets, they may not have those versions of Xbox live up and running at launch
 
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Maximilian Kolbe

Member
SwiftDeath said:
Seriously I don't understand why MS has such a twitter presence

The Xbox Support twitter accounts (which are official) have been wrong so many times it's insane they still let them operate

X1 could very well require registering in a supported country but I'll wait until someone other than xbox twitter support says it

I'd do the same if I were you

Just saying
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GribbleGrunger said:
What the hell? In all of my life as a gamer, I've never seen a company in so much of a mess.
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Because they already said that in June 19
http://kotaku.com/xbox-one-drm-reversal-cuts-features-requires-one-time-514419715

"Microsoft also announced today a loosening of the Xbox One's regional restrictions. "You could buy a console in any country and use it any country," Whitten said. "You can use any disc in that console.""
 
McHuj

McHuj

Member
Keio said:
Wow. Sometimes it really feels MS is doing its utmost to alienate their audience. A limited launch (e.g. lower amounts) would've been a smarter option IMO in the other territories.
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Perhaps they're trying to move units to the US and UK so at least they have a bigger presence in those countries. From a perception perspective, It's better for them to get outsold a little bit in the US than a whole lot if they are spread really thin world wide.
 
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SwiftDeath

Member
Sakura said:
Doesn't Brazil have like 10 times the population of countries like Sweden? It's not that surprising.
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Brazil has a large population and a large economy compared to a lot of the countries that were redacted

So yes it makes sense why Brazil stayed on the list

Still interested to know what caused the redaction

X1 yield problems imo
 
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Anth1888

Member
Maximilian Kolbe said:
Because they already said that in June 19
http://kotaku.com/xbox-one-drm-reversal-cuts-features-requires-one-time-514419715

"Microsoft also announced today a loosening of the Xbox One's regional restrictions. "You could buy a console in any country and use it any country," Whitten said. "You can use any disc in that console.""
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Yes but its not totally clear on the whole authorisation process when you set up the Xbox One for the first time. It may need to be registered in the country that it is from.
 
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Miles X

Member
SwiftDeath said:
Brazil has a large population and a large economy compared to a lot of the countries that were redacted

So yes it makes sense why Brazil stayed on the list

Still interested to know what caused the redaction

X1 yield problems imo
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They haven't even started manufacturing consoles yet, I say it's simply stock shortages.
 
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SwiftDeath

Member
Anth1888 said:
Yes but its not totally clear on the whole authorisation process when you set up the Xbox One for the first time. It may need to be registered in the country that it is from.
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wow if authorization is required in a supported country than used X1's could potentially be worth more to those in non-supported countries than new X1's

That's a strange thought
 
Estocolmo

Estocolmo

Member
harSon said:
Jesus Christ, this isn't a freaking ranking of countries, it's a decision on Microsoft's part to release first within territories where they believe they'll be the most successful within, in response to a constrained allotment of course. If the Xbox 360 sold better in Scandinavia or Benelux than Brazil and New Zealand, then they would be on the list in place of them. It's pretty damn simple.
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I hardly doubt that New Goatland with a population of 4 million humans and 40 million goats sold more Xbox 360 than any Benelux country or Sweden. And lets not forget that Sweden is the land of Battlefield and Minecraft, those games sell like 10 million copies for each platform...
 
K

Keio

For a Finer World
McHuj said:
Perhaps they're trying to move units to the US and UK so at least they have a bigger presence in those countries. From a perception perspective, It's better for them to get outsold a little bit in the US than a whole lot if they are spread really thin world wide.
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My thinking is that there are probably about 100k preorders in the countries listed. Why not launch for those as fan service? Sure, costs, but I'm not sure they can build real launch hype in any case in 2014 anymore.
 
Sakura

Sakura

Member
Estocolmo said:
I hardly doubt that New Goatland with a population of 4 million humans and 40 million goats sold more Xbox 360 than any Benelux country or Sweden. And lets not forget that Sweden is the land of Battlefield and Minecraft, those games sell like 10 million copies for each platform...
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I assumed NZ gets it because they are basically just treated as the same region as Australia in most cases.
 
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Chakan

Member
Sakura said:
Doesn't Brazil have like 10 times the population of countries like Sweden? It's not that surprising.
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About 195 million people in Brazil. The amount buying Xbox One? No idea. Its freaking expensive here. Almost $1000 which most people will pay in 12 split payments of $84.

Yes, you can split the payment here in 12 months for most things.
 
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Drek

Member
Sakura said:
Doesn't Brazil have like 10 times the population of countries like Sweden? It's not that surprising.
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1/20th actually. Which is about the inverse of the populations in each country who could afford a new generation video game console.
 
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Man-is-Obsolete

Member
I can't believe they are actually sticking with that lame translation excuse lol. Just be truthful, preorders suck in those locations, we are having yield issues and need to redistribute.
 
Alx

Alx

Member
Nokterian said:
And i don´t think you know where the 180 comes from right?
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Of course I do. The DRM change was a 180. Adding a headset or delaying the launch in some countries is not.
Because the term has a specific origin doesn't mean you should repeat it out of context.
 
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Conflict NZ

Member
Wow they list all the countries in alphabetical order but put new Zealand at the end for some reason. Was pretty pissed off for a second there.
 
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