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nbnt · Mar 18, 2014

We’ll have much more to share at a local level towards the end of April, so stay tuned. In the meantime, the confirmed additional launch markets for September include:

• Argentina
• Belgium
• Chile
• Colombia
• Czech Republic
• Denmark
• Finland
• Greece
• Hungary • India
• Israel
• Japan
• Korea
• Netherlands
• Norway
• Poland
• Portugal
• Russia
• Saudi Arabia
• Singapore
• Slovakia
• South Africa
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Turkey
• UAE

http://majornelson.com/2014/03/18/xbox-one-coming-to-26-new-markets-in-september/

Dreamgazer · Mar 18, 2014

Looks like ntkrnl is wrong then.

NotLiquid · Mar 18, 2014

10 months after it's initial launch.

Incredible.

Wildarmsjecht · Mar 18, 2014

I thought Ntkrnl or..someone

Said that Japan would be end of April or something.

I'm bad with remembering jack shit.

Ulumsk · Mar 18, 2014

Why, I do live there.

Will be interesting to see how PS4's head start and Xbone imports from countries like Germany will affect Tier 2 initial sales. Most of my local norgie Xbox-only buds have imported theirs.

Anon67 · Mar 18, 2014

Dang. Where is Pakistan?!?!

Mr YuYu · Mar 18, 2014

september.. What a joke

SEGAvangelist · Mar 18, 2014

First nrkrnl miss.

Texhex · Mar 18, 2014

In september???
lol.... wow
Nearly 1 year late.

Cheeky · Mar 18, 2014

10 months after the original release. It makes you wonder why they even bothered.

c0de · Mar 18, 2014

taahahmed said:
Dang. Where is Pakistan?!?!

Somewhere in the east near India, iirc.

V_Ben · Mar 18, 2014

One thing for nrkml - the local announcements are happening in April, so possible they knew A date, just not THE date.

Sioen · Mar 18, 2014

Hope my xb1 doesn't break before that date then since there's no support.

Vinterbird · Mar 18, 2014

And here I was hoping it would be April.

Man, Microsoft sure is great at launching stuff.

darkwing · Mar 18, 2014

well it looks like they are launching in Japan after all

statham · Mar 18, 2014

~~ntkrnl~~

WrenchNinja · Mar 18, 2014

I'm sure their userbase will increase drastically a year after the first launch

Carl · Mar 18, 2014

Wow that's one hell of a delay.

El-Suave · Mar 18, 2014

Most of those countries will be lost causes by then unless they can launch dramatically cheaper.

kadotsu · Mar 18, 2014

The real question is if they make it before or after Destiny.

Maximilian E. · Mar 18, 2014

Sweden, in September?
Wow, good job of fucking this up MS.

kiguel182 · Mar 18, 2014

I'm not seeing it sell a lot here (Portugal) so I wasn't expecting us to be included in this

I'm very curious to see how it will sell in Japan.

Anon67 · Mar 18, 2014

c0de said:
Somewhere in the east near India, iirc.

Haha. Okay, thanks.

Mask · Mar 18, 2014

10 months is a long time for people to wait for a more expensive, weaker console. Highly likely that anyone who wanted an Xbone has already imported one.

Still, better to show willing, and at least the importers will be able to buy games for cheaper.

Darksol · Mar 18, 2014

Carl said:
Wow that's one hell of a delay.

Crazy stuff.

darkwing · Mar 18, 2014

it may be a good timing for them for a price cut

Forsythia · Mar 18, 2014

It's about time.

Ashler · Mar 18, 2014

Wow, September?

Ouch.

sakipon · Mar 18, 2014

I thought the rumors about Xbox One launching after summer was just some mean spirited talk from people who don't like MS. Amazing that it's real.

Nightengale · Mar 18, 2014

No Malaysia, even though it's just next doors to Singapore.

Sigh.

Dreamgazer · Mar 18, 2014

Mask said:
10 months is a long time for people to wait for a more expensive, weaker console. Highly likely that anyone who wanted an Xbone has already imported one.

Still, better to show willing, and at least the importers will be able to buy games for cheaper.

Unfortunately for many countries official prices are often more expensive.

Twinduct · Mar 18, 2014

Really hope they add a data center here or at least a dedicated alternative. Pointless to own a Xbone if it's biggest games aren't even released here (Titanfall).

Ushiwaka · Mar 18, 2014

ntkrnl, I am dissapoint.

mitchman · Mar 18, 2014

Gee thanks, Microsoft. September? Norway doesn't give a shit at that point.

bombshell · Mar 18, 2014

Thanks, but no thanks Microsoft.

BigSpleenAttack · Mar 18, 2014

None of these territories will make much impact on sales, maybe another 1000 a week. That's why I chuckle everytime I see someone post "but ps4 is in more territories".

dgenx · Mar 18, 2014

lol peru

MCD · Mar 18, 2014

So they gonna launch in Japan at TGS? Might be cool I guess.

Carl · Mar 18, 2014

Darksol said:
Crazy stuff.

Be interesting to see what happens.

koutoru · Mar 18, 2014

Xbox One comes out in Japan right after the Tokyo Game Show.
I wonder if they'll make an appearance there.

Nightengale · Mar 18, 2014

Dreamgazer said:
Unfortunately for many countries official prices are often more expensive.

This.

Southeast Asian countries are just going to get screwed over. If not local taxes, it's simply for the fact that our markets are so small that the RRP is higher to support retailers/increase profit margin.

open_mouth_ · Mar 18, 2014

logical. by then they could iron out the OS for each market and do a pack-in (titanfall?) plus a lower entry point price to go along with ample supply. Let's face it, the XB1 is in beta test mode right now as a product. Better to let it cook some more.

twobear · Mar 18, 2014

I wonder why they're delaying the whole of Europe for the sake of relatively small Asian markets. It can't be supply issues, since there's a much larger demand issue: they can't sell the units they're making.

open_mouth_ said:
logical. by then they could iron out the OS for each market and do a pack-in (titanfall?) plus a lower entry point price to go along with ample supply. Let's face it, the XB1 is in beta test mode right now as a product. Better to let it cook some more.

Hmm, that's an interesting way of looking at. Maybe with a major OS update to go along with the Tier 2 launches, it'll be something of a 'second launch' for the Xbone.

Too bad nobody will care about Xbone by that point.

maverick40 · Mar 18, 2014

Carl said:
Be interesting to see what happens.

PS4 gonna keep selling out, that is what is going to happen in these countries.

travisbickle · Mar 18, 2014

MS should update those free games for waiting preorders: FIFA 2015 and Forza Horizon maybe?

Cornbread78 · Mar 18, 2014

Damn, I was thinking late spring/summer, but way back to Sept. That is a crazy long wait for those countries though.... Just in time for Destiny and all the pre holiday and holiday releases.

molnizzle · Mar 18, 2014

Japan

I'm genuinely surprised.

iceatcs · Mar 18, 2014

No China yet.

StuBurns · Mar 18, 2014

Are they going to be able to manufacture the eighty units they'll need for this roll out?

Seriously, why has this taken so long? Have they said? Speech recognition?

Nightengale · Mar 18, 2014

MCD said:
So they gonna launch in Japan at TGS? Might be cool I guess.

koutoru said:
Xbox One comes out in Japan right after the Tokyo Game Show.
I wonder if they'll make an appearance there.

They can't have a no-show there for their launch year, right?

At least they've got to show something, if only as a gesture of trying.

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