Parakeetman
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Microsoft: No Xbox One in Japan this Year: Tier 2 Country
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Still to court the developers need to show support domestically also realistically.
GoofsterStud
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Really... Can they F'this up anymore? You user workding like Tier to describe a location without pissing off your potential customers.
Just say the that Xbox One will launch in these areas first and be done with it. I know people in Europe who are pissed about this news because their country wasn't on the original, so now you just called them a Tier 2 Country as well?
This is just stupid. The current PR tea, needs to go immediately.
Might as well call Japaneses developers Tier 2 developers while your at it cause your not getting any with this attitude.
Just say the that Xbox One will launch in these areas first and be done with it. I know people in Europe who are pissed about this news because their country wasn't on the original, so now you just called them a Tier 2 Country as well?
This is just stupid. The current PR tea, needs to go immediately.
Might as well call Japaneses developers Tier 2 developers while your at it cause your not getting any with this attitude.
Sephiroth_VII
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It's horrible wording, that's all. Normally it wouldn't get much attention, but with the PR shitstorm MS has been stirring up for the past month or so, this just adds more fuel to the fire.
EDIT:
...You might want to word that a bit differently.
Castef
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Heh, I don't know. I mean, maybe developers actually want to sell their games on Xbox One in the west?
What potential customers? All 50 of them will most likely still buy it anyway.
Honey Bunny
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MS Japan employees probably want to play some PS4 demos
What's shocking about it? Both consoles have failed there, the Japanese just don't like MS consoles. Sony and Nintendo are homegrown companies that will sell like hotcakes. Why waste money, time and resources. South Korea, India, China, Brazil, Russia, and many other countries are fast growing consumer marketplaces and would make much better sense to quickly get the brand there.
Castef
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You mean they may retaliate by not-buying an Xbox console?
Now, this is a VERY bad and unnecessary comparison, you know?
Castef
Banned
This, word-by-word, topped with chocolate.
DeaconKnowledge
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Don't see why it matters what they say. XBone is going to bomb in Japan and sweet sugary words aren't going to change that.
toddhunter
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Just as a note, from what I understand there is no cloud server in Japan so this move would make a bit more sense. When the server is available towards the end of 2014 (by current estimates) they could then launch and unlock the full power of the console.
Of course other tier 1 countries like Australia who have no actual server are still fucked so I don't know how that is supposed to work.
Of course other tier 1 countries like Australia who have no actual server are still fucked so I don't know how that is supposed to work.
Dead Prince
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tier 1 gold
dragonelite
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Ooh god wrong choice of words to say.
But then rolling releases aren't new but shouldn't be a surprise these days.
I wonder how many preorders will be their day 1 and how many will get their preorders in the first month.
But then rolling releases aren't new but shouldn't be a surprise these days.
I wonder how many preorders will be their day 1 and how many will get their preorders in the first month.
Have Microsoft fired all their PR? All I'm hearing lately is dumb execs making GAFfe after GAFfe.
A smart company wouldn't give people ammunition. This is awful terminology.
A smart company wouldn't give people ammunition. This is awful terminology.
Can Crusher
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Please understand.
DeaconKnowledge
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No they don't. It's not not 2001 anymore, MS doesn't have to suck the east's dick to get popular games for their console. Japan does not have the influence it did even 5 years ago. They need MS more than MS needs them.
sublimit
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All i'm saying is that quotes like these will make an already bad situation even worse.
Aquamarine
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Microsoft considers Japan a "Tier 2" country?
Japan will consider XBONE as a "Tier 2" console.
It's really that simple of an exchange.
Japan will consider XBONE as a "Tier 2" console.
It's really that simple of an exchange.
It does not get any worse. I think they went months in Japan selling HUNDREDS of units. That's downright shit, and Microsoft knows it so they really don't care what happens there anymore.
GreenMakoEyes
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smh.. really
LiquidMetal14
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They clearly won't set Japan on fire but I sure hope they don't end up buying exclusives which would sell better on PS4 though.
MikeE21286
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How can you be so dumb to refer to something as being "Tier 2" lol
Poetic.Injustice
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Really? :lol
but what about the WiiU
Steverulez
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I don't see the issue here. The console will sell better in NA/EU, it makes sense to prioritise it over Japan. Their games for Japan probably aren't ready yet either.
Sephiroth_VII
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Hit the nail on the head. MGS, Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, Shin Megami Tensei, Dead Rising, Bayonetta and Dark Souls are the only "somewhat" big franchises from Japan at E3 this year that I can think of off the top of my head.
R.I.P Japanese game development!!
/s. Also, Nintendo titles are not on the list because I didn't want to include first-party stuff.
Pinko Marx
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The way I see it Japan did pretty well without MS so far.
Talking strictly about the Xbox division, not Windows or anything like that.
Sephiroth_VII
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Ironically, I think it was just... The wording.
DeaconKnowledge
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When I say Japan I mean Japanese developers, not consumers.
redmetal86
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Pick a top tier! Pick USA!
Well I've seen it all now, people offended by the word tier.
SMH, anyway, makes sense. They're not going to win there, might as ell build a library up with a few exclusives and launch later.
Might have something to do with not having the support they want (like Osaka not having a game ready)
Also didn't 360 sell a few hundred thousand in its first month?
SMH, anyway, makes sense. They're not going to win there, might as ell build a library up with a few exclusives and launch later.
Might have something to do with not having the support they want (like Osaka not having a game ready)
Also didn't 360 sell a few hundred thousand in its first month?
sublimit
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What's the problem of my post?I didn't made fun of what happened in WWII.Actually Japan is my most loved country.
But the XB1 is going to bomb big there and quotes like "tier 2 country" don't really help the situation for MS.
Yeah, sorry about that. I read your comment again and tried to edit my post but F5 ruined my plan.
It's Tier, refering to market priority. Not the wealth of the region. Come on dude lol.
To be fair, Japan hasn't exactly been hot for MS's console in the last cycle.
Unknown Soldier
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I'm starting to believe that MS PR people are actually planted Sony employees. The level of incompetence at saying anything to the press or public is appalling.
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