RoadHazard
Gold Member
Why would you buy it that early, for that much, just for a game that's still such a long way off? Doesn't make much sense if there's currently nothing you want for it.
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Xbox One Coming to 26 new markets in September
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Why would you buy it that early, for that much, just for a game that's still such a long way off? Doesn't make much sense if there's currently nothing you want for it.
Just the feeling to be one of the first.
I guess the question is how much do MS really care about selling a videogame console vs pursuing their plan which was always to sell a PC like box that "owned" the living room using games as a Trojan Horse?
Seems to me they're caught between a rock and a hard place currently. Ditch their broader plans (at least for the moment) and try and re-group back to the momentum they saw with 360 or stick to their guns and try and figure out a way to make the XB1 broader plan work.
Personally I think they should just accept the idea of a global single entertainment box is impossible - too many regions, different TV providers, etc.
They either need to stick to a smaller market and push the current XB1 strategy or admit the strategy will never work globally and ditch Kinect/services and re-group on games.
Or maybe even try for both with a two SKU strategy - one with Kinect/services, etc. and the other a game centric device with cut back OS and no-Kinect.
Right now though I think they're caught between both paths and not making enough headway down either.
SwiftDeath
Member
Damn it ntkrnl. I need crackdown confirmation
Super wierd it's going to take until September to release elsewhere
Super wierd it's going to take until September to release elsewhere
spatenfloot
Member
Tier 2 working men rejoice! By September, the brightly burning glare of the PS4 will be dimmed.
family_guy
Member
That's a significant lead to give Sony especially since Sony will probably be dropping bombs at E3 and people will be going out to buy one.
Good for you...
And to those surprised by that...
money is valued in different ways by different people as to what constitutes a worthy purchase.
I am serious. I loved my Xbox and I loved my Xbox 360, maybe someday I will even love my Xbox One.
RedAssedApe
Banned
Xbone doa in 26 countries...
Given the PS3 gave the 360 an even longer lead in many of these territories yet still ended up outselling it over time you do have to wonder just how damaging the reverse is going to prove for MS.
BigSpleenAttack
Banned
I never understood blind loyalty to a company brand. I had a 360 last gen early when ps3 was shitting the bed, Went ps4 now as it is clearly the better system right now, Why pay 750 for a game thats over a year away, when a competotor system is cheaper and a better gaming system?
Vargavinter
Member
It's too late. People have moved on by then.
Let's get the root of this. The "Tier" statement came from one Japanese MS exec, during an interview where he was explaining the why the console wasn't launching in Japan. It was either a miss translation, or his bungling of the words. He might have been talking about stages, or roll out plans. As far as I know, there has never been a single other MS PR, or MS exec who's ever said these words again. Most companies call these roll out "Phases".
I know, I have a PC (4770K, GTX770) and it's my main system because I don't want to pay for online gaming, the games are much cheaper, Steam, multitasking (Skype etc.) and the much better graphics.
But new consoles are a rare thing and I have to live with this Xbox for the next 5-6 years. So why should I wait? To save 50$?
CambriaRising
Member
10 months is a lot of time. Wow.
Although, if you are brand agnostic, would it not be better to wait and see which machine has the better support and features in the works? A lot of that will not be clear till later this year or further still
I think you need to actually make the consoles in Shanghai before you can legally sell the consoles there. I don't think either MS nor Sony is doing so right now.
pretty done
Member
Sounds like you're really happy about your decision!
TheLostBigBoss
Banned
Did Microsoft just throw their arms up in the air and go "Fuck it" when it comes to anywhere but the US/UK?
Because that's what it feels like.
Because that's what it feels like.
SlickShoesRUCrazy
Member
that is really late.
PS4 is already orderer (since November '13). I will profit from every platform
What decision? To buy consoles?
theprodigy
Member
Muppet of a Man
Member
Tier 1 Year Later
Thanks MS. OG Xbox and 360 were excellent machines. The 360 was actually popular here in Finland, but this time they dropped the ball. Not only the release date, but the price and just the whole machine overall. :/ Makes me kinda sad. The Xbox brand was underrated outside the US and the UK but this time I feel that they pretty much deserve it (read: shitty sales).
Can you blame them? Those 26 countries dont really give a shit about them either.
...Why September? They already have so much extra inventory...
Well, from Slovakia and Czech Republic perspective, our stores already started selling them, thanks to the fact, that they are connected to a much larger EU chains where MS already selling X1, they probably shifted their unsold reserve.
This is going to be one of the weirdest console launch in modern EU, because every gamer that want X1 already got one.
Maximilian E.
AKA MS-Evangelist
I really dont get MS.
They behave like they never released a console before.
How can they fuck this up so much?
Whatever they learn from OG Xbox and 360 is like blown away..
Jesus christ their project management is not working.
Its mind boggling MS.. MIND BOGGLING the fuck up.
They behave like they never released a console before.
How can they fuck this up so much?
Whatever they learn from OG Xbox and 360 is like blown away..
Jesus christ their project management is not working.
Its mind boggling MS.. MIND BOGGLING the fuck up.
joecanada
Member
I don't think it was defense mode... I'm also confused by the dates.... don't you mean RIP playstation Oct 2014 ...? as in xbox will crush ps4 when it releases worldwide? I didn't get the reference ...
ahhh i got it.. rip for its life cycle 2013 - 2014... haha
Portugeezer
Gold Member
Well they have to release their console just for the sake of it. It won't do well though.
Killroyskbg
Member
I just don't understand their logic by not releasing it sooner without localized speech recognition. They give Sony a MAJOR head start in what is already a a pro Sony region for something that it is not even a feature that many people would be devastated to be without and now every core gamer gets a PS4 and so will their more "casual" friends later on since there is where everybody will be. Another disturbing thing about this is that almost everybody here in Sweden speaks English and we have a pretty decent accent since no TV, movies, games or anything (except targeted at children) is dubbed. Hell we even have commercials in English without subtitles. I believe we would have even less problem than in the UK with all different accents.
Wow huge delay.
But this strengthens my opinion that Microsoft has decided not to bother launching in these countries until they know they can be more competitive.
That probably means that a lower price is already being planned for late summer with more games targeted at some of those markets (Japan mainly).
Still their chances of success are really really slim and in the process they have furtherly restricted the Xbox brand to a US and main european markets affair....which is the opposite of what they should have achieved but well......it's hard to recover when you fuck up on such a big scale.
But this strengthens my opinion that Microsoft has decided not to bother launching in these countries until they know they can be more competitive.
That probably means that a lower price is already being planned for late summer with more games targeted at some of those markets (Japan mainly).
Still their chances of success are really really slim and in the process they have furtherly restricted the Xbox brand to a US and main european markets affair....which is the opposite of what they should have achieved but well......it's hard to recover when you fuck up on such a big scale.
Mutanthands
Member
Well, considering the staff turnover, this is essentially true. All the people behind the Xbox and the 360 are gone, or marginalized. There's no institutional memory.
This launch has been a fuck up of monumental proportions.
What did he get wrong? Was it just the dates?
Probably.
HomerSimpson-Man
Member
Well MS did launch to early with the 360, evidence being the entire design flaw with the RROD of first gen hardware. There were reports that the manufacturing defects would be high, which resulted in in low yields, but launched anyway to kill off the original Xbox as soon as possible and beat Sony to release. The automatic 3 year extended warranty and $1 billion reserved for RROD was a doozy; it was a complete design flaw.