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Because Microsoft focuses the bulk of their resources on English speaking markets.  This can be seen in everything from marketing, the introduction of new services (ESPN/Netlfix for US only, Sky for UK), and the localization of games.

The only non-English speaking market that Microsoft seems to put any serious effort into is Japan, and even that seems limited to signing exclusive deals with publishers.