Xbox One to be manufactured in Brazil!

[Zappykins]

DD_Bwest said:

think-man said:
Is this good or bad or neither?

I believe if they put them together in the country, they can avoid the obsurdly high tax's on importing them

Right, but that also creates local jobs.  Which I think is usually good for a country.

That's why they have those protectionist high terrifs.  So people well either have to pay a bunch, or companies will open manufacturing centers there.

I think it's actully mostly assembly as the chips are made all over the place.  But hey, still more jobs for people in Brazil and helps stabilize their economy.  I also belive those are then exported across South America so fewer resources spend on shipping the finished consoles. It's a sizable investment Microsoft is putting into Brazil.

It will also mean that the price of the Xbox One in Brazil will drop soon.