Industry Expert: Microsoft Xbox is king of consoles in UAE

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Doobie_wop said:

huaxiong90 said:

Darth Tigris said:

I love when articles like this pop up.  It basically compliments the 360/Kinect and the PS3, and that just doesn't compute with some people so they have to pick it apart, lol.

Anyway, as someone in the US I'm always glad to get some insight into what's going on elsewhere in the world, especially when it goes contrary to popular (uninformed) belief.

Nothing wrong with the article (and trust me, I read it all). The title, on the other hand...

Nothings wrong with the title, it doesn't mean the middle east as a whole, just a specific area of the middle east. The UAE consists of only seven states, in those seven states, the 360 is popular.

“Currently, the Microsoft XBox has been the most popular because of the launch of the Kinect in the fourth quarter of 2010. This being the newest console, it has done quite well as of late. The Sony PlayStation 3 though is still very popular and overall has the largest base of users in the region,” Ashish Panjabi, Jacky's Electronics COO told 'Emirates 24|7'.

The article doesn't make clear what 'region' they are referring to: The UAE only, or the Middle East as a whole.

I admit I could very well be wrong, but the part I underlined is quite vague.