Cross-X on 05 January 2013
I don't see how Japan really is an "obstacle' for MS.
The Xbox never being successful in Japan has not hindered the overall performance and success of MS and Xbox. An obstacle would be it would something big enough to 'block' the Xbox from being a major success but clearly this gen shows that despite being unsuccessful in Japan, it has solidified itself as a mega popular gaming console overall world wide.
An obstacle for the next gen Xbox would be something like New IPs and exclusives. Because eventually what matters for a game console is what games does that game have? I don't think anyone buys a console NOT to play games and you need the games for people to find your console attractive enough to buy.
