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Krill on 23 January 2014
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drkohler said:
shikamaru317 said:
drkohler said:

Which countries would that be? Germany is around 100k units, and that is one of the biggest markets (and Amazon.de shipped units left and right). 900k is probably a good part for the rest of the world for quite some time...


The Xbox One has only released in 13 countries. It's not available in most of Europe, almost all of South America, and all of Asia. Those 900k are already shipped out to distributor

Did you even read the thread? Learn how much time it takes to ship containers from China to Europe/America/Africa (Hint: You can actually go to the website of the big freight companies and check the exact duration. You could even check which ships are involved).

And can we stop with this silly "only in 13 countries once and for all? It is available in Europe's entirety. Think Amazon.de, Amazon.fr, Anazon.uk, Amazon.it.. Europe has, to a large extent, been covered for those people who "must have" an XBox One.

If that was the case, why bother releasing it in other countries; according to you Amazon has it covered.  All these bricks and mortar game stores must be fighting over the scraps.  Applying your logic, when the XBox One does officially launch in the other European countries sales will be very, very low as anyone who wanted one will already have ordered it from Amazon.de or one of the others you listed. Really?

I would not buy an item costing that much from another country when it may arrive damaged or develop a fault, when i know it will be released in my country at a later date.  Yes, you could arrange to send it back but there is added hassle.  I think I am in the majority.