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justinian on 19 February 2014
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vivster said:
shikamaru317 said:

April and October according to the leak. As for how big of a boost they'll bring, the remaining countries where the Xbox One hasn't released accounted for about 20% of the 360's sales. Plus the Xbox One has a new market that wasn't there last gen, China, hard to tell how things will go there.

I don't know why people still mention China. It will not open any time soon, at least not in the next 2 years. When it does Sony will as well have found a way to enter the market. I don't think the "Chinese hate Japan" matters much in this regard.

China is just a last grasp straw. Any Chinese buying a kinect system that has to pass through Chinese notorious spying networks is asking for trouble. Ask Apple or Google how seriously tough it is there and the compromises that have to be made.

The "China hate Japan" argument is also silly as China has replaced the USA as the number one importer of Japanese goods.

OT: If MS believed it was the right thing to do and released in these countries they would have done it. They have obviously investigated the sales versus contracts, TV, marketing etc., and concluded it wasn't worth it. MS is a business and this is a business decision, not a fanboy pleasing one.

An American analyst stated that many these countries release dates will very likely coincide with a price cut. That is why much later this year makes sense.