Xbox One production may slow down or stop to give retailers a chance to shift inventory

[Hankoney]

ktay95 said:

fauzman said:
I dont get it. If MS has so much X1 stock, why dont they launch in the 50 or whatever number of countries they have yet to officially launch in? Seems like a waste.

You cant launch in a country without first having their language supported by Kinect... otherwise the XBO is pointless. What are you meant to do without Kinect??

Another problem is electricity. Probably about 75-80% of excess stock is in the US, and another 15-20% in the UK, so they cannot just move that stock to other countries, they would need to recall them and repack with appropriate power supplies and plugs.