Xbox One launch in China delayed until the “end of this year,” reports Microsoft

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generic-user-1 said:

Blood_Tears said:
How the hell do you go from a launch within 3 days to a delay of 3+ months?

chinese fireing squad in the lobby makes delaying the launch an easy choice... 

This.  It was definitely GOVT interference rather than MS incompetence.  Still, home consoles will do terribly in China. So many misunderstand the kind of buyer for $400+ electronics over there. It's to show off. Apple has cachet, Microsoft does not. Oddly Buick has taken off there as a premium brand, but that's a car that you can easily show off so apples/oranges. I fully believe that they should have waited a few years and launched on redesign with a subsidized $99 version and subscription package, discless. Basically you agree to rent it for a year at 99 down and 20 a month, and you get free games every month and can buy them as well for new releases.