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Adinnieken on 22 August 2013

So, your ass is chaffed because you pre-ordered the Xbox One and Microsoft is now delaying the release in your home country? 

No problem.  Microsoft has been quietly notifying customers that they'll be getting a coupon discount worth €25 on a future purchase and a free game.

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Oliver4p1 on 22 August 2013

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Seece on 22 August 2013
Oliver4p1 said:
Laughable attempt I know if I lived in the developed western countries I would be infuriated and insulted my nation was skipped. The Netherlands was once a global power. (I'm from the UK)

What's laughable is your reasoning! MS have chosen countries Xbox does best in, not based on former and current world powers!



 

kitler53 on 22 August 2013

is it just me or is MS going to bleed money at launch?



Oliver4p1 on 22 August 2013

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landguy1 on 22 August 2013
kitler53 said:
is it just me or is MS going to bleed money at launch?

Better to lose the Billion now than 10's of billions.  M4 isn't just trying to sell an XBOXOne, they are going after tablets/phones/pc's/game systems with a unified platform.  Even if they only manage to have 30-40% of one platform and 10% of another and maybe 70% of a third platform, they will over time be very successful.



forest-spirit on 22 August 2013

But the tier 2 countries are supposed to get NOTHING! Stop being confusing MS and just do what internetians are saying that you're doing.



Adinnieken on 22 August 2013
kitler53 said:
is it just me or is MS going to bleed money at launch?

No, this is a marketing write-off.  Short-term, yes.  Long-term, tax write-off.



MB1025 on 23 August 2013
Oliver4p1 said:

I think they have low ammount of units produced and are diverting their consoles to prioritised markets. They are scared 360's success is lost, for example look at uk amazon (Ps4 and its software are booming) yesterday the ps4 (console) took over GTAV i mean cmon holy crap MS must be worried.


I know because no one in the world can go to Amazon UK and pre order systems.

I don't know why anyone takes Amazon numbers seriously when both systems can be bought from anywhere around the world and work. Not to mention you don't have to put any money down for said systems so people can just go wild to hold the systems in hopes that they have the money come launch.

If anyone doesn't believe me

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_n_2?rh=n%3A468642%2Cn%3A!44263011%2Cn%3A345747011%2Cp_6%3AATVPDKIKX0DER%2Cn%3A6469269011&bbn=345747011&ie=UTF8&qid=1377246527&rnid=11846801



endimion on 23 August 2013
MB1025 said:
Oliver4p1 said:

I think they have low ammount of units produced and are diverting their consoles to prioritised markets. They are scared 360's success is lost, for example look at uk amazon (Ps4 and its software are booming) yesterday the ps4 (console) took over GTAV i mean cmon holy crap MS must be worried.


I know because no one in the world can go to Amazon UK and pre order systems.

I don't know why anyone takes Amazon numbers seriously when both systems can be bought from anywhere around the world and work. Not to mention you don't have to put any money down for said systems so people can just go wild to hold the systems in hopes that they have the money come launch.

If anyone doesn't believe me

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_n_2?rh=n%3A468642%2Cn%3A!44263011%2Cn%3A345747011%2Cp_6%3AATVPDKIKX0DER%2Cn%3A6469269011&bbn=345747011&ie=UTF8&qid=1377246527&rnid=11846801



yeah I'm trying to figure out which country has the cheapest XB1 price at launch if I buy it with Euros...

but be carefull you will more than likely have to change the power brick

this is why I don't want the power brick to ever be inside the box... unless they have a universal one which I highly doubt.... I want it outside the box so I can swap it to have the box work in any country....

the problem you rarely find stand alone power bricks at launch....