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will MS withdraw the console before 2017?

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no 117 40.91%
 
resultz 41 14.34%
 
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I doubt it but they probably should. It's a lost cause really, but at the same time think about the Xbox fans in Japan. It would be pretty shitty if they were to pull out and they were left in the dust for those exclusives they enjoy.



Ninsect said:
Puppyroach said:
They way some people are reasoning here, I am glad those people aren't in charge of these decisions at console manufacturers. Then we in the smaller markets would never get any console :).

Well MS already split the countries into Tier 1, Tier 2 and...tier none or something. The next step is to stop shipping consoles to tier 2 altogether and focus on where it matters (US and UK).

Where it matters? For Who?

Well, they all divide the countries into different segments depending on the size of the market. That is only natural. Dicontinuing all together is another matter.



why should they? they will just stop to Support the console
japanese can still buy an xbox and buy western games form the digital store. that would be a smart move



Puppyroach said:
Ninsect said:
Puppyroach said:
They way some people are reasoning here, I am glad those people aren't in charge of these decisions at console manufacturers. Then we in the smaller markets would never get any console :).

Well MS already split the countries into Tier 1, Tier 2 and...tier none or something. The next step is to stop shipping consoles to tier 2 altogether and focus on where it matters (US and UK).

Where it matters? For Who?

Well, they all divide the countries into different segments depending on the size of the market. That is only natural. Dicontinuing all together is another matter.

For Microsoft of course



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The real question here is if retailers will keep selling it for much longer...
I can see it only being sold in some niche stores over there quite soon.



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Microsoft can afford keeping the XBone alive in Japan, bit it can't afford the PR hole that abandning the console might create, specially when Apple and Google are growing really fast in Japan.



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Ninsect said:
Puppyroach said:

Where it matters? For Who?

Well, they all divide the countries into different segments depending on the size of the market. That is only natural. Dicontinuing all together is another matter.

For Microsoft of course

Which should be equal to if it matters for the customers. 45000 in sales is still 45000 in sales, and MS, just as Sony or Nintendo, must rely on as many markets as possible to gain marketshare.



Ninsect said:
The real question here is if retailers will keep selling it for much longer...
I can see it only being sold in some niche stores over there quite soon.


Well said.  Isn't the vita already being removed from many  stores in the us? Probably what will happen and the fans can always download games if retail remove them 



TiagoCosta said:
Kerotan said:
TiagoCosta said:

You know Xbox Portugal exists.. here xbox sells less than 200 per week. 

Xbox actually sells less than 200 a week in Portugal?  Wtf 

Small country, even in this sony land, ps4 sold 45k in 1 year time.. 12 months. We are poor and not many lol

wii u sales there(probably same as xbox one maybe lower?)



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