If you were planning to get an Xbox One before Christmas, there might be some bad news for you. The Xbox One will start with a release in only 14 countries, instead of the 21 countries it had planned. The unlucky countries will be getting the console somewhere during 2014, not specifically announced when exactly.
Residents of the United States have no need to worry, since the countries that have been scrapped of the list for the first release round are all European. Those who live in Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Belgium, Russia, Switzerland and the Netherlands will have to wait to get their hands on Microsoft's new console, or visit another country where the Xbox One will be available. While this is good news for the countries it will be getting a day one release, it’s not sure how many Xbox Ones will be available in the countries that will still be getting the console.
Microsoft states that the delay is being caused because they have to adjust the console for each country. Translations have to be made, certain partnerships for apps have to be made and the voice-recognition has to be suitable for certain languages as well. Consumers in the countries that will be getting the Xbox One later that have a pre-order on the console before 08-14-13 will get a free game once the console gets released in their country.
What this will mean for the future of both the Xbox One and Microsoft isn’t sure yet, except for the fact that some consumers might jump over to the PlayStation 4 in order to get a next-gen console as soon as possible. But who knows what will happen, since Microsoft keeps making changes with their new console. Let’s just say that the countries that will be getting the console at launch can be deemed lucky (or unlucky if you really dislike the Xbox One).
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