Xbox Delay in Japan
by Maarten Goldstein, Aug 27, 2001 6:32am PDTLooks like the Xbox is being delayed..in Japan that is. Instead of a debut late this year the Japanese will now get the console on February 22. Microsoft still insists the US launch will be on the 8th of November.
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) which of course ms denied. the problem is real, and instead of delaying the launch in the US, they decided to delay the launch in japan and take the units they were originally going to ship there and ship them here instead.
reasons xbox will flop in japan:
1. it's too damn big. japanese homes are way smaller than american homes. the xbox looks more like a coffee table than a game console. way to go with that american 'bigger is better' design aesthetic.
2. graphics are average. japanese are connoisseurs of consoles, and xbox offers nothing really new.
3. ms does not understand the japanese market. trust me on this one.
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