Microsoft's Xbox One is slated for a late 2013 launch in the U.S. June 11, 2013 7:09 AM PDT Microsoft's Xbox One. (Credit: James Martin/CNET) Microsoft's Xbox One might be making a splash at the E3 Gaming expo this week, but it won't be making a splash in Asia until later next year. The Xbox One won't launch in Asia until late 2014, Microsoft confirmed to the Wall Street Journal in a report filed on Tuesday. Microsoft's regional vice president of sales and marketing in Asia told the Journal that his company is following a "staged approach," adding that Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and India will be first to get the console next year. Related stories Next-generation gaming consoles compete at E3 conferece Sony drops a bomb on Microsoft Xbox One vs. PlayStation 4 Sony twists the bad publicity knife deeper into Microsoft Forza Motorsport 5: Xbox One Interestingly, Microsoft has yet to say what it has planned for Japan. Over the years, Japan has been an exceedingly tough market for the Xbox, and sales have proven sluggish. It's not clear what Microsoft has planned to change the fate of the Xbox One in Japan. Still, those who live in Asian countries won't be too happy to hear that they'll need to wait over a year to get their hands on the Xbox One. Microsoft has already said that the Xbox One will launch in the U.S. later this year. It'll set customers back $499.
Microsoft's Xbox One is slated for a late 2013 launch in the U.S.
Microsoft's Xbox One.
(Credit: James Martin/CNET)
Microsoft's Xbox One might be making a splash at the E3 Gaming expo this week, but it won't be making a splash in Asia until later next year.
The Xbox One won't launch in Asia until late 2014, Microsoft confirmed to the Wall Street Journal in a report filed on Tuesday. Microsoft's regional vice president of sales and marketing in Asia told the Journal that his company is following a "staged approach," adding that Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and India will be first to get the console next year.
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Interestingly, Microsoft has yet to say what it has planned for Japan. Over the years, Japan has been an exceedingly tough market for the Xbox, and sales have proven sluggish. It's not clear what Microsoft has planned to change the fate of the Xbox One in Japan.
Still, those who live in Asian countries won't be too happy to hear that they'll need to wait over a year to get their hands on the Xbox One. Microsoft has already said that the Xbox One will launch in the U.S. later this year. It'll set customers back $499.
