The story is that Microsoft have released a list of countries that Xbox Live is supported in upon the launch of the Xbox One and that list isn't exactly very big. In fact, part of the reason that the list is so small is because Microsoft have said that Xbox One won't work in Asia AT ALL at launch.
However, they have said that the Xbox One will be getting supported in Asia some time in late 2014, but Japan hasn't been mentioned at all for a release. So that one billion lifetime unit sales seems like a bit of an insane pipe dream now that you just cut half the world out of buying your console.
But this affects me personally, allow me to explain.
Right now I'm in Sweden, and I'm getting married to a Japanese person in a few months time. Then, if everything goes to plan, I'll be in the UK for two years before moving back to Japan with my wife and settling down there.
So, if I buy an Xbox One (which I won't now but hypothetically speaking) I would be locked out of my game collection upon my move to Japan because Xbox Live isn't supported there and I wouldn't be able to verify my games.
What the actual fuck Microsoft, what the fuck is your goddamn problem. I get why they are doing it, it's not like the Xbox 360 did very well in Japan but to just deny the entire country access to it AT ALL is just dumb when your shooting for such massive lifetime sales figures. What's even worse is that if you are like me, and you live in a supported country but then move to a non supported one for some reason, Microsoft will not let you play the games that you fucking paid for.
The worst thing about this whole situation is that it could have been completely avoided if you just didn't have that fucking stupid 24 hour verification thing. Sure, I might have not been able to play online in a region not supported by XBL but at least I would have been able to PLAY MY FUCKING GAMES.
I hadn't cut the possibility of getting an Xbox One completely out of my life because I wanted Crimson Dragon and Dead Rising 3, but after hearing this, Xbox One can officially go fuck itself. Evidently Microsoft don't want my money, fucking morons.
BONUS KICK TO THE DICK! Here is what Don Mattrick thinks about people who can't get stable connections
Oh and by the way, PS4 is region free
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