Xbox Series X Release Japan

The xbox series x is scheduled to release in japan in november 2020 by kazuma hashimoto august 13 2020 microsoft has announced that the xbox series x will release in japan sometime in november.

Xbox series x release japan. For the best experience the 1tb seagate storage expansion card for xbox series x s plugs into the back of the console via the dedicated storage expansion port and replicates the console s custom ssd experience providing additional game storage at the same. One thing to point out is that the xbox series x is 49 980 yen 470 and the xbox series s is 32 980 yen 311. Since the launch of the original xbox japan has been an uphill battle for microsoft. Xbox series x vs playstation 5.

Rumors regarding the consoles first emerged in early 2019 with the line as a whole codenamed scarlett and consisting of high end. Preview here with ign japan s chief editor the week starting november 9 marks the release of the next generation consoles by leading makers microsoft and sony. Retailers in japan started taking preorders of microsoft s next gen consoles at midnight which players will get on november 10 2020. According to sega a japanese release has not been officially announced by us it told the publication.

The company tried hard with the xbox 360 to appeal to japanese players but came up short. The xbox one s japanese launch was almost a year late by sam byford 345triangle aug 13 2020 1 55am edt unlike the xbox one the xbox series x will launch in japan at the same time as other major. The xbox series x will launch in japan during the holiday season 2020 that s between october and december for our non us readers despite historically poor sales for the xbox brand in the country. It was a failure.

The xbox one s japan launch was also a disaster. Like a dragon has been available for almost a year in japan having released for playstation 4 in january. The dollar yen exchange rate fluctuates but microsoft is pricing them consoles as. Further complicating the game s release schedule a playstation 5 version.

The xbox series x and xbox series x are already sold out in stores in japan just hours after opening preorders.