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The Japanese gaming site 4Gamer still managed to grab an interview and to ask what’s up with Microsoft’s upcoming console in the archipelago of the rising sun.
As part of the interview Microsoft Japan President and CEO Yasuyuki Higuchi confirmed that the Xbox One won’t land on the Japanese shelves any time soon.
"For the launch of Xbox One Japan is a Tier 2 country and not a Tier 1 country, so it’ll come with the second wave, that will be delayed a little bit [compared to North America]."
When the interviewer pressed him to confirm that the console won’t be launched in 2013 he did just that.
"That’s right. It’ll launch after the Tier 1 markets."
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"Yes, so please don’t report too negatively."
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