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Originally posted by gekko
I doubt it. They wanted a worldwide release this generation. The reality is its too hard to pull off. For one that's way too many consoles to manufacture in a short period. And the launch lineups would also suffer. Most games don't get done in time for launch, now you expect them to be done it time, and translated and made for multiple regions? Not a chance.
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But you have to admit, M$ is the only company capable of handleing it.
Thier internal development houses are in US.. that means the US version of everything comes first. While the third party support rests in Japan. US could just get a more first party launch with 3rd party games later, while japan could have more of a third party launch with the 1st party US games later.
Nintendo and Sony don't have this luxury... they develop everything in Japan to start
then port it to america... that's why Japan can always get the consoles first. MS could work both sides of the time line at the same time.
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I have a feeling MS will promise a worldwide release. But they won't deliver. I think they'll go with Japan first, because that's where they need help.
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Japan first? That would be a stupid move... who thinks Xbox 2 will do good in Japan anyway?
Also, like I said before, all thier first and second party developers are based here... so what will they do? Complete the games in english, then port to japanese and release4 it there first for the hell of it?
If the system is finished, and the games in english are finished, they won't wait to release it in US. That would be just as stupid as Nintendo releasing thier console in Europe before Japan... there's no point.