Xbox One Release Date in Asia Remains Unchanged After Policy Reversals

With the news that Microsoft has changed their policy on the Xbox One's online protocols, some have been wondering if this could change the release date for the console in international markets. Initially, Microsoft had a list of 21 countries that could support the Xbox One, excluding some large markets such as China and India. With the change, it would seem that those markets would perhaps be able to support the Xbox One now that users will no longer have to check in online every 24 hours with their system. However, Microsoft has confirmed to Gamespot that, despite the recent changes, the timetable for a release in Asia is still set for late in 2014.

Microsoft had previously announced that the Xbox One would be arriving around a year after its initially launch, to countries such as Hong Kong and Singapore. Microsoft has no other details about this planned launch, and it will be interesting to see how much Microsoft charges for the Xbox One and they cave to pressure to reduce the price of the Xbox One to match the PlayStation 4.

The Xbox One will launch in November in 21 major markets across the globe. These supported countries are the United States, France, Netherlands, Canada, Germany, Switzerland, Mexico, Spain, Russia, Brazil, Italy, Sweden, Australia, Ireland, Norway, New Zealand, Belgium, Finland, United Kingdom, Austria, and Denmark. The Xbox One's major competitor, the PlayStation 4 has no release date set, but the Xbox One will be launching in November of this year to those select 21 countries.

Though Microsoft went back on it's plan for online check ins and used games, the company has no plans to change the price or kinect functionality of the console anytime soon. We will bring you any and all Xbox One updates as they happen.