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Xbox One launching in Japan, 25 other markets in September

Tier 3 Xbox One customers (including Japan) — your Xbox One launch date has finally been announced.

Microsoft today has announced that the Xbox One will be launching in 26 additional markets beginning in September, though we’ll hear more about the launch later on in the year.

The full list of new markets are below.

  • Argentina
  • Belgium
  • Chile
  • Colombia
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • India
  • Israel
  • Japan
  • Korea
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Russia
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Singapore
  • Slovakia
  • South Africa
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Turkey
  • UAE

Read on for the announcement.

On the heels of the most successful Xbox launch in history, we continue to be blown away by the support and engagement of our fans.

You?re spending an average of over five hours per day on Xbox One. And following the launch of ?Titanfall?* ? as well as the highly anticipated Twitch broadcasting feature ? we?ve seen you light up Xbox Live even further. In fact, last week we saw the highest number of hours logged on Xbox Live since the launch of Xbox One.

Now it?s time to ensure even more fans around the world can enjoy Xbox One. So today we?re proud to share that it will be available in 26 additional markets in September this year.

We?ll have much more to share at a local level towards the end of April, so stay tuned. In the meantime, the confirmed additional launch markets include:

  • Argentina
  • Belgium
  • Chile
  • Colombia
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • India
  • Israel
  • Japan
  • Korea
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Russia
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Singapore
  • Slovakia
  • South Africa
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Turkey
  • UAE

 

*Titanfall is also available for PC and will launch shortly on Xbox 360

Paul Bryant

Staff Writer

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