mattcoxonline
01-11-2002, 12:55 PM
here's the story, straight from xbox 360:
January 11, 2002
Japanese get Limited Edition Xbox
by mattcoxonline
Microsoft has revealed full plans for the Japanese launch of Xbox. Click through for details on the limited edition translucent Xbox.
Xbox will go on sale in Japan on Feb. 22 at a price of 34,800 yen backed up by 12 launch games from the likes of Sega, Konami, Capcom, Tecmo and Microsoft. At a conference in Tokyo, Hirohisa Ohura, managing director and head of the Xbox Division at Microsoft Japan, also revealed the first details on a special limited-edition console designed exclusively for the Japanese market.
The full launch line-up is as follows:
JSRF — Jet Set Radio Future
Genma Onimusha
Silent Hill 2: Saigo no Uta
Double-S.T.E.A.L.
Air Force Delta II
Hyper Sports 2002 Winter
ESPN Winter X Games Snowboarding 2002
Nobunaga’s Ambition: Chronicles of Chaos
Nezmix
Tenku: Freestyle Snowboarding
Project Gotham Racing™: World Street Racer
Dead or Alive 3
Following the launch on Feb. 22 Microsoft expects that a further 22 titles will be in Japanese stores by the end of March. Japanese Xbox games will be priced between 6,800 yen and 9,800 yen. "Microsoft’s commitment to the global success of Xbox is evident in the support that the best Japanese game development companies have given Xbox in a short time," Ohura said. "We are working with these companies to create unprecedented games that can only be achieved on Xbox."
50,000 Xbox Special Edition consoles will also be available to commemorate the launch in Japan. Unfortunately there are no plans to release a limited edition in the UK. The special console will be greenish-black with a translucent textured casing and the jewel will have a silver logo with black lettering.
As well as the standard AV adapter and the HDTV- and Dolby Digital 5.1-compatible expansion AV pack, a silver-plated key chain will be included in the package featuring an engraved serial number and signature from Bill Gates. The Xbox Special Edition will be available 39,800 yen.
Pre-orders of the special edition and standard console begin on Feb 2. As soon as a picture of the special edition is released, we'll let you know, but it will look similar to the XBox Debug Kit:
http://xboxmedia.ign.com/media/news/image/debug/debug_12.jpg
January 11, 2002
Japanese get Limited Edition Xbox
by mattcoxonline
Microsoft has revealed full plans for the Japanese launch of Xbox. Click through for details on the limited edition translucent Xbox.
Xbox will go on sale in Japan on Feb. 22 at a price of 34,800 yen backed up by 12 launch games from the likes of Sega, Konami, Capcom, Tecmo and Microsoft. At a conference in Tokyo, Hirohisa Ohura, managing director and head of the Xbox Division at Microsoft Japan, also revealed the first details on a special limited-edition console designed exclusively for the Japanese market.
The full launch line-up is as follows:
JSRF — Jet Set Radio Future
Genma Onimusha
Silent Hill 2: Saigo no Uta
Double-S.T.E.A.L.
Air Force Delta II
Hyper Sports 2002 Winter
ESPN Winter X Games Snowboarding 2002
Nobunaga’s Ambition: Chronicles of Chaos
Nezmix
Tenku: Freestyle Snowboarding
Project Gotham Racing™: World Street Racer
Dead or Alive 3
Following the launch on Feb. 22 Microsoft expects that a further 22 titles will be in Japanese stores by the end of March. Japanese Xbox games will be priced between 6,800 yen and 9,800 yen. "Microsoft’s commitment to the global success of Xbox is evident in the support that the best Japanese game development companies have given Xbox in a short time," Ohura said. "We are working with these companies to create unprecedented games that can only be achieved on Xbox."
50,000 Xbox Special Edition consoles will also be available to commemorate the launch in Japan. Unfortunately there are no plans to release a limited edition in the UK. The special console will be greenish-black with a translucent textured casing and the jewel will have a silver logo with black lettering.
As well as the standard AV adapter and the HDTV- and Dolby Digital 5.1-compatible expansion AV pack, a silver-plated key chain will be included in the package featuring an engraved serial number and signature from Bill Gates. The Xbox Special Edition will be available 39,800 yen.
Pre-orders of the special edition and standard console begin on Feb 2. As soon as a picture of the special edition is released, we'll let you know, but it will look similar to the XBox Debug Kit:
http://xboxmedia.ign.com/media/news/image/debug/debug_12.jpg