No LIVE TV Kinect Functions outside US at launch for Xbox One

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Microsoft has just sent us through a press release revealing a few interesting fact.

Interestingly Live TV with Kinect navigation, Live TV with One Guide, Trending, and NFL on Xbox will be available in U.S. at launch, however Microsoft says that it is "anticipating a global launch over time."

[Prcko]

It's quite clear that Microsoft wanna dominate at US

[zeal0us]

One to rule them all

[shadow2797]

One Ring to rule them all? Gee, I hope it's not red.

Haha, sorry. Couldn't resist.

[Donnieboi]

Maybe that's their main focus, but eliminating Xbox One's ability to show TV in OTHER regions (at launch) doesn't automatically make MS's presence in U.S. any stronger.

[GalacticEmpire]

I mentioned this might happen for us here in the UK to some friends during the reveal, they are now facepalming themselves into the floor.

It's a bittersweet victory on my part :(

[Rusco87]

yeah, its a shame, but with microsoft having long connections to SkyTV it will probably just turn into a skygo box.

[bub16]

just keeps getting better...

[riddick33]

they don't give a sh*t, the whole press conference was about cable Tv IN the us.

[CRASHBASHUK]

but English is the number one language in the world it would be silly to delay for English speakers out side of the usa

[jahcure]

Wrong..

http://www2.ignatius.edu/FA...

http://www.infoplease.com/i...

and that's just 2 sources..

english is 3rd

[CRASHBASHUK]

sorry I don't believe its true more countries speak English compared to Chinese
http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

[Lucreto]

They want you to watch the digital TV you're paying for, through the Xbox you spent hundred of euro on, so they get more ad revenue from their subscription-paying userbase.

[Anon1974]

That about sums it up.

Edit: A bit off topic, but how bad do you think Xbox One sales have to be before EA walks away from this "partnership" as well?

[PSN-JeRzYzFyNeSt]

omg this is there doom they should have waited to annouce this lol

[Droid Control]

''If you live outside America, don't bother buying it for a few years'' - M$

[Animal Mutha 76]

As much of a fan of the Xbox that I am, as a UK resident I found the whole thing to be very American. Now I know that's the main market but the Xbox brand is worldwide and I don't think the event catered to, or even acknowledged the needs of users outside the USA. OK they mentioned football with Fifa but that was an aside.

Xbox is leader in UK but not in Europe. MS needs to give the Europeans ( and UK) reason to buy Xbox.

[stage88]

Oh really?

Well here's the middle finger from the rest of the world.
Heck, even a lot of the americans will give it to you as well.

[hazelamy]

shocker.

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[Khordchange]

The japan sales for this are just gonna be laughable, if they release this in Japan that is.

[InMyOpinion]

I don't care for TV. Mainly watch the news or use movie streaming services. So the whole NFL/NBA fantasy game thingy felt kinda mute to me.

[kaozgamer]

so we need to buy something like playtv which was made for ps3, for the xbox