The Xbox One Finally Has A Japanese Release Date

Briefly: The Xbox One launched in North America (to much fanfare) all the way back in November 2013 (along with 22 other countries). Japan, unfortunately, was not one of those territories, but we now know just when Microsoft’s big black box will launch in the land of the rising sun.

「Xbox One」を2014年9月４日(木)に発売。日本国内で48社のゲームメーカーが参入を表明。 http://t.co/6NcOL3wEg1 pic.twitter.com/bY12hNqCGA

— Xbox Japan (@Xbox_JP) April 23, 2014

Xbox Japan today tweeted the release date, which falls on September 4th, 2014. It’s crazy to think that the console won’t launch there until it’s been available in other territories for over a year, but that’s probably a testament to how poorly Microsoft’s consoles have performed in the country in the past. There’s still plenty of demand elsewhere, so why focus on a country where there isn’t any?

Have you picked up an Xbox One yet? What games are you playing at this time? I still can’t stop playing Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare.