The big blue has moved westward.
Since the Xbox's inception, Microsoft has historically struggled to deliver its gaming platform to the lucrative Japanese market. Nintendo and Sony PlayStation have long dominated the region, alongside PC, creating a wall that Microsoft has notoriously failed to breach.
The cold shoulder has impacted the Xbox platform in the West, too. Xbox fans have historically missed out on many great Japanese franchises, which skip the platform arbitrarily owing to weak outreach in the country, and low usership. However, there are signs of change.
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