So much for being firstSep 21, 2014 Paul Thurrott Microsoft has announced that the launch of the Xbox One in China has been delayed from this coming Tuesday, September 23 until, more vaguely, the "end of the year." The weirdest bit, however, is that the software giant has only hinted at the reasons for the delay.

"Despite strong and steady progress, we are going to need a bit more time to deliver the best experiences possible for our fans in China," Microsoft said in a statement released late Friday on the U.S. West Coast. “At Xbox, we pride ourselves on delivering first-rate gaming and entertainment experiences, and to allow us to deliver on that promise, we need to reschedule the launch of Xbox One."

Reading between the lines—and assuming Microsoft isn't covering up a baloney antitrust-related issue with China, given its recent legal problems in that country—my guess is that this delay is tied to the release of China market-specific apps and games. That is, that enough are behind schedule that releasing now would be problematic.

 

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