The Xbox One still hasn’t seen that much of a worldwide rollout – It is spread predominantly in the West. While the PS4 already has seen a rollout in the Asian countries, we were still left in the dark about Xbox One’s launch there.

Huge Discrepancies

No worries, as Microsoft has announced the launch of the Xbox One in India, Hong-Kong, Singapore and Taiwan. But there are severe price discrepancies due to import taxes. In Taiwan, it is the lowest, at NT$12,980 ($432), with Hong-Kong following next at HK$3,380 ($436). In Singapore, it costs S$639 ($510). In India, however it is the highest, at INR 39,990 ($675), making it significantly higher than the US Pricing, which is a mere $400.

In Korea, 498,000 Korean won ($490).

Microsoft has also confirmed it’s launch in other countries too, but the price hasn’t been shared. The complete list of the countries:

Argentina

Belgium

Chile

Colombia

Czech Republic

Denmark

Finland

Greece

Hungary India

Israel

Japan

Korea

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Russia Saudi Arabia

Singapore

Slovakia

South Africa

Sweden

Switzerland

Turkey

UAE

What you get

Of course, these prices are for the Xbox One without the Kinect bundled in. In the package, you get 14 days of free Xbox Live Gold, a Wireless Controller and of course, the Xbox One itself.

A Quick Recap

As we discuss the Xbox One’s launch, let us look back on what is inside the Xbox One.

It has got an octa-core AMD Jaguar SoC (CPU + GPU on one chip) clocked at 1.6Ghz along with 8GB of RAM and 500 gigs of Internal Storage. It’s Kinect has an 1080p sensor, besting that of the PS4 EYE’s 720p sensor. The Kinect can be used to control your TV by voice, albeit inaccurately and inconveniently. There is WiFi n, HDMI Out and also HDMI In.

When?

In India, it will launch on September 23. It seems that the other countries too will get the Xbox One by September.