Microsoft announced today that it is selling the Xbox One in 29 new markets this month, including Japan, India, Russia, and China.
Eight of the markets were set to have the Xbox One earlier, but Microsoft delayed that process last year. The console, which debuted in November, will now be available in 42 markets. Sony’s Playstation 4, which is outpacing the Xbox One in terms of devices sold, has been available in 48 markets since December.
The release in China on Sept. 23 is notable, as the Xbox One will be the first foreign console available in China since 2000, when the country banned foreign-made gaming machines due to potential mental health effects for children.
Here’s the full list of countries and their respective release dates (Argentina’s date TBA):
9/2: Chile and Colombia
9/4: Japan
9/5: Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Arab Emirates
9/15: Israel
9/23: Hong Kong, India, Korea, Singapore, South Africa, Taiwan
9/23: China
9/26: Russia
