When visiting a major Microsoft event in Malaysia just recently, I heard one guy saying that the 360 is going to be released officially in Malaysia by the end of this year.

Unfortunately at that moment it never cross my mind to ask more about that.

Have any of you guys heard a similar rumor? Or anyone inside Microsoft Malaysia would like to comment? Unofficially of course.

I wonder if it was a friend of a friend of a friend situation again? If you search the forums you'll see that this question has CONSTANTLY popped up until now no one even cares about it anymore. Let's just keep playing and hope for the best.

marauderz is right. unless you can name your source, no point speculating. and if your source is not directly involved in the decision-making, it's even worse.

and just to answer your question, if microsoft is really going to launch the xbox anytime soon, a LOT more people will know about it. it's not like they can put everything together in 3 months or even 6 months. a lot of work has to be done and when things get done, people will take notice. so far, no real concrete news has recently surfaced on the xbox being launched here.

end.

i had trustable source
bcoz his brother work for microsoft US
he also said that ms will launch it in Malaysia
hehe

u all know this fella
but he never online on live since his new machine kenot even can turn on
so send it back to ms sg


This post has been edited by leenaz: Sep 12 2007, 06:24 PM

leenaz, are u sure? If not everyone here will pwn ur head in COD4/GOW/Halo 3

even if he's right, we're still gonna pwn him anyway

I predict it will be released by 2050. Maybe around 2011?

I had Dota session with a friend's aunty's sercret lover's gay husband's son.

He told me xbox360 gonna launch in malaysia very soon.

Huh? I don't even have a source. I'm just asking whether anyone heard a rumor.

Really! I am just shaking a tree. In the hope that whatever falls from the tree will be usefull to LYN communities.

yea man, me too. my uncle works for microsoft sg. and he said the same thing.
i'm sure he's trustworthy. he's my uncle after all.

even my friend's friend's uncle said the same thing. he works for microsoft uk though.

well,we have to do like this www.sayyoursay.com

i heard bout it too this fella said that but he said don't put to much hope coz his brother not in entertainment department so it's still a rumour...

Many many moons back (last year actually) I met this senior guy from M$, I was told M$ going to officially launch X360 in M'sia this year, but before that Court Mammoth is going to sell them here too.

Now Court Mammoth is indeed selling them, so my source is accurate, remember last year I was telling everyone that Court is going sell X360?

Now we just need to wait for the official launch by M$ by end of this year

I'm hoping we can get a cheaper version of elite and extended warranty for 3ROD.

i think u got a wrong info friend..

my uncle was a developer for 360 itself and he said the official lunch will be this November. So be prepare guys. he said we can get PINK 360!

HALT! Says the typo police.

u spoil my mood dude

If the time truly coming, 360 will be fukin rock big time here

good news indeed... if Nov it launches here we can claim here... ya hooo!!!!
another thing... we can get Official support also... LIVE download!!!!

but can we transfer our Singapore/US/Aussie/Canadian/Russian account to XBL M'sia? If not the nick wastedloh.

I don't want to be a bummer but my bro ask his friend who is workin with MS Malaysia said "they aren't considering getting XBOX LIVE up in Malaysia"

lets just hope because they have decided on getting it up in Malaysia la.....well if they really getting XBOX LIVE in Malaysia by the end of the year i m gonna kill myself for travelling to Singapore to dl GoW Maps

yup, me senior M$ source also claim the same thing, no plan for M'sia LIVE, but official console is a yes

some of other countries also have official hardware launch 1st while they work on offcial LIVE support.

just wish they stop those IP checking on game DLC. if a game content is suitable for SGP marketplace, it should be suitable for other parallel importers. don't IP-check GeOW maps or Halo3 maps, please.

Yeah! Like India I think! And India (the country not the people!) is going to get Xbox Live soon.

In another not so related news. I read that Microsoft make a statement in TGS that they are going to deemphasize Japan and put more priority on European market.

Which is sad! If Japan is a successful market for Xbox360, then MS surely will look to nearby market such as Malaysia as a good potential.

My personal opinion is that those Japanese is too proud to buy the 360 when PS3 is made locally (in Japan) by Sony.

Anyway I just hope that MS will look at Asia (inclusive of Japan) as one market and realize that we Malaysian is part of the bigger market that is Asia. Establish Singapore as regional hub and then release the console officially in Malaysia. With return and warranty support to a logistic warehouse somewhere in KL. Better if they can have a repair center in Malaysia. Cheaper in term of human resources and well Malaysian have the technical knowhow anyway! (Err not to snub all you Singaporean!! Heh Heh! but we are all paid lower on this side! )

I think MS should have this in place already. I just wonder why they haven't release the 360 officially yet. I mean hmmm ... I don't think Malaysian hacker is that much troublesome. Piracy is happening everywhere (even in Korea .. which see very early 360 release). And Malaysian market is obviously bigger than Singapore (in term of raw population).

Another angle that is interesting to ponder about is (Game) Software Development. One reason they target Japan is to get Japanese developer. Perhaps they can get Malaysian developer or at least those who are interesting in XDK. I can tell you that we got lots of creative people here. But of course (Game) Software Development is not just about creativity.

And that ends my Monday Morning Rambling.

Cheers!! (Where are those drink beer smiley goes? Is it because this is Bulan Puasa heh heh I need some (ROOT) beer!!!)

Just came back from a meeting with a very very senior staff from M$, who is he and what position I cannot say, but he's one of the decision maker lor.
here's what I manage to dig out from him.

No official launching of Xbox360 this year. Official launching will be in year 2008, Q3.



anyway, here's another news, which maybe some of you know of it already:
M$ already finished developed an internet browser for X360 long long time ago, but don't want to release it yet. Why? bcos they fear history will repeat itself again, which history? something to do with IE and netscape lor

is he TL from the E&D division? 2008 q3 seems like a feasible date...

you mean the history where MS won the browser wars?

2008 launch - better late than never. we can then fly the malaysia flag next to our gamertags

actually, i think by 2008, the hardware should be stable and reliable enough to put the 3RL episodes behind. after all the most of 1st xbox are still working after 4+/5+/6+ years of use.

yup, they won the war alright, but what happen after that?

Aaaa.. it's great that we have such a link to senior MS people right here in our forums GreyShadow. Do let them know we'd like to have all the 3 year one on one exchange policies which they have in Singapore too.

don't think that will happen here lor
he claim M$ finally has fixed the 3ROD problems in all of the new batches.

So if no more 3ROD, then there's no need 3 years warranty lor

3rod really sux huh.

q3, 2008? HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA

WHAT? Q3 2008?! Crap, I've waited so long and now this.....t'is a cruel world indeed. oh well..at least the games that are out now would be cheaper by then..

Hmmm, WCG.my 08 to have 360 games then?

Yea Q3 = No WCG for us again

Wasting my GOW skills again if no 360 titles in WCG Malaysia...


This post has been edited by Syuji: Sep 25 2007, 05:27 AM

Keep on dreaming, hehe. I hate MS even more now. Think want to mod my XBox hehe

u got skill meh??

At least you can still dload the GRAW2 maps although they're kinda useless since everyone seems to be playing GoW maps. I can't even download those and I'm not going down to Singapore anytime soon

india to get xbox live soon?
iirc i have seen indian GT playing online already

i was thinking the same thing

Well let see, Xbox 360 is released on Q3 2005 and we will officially receive it on Q3 2008. That is 3 years !!!

Given that expected console live is 5 years or even worse it might be 4 years. We Malaysian will receive it (oficially) very-very near the end of life already.

So what is the big deal?

For once PS3 might look more attractive at that time. We all know that PS3 spec is engineered to have longer shelf life. Hell, base on Sony hardware engineering superiority (compared to MS software engineering superiority), I expect the PS3 will be much cheaper at that time. Let's give that to Sony. Just see how sony keep reengineering their PS2 to keep it on the shelve at better price (or better profit margin?).

So comparing end of live console to a cheaper console is a no brainer.

Oh! and by that time or at least few months after the supposed Malaysian release. MS will start hyping their next xbox console. Tech spec, rumours, photochop pics will be all over the net. So people will start thinking that it is not worth it to buy. And given MS track record with the Xbox (original), we all will be expecting a totally unsupported console in one year time after the official release?

Well then I can see that Malaysia will always be a stronghold for Sony. Eventhough PS3 has never been released officially here. We all know that we don't need or expect that from Sony. Why? Because PS3 is so far more reliable than our vulnerable Xbox 360. And I guess PS3 network doesn't care what country you are in. It is also free compared to Xbox life.

There is a rumour about PS3 price cut. That is tempting and very samurai like for Sony to execute it at this very crucial moment.

If someone ask me, what crucial moment?

Heh ! Easy ! The moment when we finally realize that MS never care about us Malaysian gamers. GFYSMS

See ya!

Yup...cya.....no wonder no one care about your statement here...bear in mind that the first xbox had never been launched officiaally here..and no one forcing u to buy x360..maybe PS3 is the better choice 4 u...why don ..U start buying PS3..and start posting in the playstation thread....just don try to act like most of the people here...whose keep comparing between these two consoles...but end up buying none of those....like i always say..troll....pls go away...

'NUFF SAID

This post has been edited by silencer: Oct 3 2007, 11:49 AM

@haris, even though malaysian consumer market is small, many consoles and platforms can co-exist.

2008 launch sounds about right, give MS some time to sort out the design flaws and come up with a cheaper and more reliable console. i think with 2008 local launch, most of us will be buying our 2nd/3rd xbox core for warranty

the only thing i worry is the official govt tax on videogames and stuff. with tax applied, parallel imported stuff is still cheaper.

fuyooo boss silencer kenapa marah ler hehehe... boss i called your hp so many times lah why you never call back. my friend dah service his own citra belakang rumah

alamak..i might have missed your call....its ok..we have a special promotion after raya....especially on 1st November...the svc ctr is still not in full force....once it is officially launched..will definitely inviting u there....so many things to do with so little time..next..one stop 24 hours mcdonald drive in restaurant..might be in the ampang area too....

sabarla bro silencer. no need to get mad. some people just dont know what they are missing out until they had a taste for themselves.

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Added on October 3, 2007, 1:09 pmyou hit the nail on the head man. that's one of the reasons hindering the xbox's presence here. the stupid tax rate is at 22%. its way too high.

This post has been edited by thurtin: Oct 3 2007, 01:09 PM

labbit..apologise..if i was over-reacting..just getting so pixxed off....for statements made by the troll......

when talking about McD i'll get really2 emotional lah... sorry lah boss... so make sure you give me that red color 10% privilidge McD card! kalau tak bagi aku tak kawan engkau hehehe

some of you are too sensitive and defensive. just because 360 is a good platform and give you many good gaming hours, doesn't mean anyone who offer constructive criticism of the 360 situation in Malaysia is a troll. there are indeed many forum trolls around here, look at haris' post history, he/she is no troll

I only believe it when i c his Live GT..
"NUFF SAID....

i hope they launch a stiti nurhaliza edition elite... bcos she is so HAWT hahahahahahahaah...

Why must someone proof his worth with his Live GT? OMG. No wonder there are lesser post from newcomers in the Xbox forums.

if someone don't like/not interested in XXXX but still go on a forum crusade against that XXXX, then we call that someone a forum troll. lighten up, most forum trolls are mere little kids.

haris already stated he liked the 360 and wish to see the 360 do well in Malaysia, nothing he posted is in anyway trollish.

Maya Karin edition and I'll buy it immediately!

hannah t edition elite lah!!! sure sell one... if anyone from ms is reading this... tell your ppl this is what we want!!!

so..which part u want that Maya Karin body to be projected at your x360...top or bottom...

i think bottom part always got RODS. 1rod, 2 rod, 3 rod, 4rod

Haha, oh yeah. Hannah T edition would also sell out!

RODS, haha!

By the time they launch, she already too "senior" to be HAWT .... wahaha

lololol..isnt she look too senior now......don have to wait for another year though....

not hot girl anymore.....becoming hot mama. hahaha

not hot mama but MILF!

so i see your taste more towards milf

aiya, i know u like oso wan. tak payah pretend la.

milf weed!

what the hell u guys talking about ?

MAWI EDITION WILL BE SOLD OUT IN LESS THAN 1 HOUR :repect:

even the minah2 kampung who loves mawi will buy it. I can guarantee u

MS is missing on millions of ringgit if they dont launch it here

There's already a Maria Ozawa version in Japan.
Free Maria Ozawa HD DVD movie compilation somemore.

you lucky lah because i just met amanda last weekend during her brother's wedding dinner if not sure i complained to her

Dude,

Two point

1- If no one care about my statement, this thread won't go to page #4 right?

2- Just read your own words and see who is trolling.

Thanks to everyone else for reading. In so far I have start two thread (or maybe more) of discussion that is related to when Xbox 360 is going to be officially released in Malaysia.

It is a good thing that some Malaysian take the risk as early adopters and after about two years there are people who buy it without it being officially supported in Malaysia. That is good because it keep the dice rolling.

However, in order for everyone, including those early adopters, to really2 enjoy Xbox360. It need to be officially released in Malaysia. Just imagine the benefit in term of price, support, repair service, faster online speed (some kind of local Live server?), more Malaysian buddy to play with, local Malaysian Halo 3 clan and perhaps MS sponsored Halo 3 tournament every friday night at KLCC.

I have write enough on this issue. I think if someone from Microsoft want to read public opinion regarding this issue. They must have read it already. So no point to continue this anyway.

Oh! And final addition. Those hardcore gamers will own both 360 and PS3. Which one first, which one second, which one third, which one forth ... etc ... really doesn't matter. Both are superb machine.

Enjoy!

ha but previous post u said like ps3 its the winner end of day and its godlike console machine

p0wned.......

enuff said... beli je dua2 puas hati

wow... i wan it...

Damn, I love her too

First of all, if Microsoft were to officially support the XBOX, you would think that they will support the current console (XBOX and 360) as well as all their future consoles.

So, having official presence here next year is not a waste. It allows them to officially launch future consoles in Malaysia which will benefit us in the long term.

Microsoft will establish an XBOX division in Malaysia if they want to have official presence, not just supporting a single product. It doesn't make business sense. So your argument is kinda moot.

Microsoft no longger suport the original Xbox. So it will be very unlikely if the 360 is release officially here, that the original Xbox will be supported too. The original Xbox is no logger in production. So really ...

Well yes it is a big point that if MS officially release Xbox 360 here. Then (hopefully) they will officially release and support next generations console too (hopefully, get down on your knees and pray, touch wood, cross your fingger, or do whatever you usually do).

However, my argument is not against that . My argument is that by end of next year it really is too late for MS to release it in Malaysia to get lots of Malaysian buying the Xbox 360.

Now if you say that it is part of their long term strategy to gain market share here. And perhaps has better reception for their future console launch like maybe Xbox 720. Than it migh be a good thing.

But ! Won't you think that they will just officially release Xbox 720 instead of Xbox 360. I think, that will have more effect and make more **business sense*** !

Why? Because of my previous post that you should read carefully again.

I appreciate your argument. Because it makes people think. And that is a good thing. Atleast we can say that Malaysian has an informed public opinion.

Let just see what this poster write

Sorry to say but,
1. Not contributing to the discussion.
2. Not having any intelligent original thought.
3. Miss read my original post because I don't see any part where I say specifically that "ps3 its the winner" and "its godlike console machine ".

I can understand that some people will feel threaten when not so good quality of the console their support is highlighted. But really, don't twist what I write into something else.

It is a fact that Malaysia is stronghold for sony, that cell architecture has more juice to squeeze in the long run, that the PS3 is so far more reliable and PS Network is free.

We love the 360 because it has better graphic, has lots of game and great service with Xbox live.

If people ask me. Get the 360 now and get the PS3 latter. Because now the game is mostly in Xbox 360. We don't know about latter but mostly I suspect it will be like what I write due to PS3 strength.

And Silencer. I understood what you are trying to do. Uh! I mean like your nick is to silence something. But dude! If you have nothing constructive to offer or write or say, stop trolling arround. Stop being childish too. I only see p0wned used in forums where lots of kiddies post their fustration. Ha ha! Anyway, lets make this post as mature as possible la. Unless it is something that is way beyond you.

Have a good day!


EDIT : Get the 360 now and get the PS3 latter. Get the 360 now if you can stomach the fact that it is not oficially supported here in Malaysia. We can always get it later, at an unknown date, when it is oficially supported by MS Malaysia.

This post has been edited by haris: Oct 5 2007, 11:30 AM

Well it may be true that launching the XBOX 720 might makes more business sense but its probably not going to come for a while.

So launching the 360 is still the next probable moment for them to announce official presence. I am not saying your argument that the PS3 might seem a better investment since it has a longer shelf life.

Remember that the 360 shelf life may not be the same as the original XBOX, because Microsoft made a business decision to enter the next-gen console early after the XBOX struggled in its late debut into the market.

720 might not be any earlier than PS4 or Wii2. Wow so many fake names in one sentence. Never tot I would see the day.

So i would say shelf life is still up to debate. Microsoft is more likely to come with different permutations of the 360 right now than to launch a new console anytime soon.

And that is a sound advice, get the 360 now and the PS3 later. Because the PS3 really has nothing going for it right now. PSN is free but I heard its still not XBOX Live.

And the games, well, not really blockbusters at the moment. Heavenly Sword is inferior to God of War, LAIR is ok at best.

Looks like Sony will still have to rely on the heavy hitters, MGS and FF to move their consoles.

But I will still gun for an official presence, not just for the 360 but for future consoles as well, which I think will most likely be the case.

haris

1) yes i agree its not contributing to the thread
2) doesnt need an original thought bcoz its just a mere sense of reply to ur 1st statement
3) i know you ddnt say ps3 is a godlike machine i just exxagerated

bcoz ur first was kinda bias towards ps3 totally lol
imm not starting a flame just pin-pointing it out heh
peace yea

ms wil launch maya karin??maria ozawa damn cun


this thread is for 18sx right??

so, any news on the launch of '360 in 2008???

will launch. end of 2008.

and then they will say end of 2009..

Haha,seriously playing Xbox Live with all these Bad Internet providers,Is a pain in the ass.

The whole time im playing the Games,I will sometimes Disconnect and lagged. Also the Pings ingame are very high,means if you shoot someone as an example,you will die first.
Checked my internet connection speed,Very slow.

We are paying for Premium Service,Not some shitty Service...
Thats why Theres no Xbox Live for malaysia.

did u play with malaysians or americans/europeans ?

Americans I guess.I never met any malaysian gamers before.Founded this web by googling.
Are you trying to say if i play with malaysian,it wont lag?

Because some guy claims that if you play someone in a same area (country),Chances of having Lag are greatly reduced.

yes true bcoz u dont need to get thru the international bandwith and isp exchange and stuff
a direct connection thru the same isp is much faster

It's Screamyx, what do u expect?? LOL ...

so....is it coming? PS3 gonna launch soon so when is MS going to do something? it's kinda odd that they're selling 360s at Courts and Carrefour and still no concrete launch date (if any)

Highly doubt it's coming. Malaysia's gaming community is just too small. Majority of the population still view video games as childish toys. Sony has a strong fanbase here in Msia, so i'm guessing they're trying to take advantage of that.

This post has been edited by chinook: Sep 5 2008, 11:55 AM

I doubt MS is stupid enough to make a launch here. Face it, there are far too many pirates in Malaysia and how many actually support originals? 100? 500?

Whoa.
Somebody actually revive this ancient topic.

The answer was clear and never will change.

no! No! nO! NO!
M$ will not officially launch Xbox360 in Malaysia.

:yawn:

whoa! what an ancient thread...
properly m$ won't launch xbox in malaysia
you know how great our gov of it, they r too good to rape money instead to protect intellectual property...

so, the answer is NO.
Haiz, since 2006 one guy shout who who who's uncle working in m$...that is shitty talk.

Face it, buddy.

supporting pirates can be traced back to lack of education IMHO.

most malaysians DO NOT know how much does it takes to make a game, let alone think about the ppl in the industry.

face it, malaysians are too stupid even to appreciate art. most of them can't get the idea that ppl are paying millions for a piece of painting on canvas. they never knew why and refuse to think more than that.

so again, if we want to reduce piracy (to kill it 100% is very utopian), i guess we should start educating. tell them why it's bad rather then not talk about it at all.

i suggest we start a sticky topic on why piracy is bad and list down the facts that makes a game being sold at that price.

(sorry, i know it's out of topic)

This post has been edited by technophile: Sep 5 2008, 04:41 PM