An Xbox One S Minecraft bundle is coming to Japan. On July 12, the 500GB model will packaged in a special box. Minecraft has a strong following in Japan, so perhaps this will move a few consoles for Microsoft?

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An Xbox One S Minecraft bundle is coming to Japan. On July 12, the 500GB model will packaged in a special box. Minecraft has a strong following in Japan, so perhaps this will move a few consoles for Microsoft?

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Originally from Texas, Ashcraft has called Osaka home since 2001. He has authored six books, including most recently, The Japanese Sake Bible.

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cloudpersona

7/12/17 10:21AM

But if minecraft is popular in Japan, wouldn’t they already own it on the PS4? I’m not sure how this will sell.