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MS is launching Xbox in Japan again, what do you think about it and the market? As a Japanese gamer, "Will ID@Xbox devs release their games here??" is what I'm worring about. How about Roundabout?

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It's definitely easier to release in Japan now compared to 10 years ago. One of my prized game dev possessions is a Japanese copy of Army Men RTS, ported by Capcom! I'd love to get a Gunstringer Japan copy at some point too.
It's up to each individual dev to choose which languages they support. I really want to try and do EFIGS + Japanese + Russian for Roundabout, but the timing on a lot of that will depend on how quick CERO/etc's turnaround is and how much localization houses want to charge to translate our text. I will be crossing all of my limbs that it works out!

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