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This is a little strange and, frankly, it still is, but at least we now have an update for you.
Over the past few weeks, I’ve received several direct messages from Japanese Xbox. Fall 76 players who noticed that, for some reason, the Fallout 1st game premium subscription was inexplicably removed from their regional version of the game.
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Automatically translated into Japanese via Google, it says: “The Fallout 1st subscription service is expected to be available to Xbox players in Japan in the second half of 2026. We thank the Japanese Fallout community for their understanding and continued support. More details will be provided soon.”
It’s particularly egregious given how little support Xbox has historically given Japan for its products and services, but even more so considering that Fallout 1st in Japan, a product Microsoft owns, is still available on Steam and PlayStation.
Microsoft has declined to offer an explanation for why this is happening, but online speculation suggests it could have to do with Xbox systems not being fully compliant with Japanese financial regulations on payments.
It would behoove Microsoft to be more transparent about this, considering how poorly Xbox is already received in Japan. It’s clearly some kind of mistake on their part, and the relatively low priority the company has given to transparency on this issue is another negative mark against Xbox’s report card in the region.
Microsoft has done a good job of winning the support of Japanese developers and consumers in recent years, led in part by outgoing Xbox president Sarah Bond. Xbox finally got popular franchises like final fantasyDragon Quest, Yakuza and Persona, but small problems persist like this Fallout 76 situation. If Microsoft wants its Next-gen Xbox Project Helix For it to be a success in Japan, problems like this need to be solved.
We’ll be sure to keep you updated on developments on the Fallout 76 situation in Japan. For those who were asking, apologies for taking me so long to get anything concrete on this topic.
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