This all began not in Saudi Arabia or at Microsoft’s headquarters in the U.S., but in Tokyo, where in 2001 Microsoft was building a team to release the original Xbox in Japan.

Local Saudi Arabian media reported that Xbox has stopped selling its game consoles in the country, but Microsoft has officially denied the reports. Xbox Responds to Reports That It Will Stop ...

This all began not in Saudi Arabia or at Microsoft’s headquarters in the U.S., but in Tokyo, where in 2001 Microsoft was building a team to release the original Xbox in Japan.

Xbox chief consumer sales officer Ami Silverman provided IGN with a statement on the matter, explaining that Xbox devices remain available in Saudi Arabia. You can see the statement in full below.

In response to the reports, Xbox Chief Consumer Sales Officer, Ami Silverman, said: ‘Xbox devices are available in all current Xbox hardware-supported countries, including Saudi Arabia.

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