On September 23, the Xbox One officially launches in South Africa. And I’m kind of looking forward to it. Well, at least I’m looking forward to imagining that I’ll have one, because not even my techno-lust is a match for a broken bank balance. Still, the new kid on the South African tech block isn’t going to launch empty-handed, with almost a year’s worth of games arriving with it. And to get you in the mood, you can listen to a lovable Scotsman master the Afrikaans language.
You know what’s genuinely cool about the video above? We’re only the country around, that gets such a personal hello from the Xbox family. I’m putting that down to our winning looks, fantastic cuisine and the fact that several Great White Sharks in Cape Town harbour are busy pooping out semi-digested reps from the TurboGrafx 16 PR division.
Well, consider the cockles of my heart warmed. Mr Bongos, if you’re reading this, I’ll get Zoe to give you a few pointers next time we meet up. Ons sal weer lekker jol, Meneer Bongos.
Last Updated: September 15, 2014
TGS Babay (Umar)
September 15, 2014 at 08:03
Howzit
Lekker
Biltong
He just described South Africa in 3 words
Admiral Chief Assassin
September 15, 2014 at 08:12
Pity there was no braai or “jou ma se eksboks”, then we had it all
Hammersteyn
September 15, 2014 at 08:13
No “bier” or “brandewyn” though :/
Admiral Chief Assassin
September 15, 2014 at 08:14
Brannas
Hammersteyn
September 15, 2014 at 08:15
Zamalek
Admiral Chief Assassin
September 15, 2014 at 08:15
“donnerse taxi”
TGS Babay (Umar)
September 15, 2014 at 08:17
Kief…bro…LANK KIEF
Admiral Chief Assassin
September 15, 2014 at 08:19
Not where I stay :/
You will get funny stares when conversing like that
Hammersteyn
September 15, 2014 at 08:20
I dunno, seems like there’s a lot of WeePee supporters in your area if you watched the Lions game. With good reason I guess seeing how the lost their first game this season.
Admiral Chief Assassin
September 15, 2014 at 08:22
That is not my area, but yeah, that WP/Lions game this weekend had to be the best rugby game I’ve watched this whole year! Good running rugby, no handbagging, barely kicking. Glorious rugby. Didn’t care who won, since they both played legendary!
Hammersteyn
September 15, 2014 at 08:25
They did. I kinda meant area as in province.
Admiral Chief Assassin
September 15, 2014 at 08:29
LOOOL, but I’m on the other side of the boerewors-gordyn
WarframedSquirrel
September 15, 2014 at 08:57
Yeah, the wrong side of it.
TGS Babay (Umar)
September 15, 2014 at 08:19
Bummer, he didn’t mention sunday afternoon Oros either 🙁
Hammersteyn
September 15, 2014 at 08:21
Hahaha, he should say “middag slaapie”
Admiral Chief Assassin
September 15, 2014 at 08:24
*mirrag
😛
Sageville
September 15, 2014 at 10:16
Surely you mean “Klippies”, only laanies use “Brandewyn” in conversation.
Hammersteyn
September 15, 2014 at 10:25
Or Hellington if they’re out of Klippies
Anon A Mouse
September 15, 2014 at 08:20
I wonder if that will work as a pick up line.
Hammersteyn
September 15, 2014 at 08:21
Depends on the dimensions of the lady?
Admiral Chief Assassin
September 15, 2014 at 08:25
I disagree, ANY lady that is a TRUE SA lady will swoon!
TGS Babay (Umar)
September 15, 2014 at 08:24
Hey gurl, your ass must be gym weights, because I want to KLAP IT! HURRRRRRR
Admiral Chief Assassin
September 15, 2014 at 08:25
Bwhahahahahahahhaa
Hammersteyn
September 15, 2014 at 08:25
LOOOOOOOL!
Anon A Mouse
September 15, 2014 at 08:26
Trevor should try this one when he is at the gym and report back.
Admiral Chief Assassin
September 15, 2014 at 08:29
I second this motion
JJ the Reus
September 15, 2014 at 08:29
Agreed. But we need to fit him with a cam first.
Admiral Chief Assassin
September 15, 2014 at 08:29
FOR SCIENCE!
JJ the Reus
September 15, 2014 at 08:30
Hai!
Admiral Chief Assassin
September 15, 2014 at 08:30
Amazing
Alien Emperor Trevor
September 15, 2014 at 08:37
Don’t give me bad ideas.
JJ the Reus
September 15, 2014 at 08:39
*worse ideas
Alien Emperor Trevor
September 15, 2014 at 08:41
All my ideas are good ideas… from my POV.
TGS Babay (Umar)
September 15, 2014 at 08:41
Say it with a USN bottle in hand. No girl can resist the sweet smell of USN
Alien Emperor Trevor
September 15, 2014 at 08:43
Of course not, that heady mix of PROTEIN & TESTOSTERONE is irresistible. But I have to dress for success too, should I wear that TAPPET t-shirt or one of those things that are technically a vest?
Anon A Mouse
September 15, 2014 at 08:54
First say it out loud in front of those large mirrors where the weights are to build your confidence then approach a lady that’s busy spinning. You can’t go wrong.
Admiral Chief Assassin
September 15, 2014 at 08:12
LEKKER LACKER LIKKER LAKKER BILTONGGGGGGGG
Hammersteyn
September 15, 2014 at 08:14
Just say leg-her
Hammersteyn
September 15, 2014 at 08:18
Greame be like…
He did get lekker almost right though
Admiral Chief Assassin
September 15, 2014 at 08:19
Anybody remember that “I laf it wen yoo tolk foreign” ad?
Anon A Mouse
September 15, 2014 at 08:23
This one…
Admiral Chief Assassin
September 15, 2014 at 08:25
LOOOOOOL, that one, yes!
TGS Babay (Umar)
September 15, 2014 at 08:31
For an SA Xbone ad I can just picture Henry whispering sweet ‘foreign’ words into her ear…
“Titanfall”
Haaaaaa
Admiral Chief Assassin
September 15, 2014 at 08:32
Huehuehue
Ryanza
September 15, 2014 at 08:21
My Xbox One hate comment.
Sageville
September 15, 2014 at 10:18
Who are you?
Real Ryanza would have worked some DRM rage into that statement.
Ryanza
September 15, 2014 at 14:31
Fine.
Xbox One needs the internet before it can play games.
South Africa is one of the worse countries when it comes to fast, cheap, stable, and access to internet. Most of this country has no internet lines to the house. And those who do have internet lines to the house are often connected to congested exchanges and often can’t reach high speeds.
That marketing video about lekker and biltong and South Africa, just shows that Microsoft is not targeting the whole South Africa (because they can’t), Microsoft is targeting the white South Africans which is not the majority in this country.
So can gamers who live in the locations buy the Xbox One and play games out of the box without internet? NO.
Don’t support DRM.
cywizz
September 15, 2014 at 17:14
I agree that it suck to have a day one patch before you can use it…but how many tech today does not need some sort of connectivity at some point in time? Yes, the x1 is meant for those few that can afford it…this is the same for all gaming including ps4. If you can afford a game of R700+, then you can surely afford some sort of internet connection for day 1 patch. Gaming is for the few unless you are a dumbass pirate!
Ryanza
September 15, 2014 at 17:36
It’s not just about being able to afford internet. Your argument means that every single person in South Africa has access to get stable internet lines to their house and chooses not to get internet lines. That is not the case in South Africa.
There are people in this country who wants internet lines to house, people who can afford internet lines to the house, but don’t have access to get internet lines to the house.
A video game console, shouldn’t need to connect to the internet before it can start to work. A video game console shouldn’t need the internet in order to play games.
Internet should only be used for multiplayer, updates, digital sales, if a person so choose. An optional extra.
There were over 40 million people who never used Xbox Live or connected the Xbox 360 to the internet. I guess those are the poor people. Xbox One is for the rich people with internet.
cywizz
September 15, 2014 at 18:39
And again I agree M$ screwed this up…all I am saying is that all next gen consoles are expensive to buy and play games and if you are in the market to buy one then a day one patch should not be a problem for you…there after you don’t need any connection and you can hide away in the basement playing offline. Like you say, it is a choice…
Viperbit3
September 16, 2014 at 01:08
How much does a PS4 cost in South Africa here in Australia I paid $549 for my PS4 and $498 for my Xbox one kinect bundle which included 4 games
Ryanza
September 16, 2014 at 05:32
Both consoles will be R6300. So about $635AUD and that Xbox One bundle you got will be $776AUD
Hammersteyn
September 15, 2014 at 08:23
Rince is going to have a shit fit with all this Afrikaans.
JJ the Reus
September 15, 2014 at 08:26
Good
Admiral Chief Assassin
September 15, 2014 at 08:28
HAHAHAHA
Admiral Chief Assassin
September 15, 2014 at 08:28
*gemoedsbekakking
Johan du Preez
September 15, 2014 at 11:11
Whats wrong with Afrikaans ?
Hammersteyn
September 15, 2014 at 12:10
@rincethis:disqus doesn’t speak Afrikaans (I think) We used to tease him with Afrikaans Fridays where we would only comment in Afrikaans.
zeemonkeyman
September 15, 2014 at 08:31
Any reason why you guys get it so late?! Have you got the PS4 and Wii U yet? I’m from Australia and I’m just curios as to why you guys have to wait so long!
Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim
September 15, 2014 at 08:34
Yeah; we got the Wii U same time as Europe, and the PS4 a month after release. Microsoft did a tiered release with the X1..and we weren’t in the first (or second) batch of countries.
zeemonkeyman
September 15, 2014 at 08:35
Ahhh fair enough.
Brady miaau
September 15, 2014 at 08:42
fair enough on the explanation only, right?
zeemonkeyman
September 15, 2014 at 08:50
Oh yeah definitely! I don’t know why you guys should have had to wait, I suppose you pay crazy prices for your games like we do too?
FoxOneZA
September 15, 2014 at 08:58
Yep. Prices have increased by 30%.
Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim
September 15, 2014 at 09:14
Yeah we pay quite a bit for games – but not quite as much as you folks do. I’ve seen Aus retail prices, and nearly cried. Seen Destiny costs $130 AUD or thereabouts. Here, retail price converted to AUD works out to about $85.
zeemonkeyman
September 15, 2014 at 11:35
We get hit pretty hard, that’s for sure! That’s why I play most of my games on PC, because we still get close to American prices and all the awesome sales! It’s cheaper to build a $1000+ PC in the long run over here.
Viperbit3
September 16, 2014 at 01:03
being able to price match games by shopping at EB games I was able to grab Destiny for $69 AUD
Brady miaau
September 15, 2014 at 09:59
Easy: Low population count interested in buying, compared to other markets
OVGrounded new game+++
September 15, 2014 at 09:33
Well they were more than happy keeping the 44million people that registered there 360s on XBOX LIVE (mainly AMERICA) and ditching the other 40million off-line consoles.
24Hour check in #DEALWITHIT ruined the worldwide release.
Remember this release map? Not even Poland is on there and the boys and girls making The Withcer 3 for the machine found it very funny.
Sageville
September 15, 2014 at 10:19
They were waiting for all the Titanfail hate to subside.
zeemonkeyman
September 15, 2014 at 10:35
It’s actually pretty good, have you played it? If yes, did you go in with an open mind or a misconception that it was a “terrible” game?
Sageville
September 15, 2014 at 11:19
No, I pre-ordered it, then some ponce whined about South Africa’s bandwidth limitations, at which point Microsoft chose to NOT release the game in my country.
So that’s the hate I’m referring to.
zeemonkeyman
September 15, 2014 at 11:33
Oh…okay, sorry mate my bad. That really does suck! It sounds like you guys get a bloody raw deal :/
MakeItLegal
September 15, 2014 at 08:31
nice 🙂 altho i wont be purchasing
OVGrounded new game+++
September 15, 2014 at 08:32
Is it still not out? What a loss on the 9 month PS4 install base.
Alien Emperor Trevor
September 15, 2014 at 08:39
You got the tag wrong Darryn, it’s “jean pant”.
Admiral Chief Assassin
September 15, 2014 at 08:40
LOOOL, indeed. Silly silly Darryn
Sageville
September 15, 2014 at 10:20
“Jean pant” = Formal
“Track pant” = Casual
Ryanza
September 15, 2014 at 08:41
Xbox One, eish, intanet.
Kinect, eish, hamba.
Don Mattrick, eish, tokoloshe.
Amandla. Don’t support DRM. Amandla.
GooseZA
September 15, 2014 at 09:06
OMG! I forgot about heritage day! BESt. NEWS. EVER!!!
Johan du Preez
September 15, 2014 at 09:08
Well done on releasing a year old product 😛
Sk3tz0
September 15, 2014 at 09:15
Dear god.. Pieter gonna have a field day with this..
OVGrounded new game+++
September 15, 2014 at 09:18
TITAN FALL here we… c o m e… oops
tooo soon
Christopher
September 15, 2014 at 09:28
Is it ummm premature of me to hope the xbone brings down PS4 prices? I’m assuming all the Makro specials are due to getting rid of old systems before the next wave. November is going to be a month of aromat on toast!
Admiral Chief Assassin
September 15, 2014 at 10:06
Aromat is a luxury!
Christopher
September 15, 2014 at 10:09
Depends on the type of toast though
Sk3tz0
September 15, 2014 at 09:36
Did Xbox do this for Japan aswell ? is that why its failing there.. they are all. “he insulted us with his shitty dialect. Fuck it not buying Xbone.”
OVGrounded new game+++
September 15, 2014 at 09:38
They only learnt the word kamikaze. They flew the launch into a wall.
Sk3tz0
September 15, 2014 at 09:41
Much like Little Boy the Xbox Bombed in Japan.
OVGrounded new game+++
September 15, 2014 at 09:41
RROD
Xcalibersa
September 15, 2014 at 09:50
At least he now knows there is a place called South Africa.
Sageville
September 15, 2014 at 10:23
Imagine if all foreigners knew of South Africans based only on that 2nd Lethal Weapon movie…
OVGrounded new game+++
September 15, 2014 at 10:37
…
Pieter Smal
September 15, 2014 at 14:21
“You’ve got many lekker games to choose from” – and lekker money to spend, too!
Viperbit3
September 16, 2014 at 00:56
once again Xbox claims to have the better exclusive line up and the best multi platform experience. for me PS4 has the better multi platform experience as for the better exclusives I have to go with PS4 again having played every exclusive on the Xbox one I can say not one Xbox one exclusive is a wow factor. Ryse is a nice game but get’s very repetitive and boring very quickly, Dead rising 3 is also get’s repetitive very quickly, Forza 5 feels and looks like a 360 game, I have never played titanfall so cannot comment on how good the game is.
The PS4 did not have an impressive line up of games at launch but the few it had was very good and looked absolutely amazing. Killzone shadow fall is a gorgeous game and extremely good, knack was a game that truly exceeded my expectations, The last of us remastered is a fantastic game.
Both consoles will have great exclusives in the future but I’m looking forward to seeing what exclusives the PS4 is getting Uncharted 4 is a game I cannot wait to play and then we have the last of us 2, bloodborne, the order 1886 and many more. The Xbox one has a few exclusives I cannot wait to play like the Halo Master Chief Collection, Halo 5, Quantum Break and sunrise overdrive just to name a few.