Since its U.S. release, the Google Chromecast has been launched in multiple other locations in the world including Canada and many countries in Europe. Asia has yet to have its first taste of the media streaming device, and for those in Korea, today is their lucky day. Yes, Google is launching the Chromecast in Korea today, and while it might not seem like an intuitive choice, Google mentions in their post on the Asia Pacific Blog that Korea’s YouTube consumption is 80% through mobile devices, compared to 40% for the rest of the world. With YouTube consumption that high, it makes sense to launch the Chromecast there who’s best use is arguably as a YouTube streamer.
Google’s rollout of the Chromecast has stagnated somewhat after it promised that the device would be coming to many more countries in the near future. Now that it has finally entered the Asian market though, hopefully this is opens the door for a much quicker rollout in the region. In Korea, the Chromecast will cost 49,900 won which equates to about $48.50 USD; unusually, this is quite a significant premium over the $35 USD retail price in the U.S. but this was also the case in all the other launches outside of America.
Have you got your hands on a Chromecast yet? If not, where are you hoping it is launched next?
Source: Google via TechCrunch
