China isn't a big video game market like Japan or the United States. So yeah, not much to say here.

It'll fail in China. Hard. [quote]It's a good thing Microsoft is rolling in cash, because they've just made announcement of a plan that's going to cost them dearly. Of course no one reporting on this is any wiser to the blunder than Microsoft, so here are my Top 5 reasons why Xbox One will fail in China: 1. Can't sell sand at the beach. Xbox One, PS4 (and all previous generations of consoles) are ALREADY IN CHINA. There is NO effective ban. Go to Taobao (www.taobao.com) and punch in "Xbox One" or "PS4." You will find (as will Chinese consumers) consoles and games available for next-day shipping to your doorstep in China. 2. The set-top box market is ALREADY SATURATED. "Set-top box" is the #1 selling point of the Xbox One in announcements related to the China launch - with BestTV as their local partner. XiaoMi and other local brands already control this business and offer better, cheaper boxes built atop Android-powered dedicated devices. Oh, then there's the fact that 99% of streaming content is consumed on mobile devices or PCs. 3. Piracy. If you've not seen it in China, you've not seen anything. It's massive, awe-inspiring, and will poke giant holes in even the best digital content plans. 4. Cultural/audience disconnect. The target market of kids/young-adults from middle-class/wealthy families don't have free time to spend on console games (or TV/movies). Between the ages of 3~22 years of age they are heads-down with study, school, and extra-curricular activities that will increase their chances of competing successfully against others in the super-hot Chinese job market. Those that aren't studying don't have money to spend on a console. 5. Censorship and restrictions on content. Any console shipped out of the Shanghai FTZ will be unable to play any games other than those approved by the Ministry of Culture (and other media oversight bureaus). That means content for the device will be limited and inferior to what could be had by purchasing a black-market console on Taobao. Chinese consumers are wise to hardware/software restrictions and prefer to purchase "rooted" devices whenever such restrictions are put in place. Back to point #1 and #3. (I could make more points... Chinese consumers are addicted to mobile phones, gamers get their kicks online, consoles are dead, etc, etc... but there's no stopping a dinosaur. I'll just leave it at 5.) Here's the slick promotional video from Microsoft and BestTV: http://www.gamespot.com/videos/xbox-.../2300-6418565/ Hey Sony, you know better than to follow Microsoft into this punji pit, right? Right? Sony?[/quote]

I'm so happy for China. Now their factory workers can take a break from their 20 hour work shifts to play the consoles they spend their lives churning out endlessly. That's some poetic justice or something... >_>

The ps4 still has a hardware advantage. Selling the xbone in china won't change that. Sorry to rain on your parade fanboy

I can't wait to see the sales figures. I know a lot of people are going to go out and buy it just because its an alternative to PC (even though a well-built PC is far greater then any console). It's the same thing that happened when people were able to buy a gaming device and put it in their house, instead of going to an arcade. Back then everyone said that market will flop and Arcade's will stay on top, but we can all see thats not the case. What I'm really trying to say is that people will buy it because its something new.

Not really. They don't actually expect to sell that many units there.

ITT: Butthurt sony ponies This will be a major win not only for Microsoft but Capitalism in general. Not even China can hide from the entrepreneurship of American business

They'll have the Xbox. But because of their Government, there will hardly be any games aside from Skylanders: Swap force.

let me tell u a lil bit abot economics m8, this isn't how it works Also I just looked up numbers and such because I like being right, and 89% of the market in China are PC gamers already so not many Xbones will be sold, not to mention it would cost 3129.65 Yuan's or around there unless Microsoft wants to take losses. Adding to the fact that it's launching in September leaving ample time for the PS4 to gain an even BIGGER lead in sales means the Xbone still sux and Xbots are still mad [url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2014/04/29/microsoft-xbox-one-china/8494961/]sauce for info[/url]

lel People thinking that the Xbone will be big in China.

Lol silly child, the Chinese kill their babies to avoid starvation [spoiler]j/k don't rage or get upset[/spoiler]

I still don't think that will put them ahead of sony. It will help them, but it won't put them ahead.

Actually the advantage of PS4 still stands. When the XB1 gets ahead, that is when you brag.

Still doesn't mean that it's going to sale better than the PS4 over there. Since their cheap labor which means they don't make much a lot of them might go with the PS4 due to it being cheaper and being Asian which helps.

Ohh boy, time to watch some flame wars!

Lol, of course the Xbox Spyware is going to be popular in GRORIOUS PEOPLES REPUBRIC OF CHINA. Their Commie overlords must be salivating at the thought of having the kinect in every home.

It's actually not to far of a stretch to say that the X1 would massivley outsell the PS4 there due to China-Japan relations. The people there can be pretty anti-everything Japan.

Nice joke.

Edit: nope I was wrong

Lol, I like how they were trying to take their games console ban seriously, then they just said, 'ok, fine we will lift the ban for the PS2.' Seriously strange moment there.