Xbox One to launch in China next year – report

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According to Chinese reports translated by Kotaku, Funshion CEO Luo Jiangchun revealed the 2014 Chinese launch during a marketing and advertising strategy meeting last week.

The executive also said Funshion, an online video service, is coming Xbox One, and the company is prepared to take on more video game advertisers as a result.

Microsoft had no comment on the report; its stance to date is that the Xbox One will come to more territories in 2014.

Dedicated gaming consoles were made illegal in China in 2000; the PS3, Wii, Wii U and Xbox 360 have not officially released in the nation. Although the ban was recently lifted, government must still approve hardware and software releases.

If true, the report may rankle faithful European Xbox fans; it sounds like the Xbox One won’t make it to Nordic territories till after Easter, and possibly not until the third quarter, despite its November 22 launch in North America and select PAL territories.

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Source: http://www.vg247.com/2013/12/16/xbox-one-to-launch-in-china-next-year-report/

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CraigPosted:

Aren't they made in China? haha.

sotaPosted:

Honk
Racist Good for ms. Possibly huge profit to be made


Yah, china is a big country with over a billion people.


And a lot of technology there too

MortarPosted:

It will be interesting to see how well the introduction of the PS4 and Xbox One goes in China, there is a huge amount of people in the country, and due to the lift of the console bans, it will be interesting to see how many units are sold. As for the Xbox One potentially being released in China before some other locations that had to be halted pre-release, well, that is going to rustle some jimmies so-to-speak.

HonkPosted:

Racist Good for ms. Possibly huge profit to be made


Yah, china is a big country with over a billion people.

GubbinsPosted:

At least they will be able to have some fun over their now too :D

RacistPosted:

Good for ms. Possibly huge profit to be made

-CPPosted:

Stex Arent the consoles made in china, I thought they would have had an early release over there, I thought wrong I guess :c


You should do some research on foreign countries and their policies......

FijiPosted:

Thank god the console ban got lifted in China a big market out there to be one for Microsoft and Sony

I know a lot are PC gamers

iIIuminatiPosted:

Arent the consoles made in china, I thought they would have had an early release over there, I thought wrong I guess :c

BRSPosted:

KAQ So they ban a games console ... but they are china ... they have more deadly weapons in their houses ...


It will be interesting to see how much MS charge for it.

How long before we get reports that the Chinese government has hacked Kinect and is spying on citizens in their homes?


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