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China confirms lift of console ban in Shanghai, serves as "test-zone"
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Mauricio_Magus
Banned
I did not know this ban existed.... Good for them, I guess.
cancerdancer
Member
Did this ban lead to all the knock offs? If they can buy legit consoles in China I bet PS3 numbers will rise sharply.
It's a step in the right direction, but considering everybody in Shanghai already has access to consoles it's almost too small of a step. I agree that content is a more important issue.
The knock-offs were made because of how expensive consoles and games are, not because of the ban. I don't see that changing soon.
The knock-offs were made because of how expensive consoles and games are, not because of the ban. I don't see that changing soon.
Team Filler
Member
Just in time for the always-on Kinect!
I bet.
I bet.
SanguineShark
Member
I can't help but think this is some weird ploy to get people to buy an Xbox One so they can spy via Kinect. Seems like something China would be interested in doing.
I'm only partially serious.
I'm only partially serious.
ArchedThunder
Banned
China doesn't release sales numbers, so we won't know how well games/consoles do there. We don't know the full number for the DS for this exact reason.
It probably was, I believe it was the PC Kinect and I don't know any PC games that use it. Regardless getting a 360+Kinect in urban China is as easy as walking to the shops.
Seems like something America would be interested in doing too.
StreetsAhead
Member
Watch as the games industry begins pandering to China in the same way the movie industry has been lately once they realise how much potential money there is involved.
iamshadowlark
Banned
They already have in a way. That's the reason why the F2P boom started, at least on PC.
metalslimer
Member
There will still be mass piracy but Nintendo could make some serious cash if this takes off
Nintendo already sells/markets their products in China.
IncandescentPrecept
Banned
Sony's the big winner here.
Battlefield 4 will remove China and replace them with a reskinned North Korea similar to Red Dawn?
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
Every recent Chinese immigrant I know is a PC junkie.... usually all about them F2P games.
I consider it a small tragedy. All they know is RTS, FPS and MOBAs.
China needs console games!
I consider it a small tragedy. All they know is RTS, FPS and MOBAs.
China needs console games!
StreetsAhead
Member
They've nintendo systems for awhile, under another name - iQue.
Right but not the home consoles.
dragonelite
Member
Isn't internet cave and f2p mmo on pc a big thing in china.
They only sell the portable ones, though. The iQue Player is the only home console, as far as I know. I'm sure Nintendo would absolutely love to sell the Wii in China.
They already have console gaming, you can buy PS3s and 360s in every shopping centre in cities, and Nintendo already officially markets their products there. A whole lot of people here think of China as some magic bullet for console sales, that's never going to happen the way people want it to. LAN cafe's, F2P and piracy are too ingrained into the gaming community, it's very much like South Korea.
Only in Hong Kong, though.
True, I edited it out of my post.
But if the ban is lifted wouldn't that mean they have their own PSN, their own PSblog etc.
Anyone can import a console but official support is even better.
Let's say, this won't help. I'm in Shanghai for more than 20 years.
This policy has been known for more than 6 months as least, which I believe both Sony and Microsoft learn that well.
I am not sure Nintendo knows that, because it's not important now. iQue under Nintendo International is almost done.
It's too ridiculous that the news can boost up Nintendo's stock price.
This policy has been known for more than 6 months as least, which I believe both Sony and Microsoft learn that well.
I am not sure Nintendo knows that, because it's not important now. iQue under Nintendo International is almost done.
It's too ridiculous that the news can boost up Nintendo's stock price.
SpecialAgentZ
Member
If a full lift of the ban happen, that would mean that there's no reason in maintaining that iQue brand over there, right?
Does Nintendo own the iQue brand and assets or it's just a partnership with some independent company?
Maybe Nintendo could take advantage of it, using the established production chain to manufacture and distribute their Nintendo branded products there.
Does Nintendo own the iQue brand and assets or it's just a partnership with some independent company?
Maybe Nintendo could take advantage of it, using the established production chain to manufacture and distribute their Nintendo branded products there.
It would be better, but not massively. PSN already functions the same provided you use PSN cards to buy stuff, the bigger issue is lag due to your distance away from other regions. Like I said, it'll probably be akin to South Korea, which does have official support and yet that place is still a PC LAN gaming zone.
iQue is a partnership company, but I guess Nintendo own iQue's brand and assets.
It's over, people I know were let off two months ago.
Cafe culture exists because owning your own rig is an expensive burden. Consoles are cheaper, and they also appear more to a younger demographic that may not frequent cafes as much or be as wedded to that culture. Having official support might be enough to make a difference. PSN/XBL could be a big deal. It certainly won't hurt the console market.
Edit: Although yeah, South Korea is still holding true. We'll see if that ends up applying to China as well, but I have a feeling an classic North American experience of broing out over some Halo might go over better there than in Korea.
Only few people still develop single play game on PC in China.
Most of the games are PC MMO,iOS or Android games.
Yeah, people could think about playing Chinese F2P MMO on PS4 or Xbox One.
Only if you want to.As far as I see, no need to. With that money and time, much more fun could be enjoyed.
Do you know why it's over for them?
They had what amounted to the N64.
Nintendo doesn't need a joint venture to enter the market anymore, with the ban lifted they can do things by themselves.
The cafe culture is big there because of the social experience just as much as the price. In regards to consoles, the big issue with pricing is the games themselves, you buy a console and you pirate the SP games, that's how it's done there. And even then there is very little value in owning one compared to what they get at LAN cafe's. The people that do want something different from that cafe culture already would have a console by this stage, they're extremely easy to get and use and have their own communities. I can likely guarantee it'll be like South Korea and pretty much every Asian county outside of japan.
Battlefield 4 will remove China and replace them with a reskinned North Korea similar to Red Dawn?
There is a list about the banned game.
Sadly, Battlefield 3 is in. I guess BF4 will be there.
Replacement is great. But there is a fun story I could share.
Assassin's Creed III has the chance to get in here, but the government told them to "fix" something. "Steal" is not steal, instead of this, it should be called "borrow".
Meanwhile, the developers don't want to censor the blood. I don't know why, maybe it's too hard or they're too busy.
So, that's it.