PlayStation 3 may finally launch in China

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11-06-2012
Two4DaMoney

PlayStation 3 may finally launch in China

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Sony has gained approval to launch the PlayStation 3 in China, a country where games consoles are technically illegal.

Authorities granted the PS3 a "China Compulsory Certificate" in July, Techinasia reports, although the machine has yet to formally materialise. Sony first launched the PlayStation 3 in Japan nearly six years ago.

China implemented its console ban in 2000 to protect the nation's youth - and in doing so created a grey-market for games consoles and arguably encouraged piracy.

Consoles can be sold if labelled as home entertainment devices, which, with its Blu-ray player and various online services, the PlayStation 3 is anyway.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...aunch-in-china

I'm shocked no one is talking about this. This has potential to be VERY huge for Sony.
11-06-2012
Fon

Or not. The Chinese are just as proud of their products like Japan is. Depending on the success of the Playstation 3 over there, they might even create their own entertainment console to overshadow the competition.
11-06-2012
Cybertox

LOL i didnt even know that in China game consoles are illegal. Damn thats just an insane rule.
11-06-2012
Kuro

It explains why they have a lot of rip-off consoles lol
11-06-2012
Two4DaMoney

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Originally Posted by FonFahbre

Or not. The Chinese are just as proud of their products like Japan is. Depending on the success of the Playstation 3 over there, they might even create their own entertainment console to overshadow the competition.

Idk. I just see it as feeding the need of a real console after 12 years. People won't have to settle for below lol

http://www.newlaunches.com/entry_ima...ystation-3.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_a6lxiB1b_I
11-07-2012
JVH

Toyota have sold alot of cars in china so they don´t totally ignore japanese products there. 2011 china stood for about 13% of toyotas sales so IF sony can get the ps3 in to china it has a good chance to sell pretty well. :)
11-07-2012
AaronSOLDIER

They won't buy it, most Chinese are anti Japan for products and whatnot, seems like a waste for any of the big 3 to do business in China.
11-07-2012
Lethal_NFS

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Originally Posted by AaronSOLDIER

They won't buy it, most Chinese are anti Japan for products and whatnot, seems like a waste for any of the big 3 to do business in China.

I am sure the kids in China do not give a rats ass where the PS3 comes from. Games are games and I am sure it will sell just fine. I certainly do not think about what the hell country my console came from lol.
11-07-2012
TGO

Nice for the largest populated country in the world.....for Sony that is

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11-07-2012
AaronSOLDIER

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Originally Posted by Lethal_NFS

I am sure the kids in China do not give a rats ass where the PS3 comes from. Games are games and I am sure it will sell just fine. I certainly do not think about what the hell country my console came from lol.

Chinas not like that though, they pretty much only want their own products, not to mention they hate Japan.
11-08-2012
TDbank24

The PS3 is already the most popular console when you factor in the world as a whole so this will be huge for Sony.

China is thirsty for greatness. It's coming.
11-08-2012
Yungstar 2006

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Originally Posted by Two4DaMoney

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...aunch-in-china

I'm shocked no one is talking about this. This has potential to be VERY huge for Sony.

Am i wrong in thinking its the country of mass piracy?
11-08-2012
DeviousOne

Finally china gets a legit system!

All that knock off ish they got there smh!
11-08-2012
F34R

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Originally Posted by DeviousOne

Finally china gets a legit system!

All that knock off ish they got there smh!

People are going to buy a PS3, and go ape shit when they realize this system doesn't play their knock-off approved games. :snicker
11-09-2012
DeviousOne

Good point F34r! They may confused their Polystation games with PS3 games lol
11-09-2012
Two4DaMoney

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Originally Posted by Yungstar 2006

Am i wrong in thinking its the country of mass piracy?

Yea but sony won't give a shit since they are making money on each console.

I heard that they can't bootleg the games at the moment because there is no way of downgrading the latest firmware. Forgive me if I'm wrong on this subject because I don't follow the custom firmware scene closely.
11-09-2012
AaronSOLDIER

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Originally Posted by Two4DaMoney

Yea but sony won't give a shit since they are making money on each console.

I heard that they can't bootleg the games at the moment because there is no way of downgrading the latest firmware. Forgive me if I'm wrong on this subject because I don't follow the custom firmware scene closely.

Yeah that's what I was thinking, they'll get the latest models with the latest firmware.
11-10-2012
blackmagicdude

This is totally predictable
11-10-2012
AaronSOLDIER

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Originally Posted by blackmagicdude

This is totally predictable

How so? It's quite odd how China has approved it being a console AND Japanese, wouldve thought the 360 wouldve been approved if anything.
11-10-2012
DeviousOne

PlayStation 3 may finally launch in China

What I find most odd wasn't there a china only console being released that was 800 bucks? Or something like that? I'm going to search for that story

EDIT: here's the story it was from a year ago and was supposed to be released in 2012...and the price was 470 us dollars

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/10/24/china-gets-its-very-own-game-console.aspx