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DonFerrari on 25 May 2014
Keegs79 said:
kitler53 said:


for china the right price is free. until a cultural shift takes place in which the IP/patent/copyright rights of others is respected sony won't sell well there.  they will pirate or play something else that can be pirated. even the emerging Chinese middle class is quite poor by western standards. 

They have more money than you might think. My wife is trying to open a business to sale brand items to people in China. That includes stuff like Gucci, Louis Vuitton, and other purses as well as many baby products. There is a huge demand for brand items from the West. They are willing to spend a lot of money. Gaming might be a whole different story though. The PS3 though was never pirated in China but the Wii and 360 was. You could buy pirated games out in the open at the little street of video game stores I went to in Kunming, China.

Even if just 1% of the population have money and are willing to expend money on gaming that means about 10M gamers... that can't be ignored. And I'm certain that percentage could rise to 5-10% easily.



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PigPen on 25 May 2014

China is a gold mine. They would be crazy not to jump to it.



GribbleGrunger on 25 May 2014
PigPen said:
China is a gold mine. They would be crazy not to jump to it.

I wouldn't say it was a gold mine but it could certainly be a reasobably lucrative tin mine.



 

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TheHaydenator on 25 May 2014
PigPen said:
China is a gold mine. They would be crazy not to jump to it.

I wouldn't be so sure, the restrictions there for video games are absurd. Nothing but Skylanders or Mario will be released there




PigPen on 25 May 2014
GribbleGrunger said:
PigPen said:
China is a gold mine. They would be crazy not to jump to it.

I wouldn't say it was a gold mine but it could certainly be a reasobably lucrative tin mine.


China is on the rise if you didn't know (CFAH).  None has ever launched a console there, it's untouched.  I say it's a gold mine.



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PigPen on 25 May 2014
TheHaydenator said:
PigPen said:
China is a gold mine. They would be crazy not to jump to it.

I wouldn't be so sure, the restrictions there for video games are absurd. Nothing but Skylanders or Mario will be released there


That's very true.



PigPen on 25 May 2014
Ka-pi96 said:
PigPen said:
GribbleGrunger said:
PigPen said:
China is a gold mine. They would be crazy not to jump to it.

I wouldn't say it was a gold mine but it could certainly be a reasobably lucrative tin mine.


China is on the rise if you didn't know (CFAH).  None has ever launched a console there, it's untouched.  I say it's a gold mine.


That is part of the problem though. The Chinese are much more used to playing games on PC than on consoles. Consoles could potentially be huge there, but it will take time and a lot of effort.

With China's population it would be worth it.



AZWification on 25 May 2014
PigPen said:


China is on the rise if you didn't know (CFAH).  None has ever launched a console there, it's untouched.  I say it's a gold mine.

Well, there was the iQue Player, but that probably doesn't count, now does it?



                
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PigPen on 25 May 2014
AZWification said:
PigPen said:


China is on the rise if you didn't know (CFAH).  None has ever launched a console there, it's untouched.  I say it's a gold mine.

Well, there was the iQue Player, but that probably doesn't count, now does it?


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GribbleGrunger on 25 May 2014

Update:

Sony Computer Entertainment Shanghai is now a thing after a $211.5 million investment. Let’s hope China loves PS4!

https://twitter.com/VirtuaMe/status/470638343689342976/photo/1



 

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