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Arkaign on 30 September 2014
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Aura7541 said:
Ka-pi96 said:
Aura7541 said:

If they were sold through, we would've already gotten confirmation. However, we didn't. This also contradicts the 116k preorders mymuro claimed about a week or two week ago.

OT: I'm actually kinda disappointed with the X1's launch. I expected a lot more sales, like 250k. 100k in one of the largest markets at launch isn't good enough imo

Actually since this is the first console legally launched in China it was technically the smallest market in the whole world prior to this launch. Very very very far from being a large market.

No offense, but that is a non sequitor. That reasoning just... doesn't follow...

Overall, I disagree. While the vast majority of the population of China may not be able to afford an X1, there are still a lot of consumers out there due the population's sheer size. So technically, China is a large, untapped market.


While you are technically correct, the major obstacles to success are the supremacy of PCs there in combination with the idolization of iPhone and ipad. Those can be shown off as status symbols, while consoles appeal to a minute fragment of society. It would take an absolute miracle for x1 or ps4 to achieve anything more than a symbolic presence in China.