200k a year seems a reasonable estimate for console sales, but I don't know.

What other markets sell roughly 200k a year??

I bet you they're hoping for 200K in 2014. Don't know if they'll get it, but MS wants a million Xbox Ones sold for it's first full year and the PS4 is reported to be more popular among the Chinese.

I wonder what kind of boost it will give when it launches?

"confirmed the document’s authenticity and said actual production amounts may differ."
Interesting...

That could cut both ways but I'm willing to bet it would be adjusted up not down, given the recent poll that suggested more Chinese gamers want the PS4.

This will be interesting.

Calling it now, regardless of price, PS4 will sellout on launch day in China.

Yeah I saw one of those polls... had 6:1 favorablility over the Xbox One... but I think 500-600k may be more they they can do at launch.   We have to start speculating what this means for Sony.   People are people wherever you go so I expect the PS4 to lead China as well. 

I wonder if this and announcements to follow will make some Chinese gamers hold off on the Xbox 1. Time for Sony to play the catch up game.

Perhaps Sony are being very careful with the markets. If they can only produce a certain amount of consoles a year, they'll be pretty confident they can sell more PS4s next year in Japan/US/Europe. It wouldn't be wise to suddenly ship a huge ammount of consoles to Chine only to realise they haven't got enough for the two most important regions: UK/US (in terms of stopping MS getting any footing). If it sells well in China, perhaps they'll up production but I'm betting they're working on a 'wait and see' policy. MS probably committed to more consoles because at present they can produce more than they can sell.

No reason to think this market will play out any differently than every other country in the world. Well unless you count WiiU winning in Japan but that is definitely the anomaly.