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In 2014, China partially eased the restrictions on video game hardware by allowing game consoles to be manufactured in the Shanghai Free-Trade Zone (FTZ) and sold in the rest of China subject to cultural inspections. [7] In July 2015, the ban on video game consoles within the country was completely lifted.
On Jan 7, China's State Council temporarily lifted its 14-year ban on foreign gaming consoles, paving the way for Sony , Microsoft and Nintendo to expand into a potentially lucrative multi-billion ...
Cai Wu, former head of China's Ministry of Culture. Video game consoles were banned in Mainland China in June 2000. [13] [14] This ban was finally lifted in January 2014. However, the Chinese would still police video games which would be "hostile to China or not in conformity with the outlook of China's government".
A large number of games were banned throughout China. Home gaming consoles were banned in mainland China from June 2000 [30] [31] until 2013. When the ban was lifted, eighth-generation consoles such as the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 were allowed in the country. [32]
The government said through a state controlled newspaper that it "turns its spear point on China". [157] [158] Also banned is the track "Communist China" by British rock group Japan. The album X by Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue was released as a 10-track edition of the album by EMI Records. The album got three tracks banned due to strict ...
Tencent partnered with Nintendo in 2019 to sell the Switch console in China. (Reporting by Farah Master, in Hong Kong, Ella Cao and Ethan Wang in Beijing; Editing by Louise Heavens) Show comments
In China, video game consoles were banned in June 2000. This has led to an explosion in the popularity of computer games, especially MMOs. Consoles and the games for them are easily acquired however, as there is a robust grey market importing and distributing them across the country.
HONG KONG (Reuters) -Chinese regulators announced on Friday a wide range of rules aimed at curbing spending and rewards that encourage video games, dealing a blow to the world's biggest games ...