Leading video game manufactures are cautiously optimistic on China's easing of
a ban on gaming consoles such as PlayStation, Xbox and Wii.
Not exact matches
The floodgates to China's
gaming market have opened with the lift of a 14 - year
ban on the manufacture and sale of video game
consoles.
The
ban on the sale of
consoles was enacted in 2000, allegedly to curb the harmful effects of
console gaming on the country's youth.
Due to a long - standing
ban on consoles in China (which was lifted last year), the market for PC games in Asia is enormous and mobile
gaming is experiencing significant growth yearly.
The
ban seems to apply to apps that target Xbox One or are mainly
gaming experiences, and complements the
bans that Microsoft implemented last year
on some game
console emulators compatible with Xbox.