I hope they do really well over there but that price tag seems quite high especially when you consider the fact that they plan to win over a lot gamers.
i read somewhere that MS plans to manufacture the console over at china, if thats true then this aint right. The xbox one will be released at a very fair price in some of the 42 countries listed for the september launch.
Buddy of mine had a 2005 Mustang and after 2 years the Gas Gauge stopped working as well as the Speedometer and if he let the car sit for more than 5 days it would drain the battery. Then he went out and dropped like $30,000 on a special edition Jeep that had major engine trouble after a year. Meanwhile my 03 Toyota is still running. Yea, Im not buying American cars, maybe a truck, maybe.
We cant exactly blame import charges when the vast expanse of water separating our island from the mainland is often swum across by pensioners for charity. Its not like sailing to OZ to Midway. Our inflated prices are courtesy of VAT, Tax and greed. Go Cameron! :(
They're all already available in China. Anybody thinking this will be a boost to any of the consoles is kidding themselves.
Kids and young adults in China are too busy studying to play games. When people do play games, its PC MMOs or mobile games. And if were talking about console market share, Nintendo and Sony have far more equity than Microsoft across Asia. Never knew anyone excited by Microsoft unless it meant getting a job with them.
Nobody is going to want to pay for TV in China. Set top box market there is already saturated.
The comparisons to cars is ridiculous. Why the hell would they want a Buick when they got the money for more exquisite European cars that people actually want.
from the article: "But the Chinese gaming media, citing an anonymous source, is claiming that the console already has a price: 4999 RMB (about $819)"
Misleading headline. We are not sure what the price will be yet but just a guess from another insider. It should be "Xbox One MIGHT cost $820 in China" andtnot WILL.
From what i have heard from my pen pal in China , the xbone and ps4 are easily available at any electronics store anyway , so I can't imagine it will make a difference to any company "releasing" there be it wiiu xbone or ps4 if the people want it they can already get it easily, ask anyone in China that games and I can bet they know who sells them.
A console design for "American" lifestyle will not survive in the Asian regions. That's why the Xbox brand isn't big outside of the US. Yea it has it's strong presence in other territories but the console is built from the ground up to cater to AMERICANS
Did anyone read the article. Its a rumor and the article itself says it most likely will be much lower. In the long run it does not matter as people on here only see and here what makes them feel better about themselves. Its time to end this stupid fanboy crap and grow up.
Something tells me that in china the brand recognition of Sony and the Japanese may not be the positive sales tool Sony thinks.
The relationship between Japan and China since 1937 has been tense to say the least, made even worse following the recent Japanese refusal to recognise the use of "Comfort Women" during the Japanese invasion of China during in the late 1930's.
That said the trade between America and Europe is pretty solid so it could be a goldmine for companies getting into China.
On Topic: To be honest, the middle class in China is very affluent, more so that any of the top 3 global economies. $800 not be anywhere close though MS will sell at a loss to get into China and lets face it the market there is MASSIVE.
Considering the xbox will be one of a few gaming companies that will be able to legitimately sell their console in China, I think they will not only be fine but do very well. It's a large market with a large demand and because of the ban, not a lot of competition.
That's applying western thinking to a universe where it does not exist. Neither console will do very well in China, PS4 might do a bit better due to price.
All except for the fact that people in china HAVE been buying consoles and games in the last 14 years. Maybe do a little research before making such bold claims.
"But but but they were illegal in China!"
And? Chinese still purchased them. Do your research!
You're right. Consoles were openly sold in parts of China, despite the ban. This legalizing doesn't help much.
Chinese gamers prefer MMO, MOBAs, and other games of the sort. Consoles don't have a great selection of these games. Plus, not many will be willing to pay the required fee to play online. Add that in with the Chinese censorship laws and (probably) the high price and it's a no sale.
Unless Microsoft goes out there and promotes it as a console that is opened to piracy.. they won't be interested. I don't expect any next gen console to do well in China unless Microsoft/Sony basically gives them special treatment and removes subscriptions, and a whole bunch of free games.
Well considering pretty much all their apps are America only I would say you are right. Half the stuff they can do isn't even available in Australia still , imagine how it will be in China lol MS has no chance and also the consoles are readily available in China already my pen pal has a PS4 right now and has had it before I got mine in Australia.
Halo and gears would be banned in China because the "chineses" have very strict rules. Look at WOW for example , China gets expansions months if not years after the rest of the world, the wrath of the lich king expac had to be edited to kingdom come just to be released. I have a feeling you xbone fan boys are putting more faith into this than even MS.
It's not "will" cost, it's "already" cost that much. Do any of you really think because it hasn't launch in another countries means it's not available in those countries? It's already been sold everywhere around the world though they have to import it from already launched countries, meaning the sales number goes to those countries.
Just come over and see for yourselves that it's easy to buy XB1 in all those not-yet-launch countries.
First off remove this article. The title is sooo misleading. Read the article people, it came from anonymous source, and Microsoft hasn't addressed it yet. They haven't even announced the price...... Wait I'm talking to Sony fanboys so why am I typing. fuck it whatever
I'd rather have competition like the old days Sega Nintendo where no one give a fk. We enjoyed gaming back then whatever the console. Ms made the console war and now it's a battle that won't end till someone drops
Lol. SEGA? NINTENDO? You weren't around back then, were you? Their console wars weren't as big as today's, but that's because nobody had internet. But those console wars were "fought" in real life.
Blast processing was Sega's equivalent to "the cloud". Better sound chips and color RAM made the SNES "so much better" than the Genesis. Etc.
People even compared versions of games, saying the colors and graphics in Street Fighter 2 on the SNES were so much better than the Genesis version, but the Genesis controller was so much better for fighting games compared to the SNES. Mario was a million times better than Sonic and vice versa.
I was around when it was commodore vs. Amiga (PC war), Atari vs. intellivision. By the time sega and Nintendo rolled in, it was all hilarious. It is just old news with the fanboy kiddies now. Since the 80s there has been a console war. Just because you were sperm during it, does not mean it is new. The consoles change, but the fanboys remain the same.
Lol at the person blaming Microsoft for "the console war". You know who's fault it is? You, the consumer. These companies make these product to make money. You people are brainwashed idiots that gobble up everything. iPhone for example can sell millions in 24 hours. Don't blame the company they want $$$.
Also your (the consumer) fault that Sega fell. You didn't buy enough; The Fall of Sega.
Sega fell because they didn't bring the goods. Plus I agree with THC CELL. I never had a problem with MS til they made 360 which is the 1st console I had to break in under 1 year. So really MS did start the console war because they had money on their mind 1st and making a good working product 2nd.
Premium products like:
Audi
Buick
have done well in China
So X1 should be fine
Its too expensive + any game(s) that promotes or incites obscenity, drug use, violence, or gambling is banned. It's over. It's dead-on-arrival.
Microsoft...
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If they can afford other American products such as iPhones (way more expensive) buying the very first Console in 14 years after the ban is affordable.
Xbox will do well in China.
Unless Microsoft goes out there and promotes it as a console that is opened to piracy.. they won't be interested. I don't expect any next gen console to do well in China unless Microsoft/Sony basically gives them special treatment and removes subscriptions, and a whole bunch of free games.