Chinese console ban may end - Report

Wow.. I had no clue consoles were banned in China AT ALL~!! Since there's so many people playing PC games and playing in Internet Bars... what difference does it make?? They are still playing games.. so I don't really understand why consoles were banned there in the first place... stupid~!! *And FUSE is FIXED??!!* FINALLY LOL....

@CivilizedPsycho There is no punishment,no one is ever caught for having a gaming console.Similar with Japanese porns,they are officially banned in China as well,yet they are very popular among college students and are named as studying materials from an islands nation.Some Japanese AV girls became stars in China and didn't have to make those special movies anymore.

ah, so the chinese have finally reversed engineered the consoles and will make their own cheap knock-offs.

Those Foxconn workers must be like, "YESSSS, after making and staring at these consoles for 8 hours straight, I can now go home and play with them and go back tommorow making more."

Never knew China had a ban on consoles

Dafuq my freind always takes his ps3 to china.

Funny, just when the US is up in arms about the Sandy Hook shooter being effected by gaming, THIS is when China decides this?

console ban really just why? is china a even bigger nanny state than here in the uk then?

It's arguable that this ban has helped keep Chinese education standards exceptionally high, but then PC gaming is so incredibly popular in China that it's doubtful that banning consoles had any effect other than to boost PC popularity.

This is great news! Once they finish making the consoles in the factories they can go home and play with them! The kids will love this in China!

Oh my Gawwww. You listen to that Uni Chan? We finally recieve a Nintendo after all the YEARR!

The intention of this ban was good, but the execution was stupid. They did not ban all of gaming devices, computer gaming, internet bar, as well as new players in the market like iPhone and iPad etc are still widely available, which makes this ban meaningless.

They are not "affordable"...but highly available

Oh NO Xbox360 made in China so why M$ critcize Apple for their chinese made products

Its not the violence present in games as such but rather the way children get hooked on games thats the issue which is why they banned it in 2000. Addiction is a bigger issue and affects more people than the shootings saga goin on in the US which is presumably confined to a handful of nutcases!

Good news for Big3 & gamedevelopers too

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Oh please China's ban had nothing to do with worrying about harm or health to their children it was just more imposed embargoes to give domestic businesses a stronger foothold in that industry. That is why China does not allow or tarriffs the hell outta foreign alcohol, medications, tobacco, electronics, autos, guns, foods on and on. I mean America has done the same over these centuries but banning consoles makers had nothing to do with worrying about the health of their kids, if they did they would worry about the heavy metals children are exposed to during their 16hr work shifts.

Another thought, this will hurt Microsoft in the short run, as Nintendo and Sony already have a brand name presence in China and xbox is still trying to crack existing Asian markets. Micorsoft could do fine here in the USA but lose big around the globe.

USA thinks video games are harming children's minds while the Chinese are reconsidering their ban of the same reason. Thats funny

Even if the ban is no more, I'm sure there will be limitations, games such as Black Ops II(with a China part scenario) or God of War Series(with special mini games) won't be allowed.

Sales of consoles won't be boosted much. People who want to have gaming consoles already have them, yet purchasing a game is still a problem, just imagine a single game is 200-500 dollars and you would know how Chinese players feel about purchasing a game, instead of downloading one.

Those fake consoles never got a real share in Chinese market. It doesn't matter how cheap they can be, they can't get enough games to support them. After those consoles are released in the market, they are quickly forgotten.

I guess this could be a step in the right direction for the poor citizens who only wanted to play some console games. Then again, I don't trust anyone's government especially China's. It's pretty obvious they don't give a shit about human rights. It's not even close to perfect here in America(understatement of the year right there) but compared to China I would say we have it very, very good.

wtf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Chinese cant play games?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! why do governments always feel free to seize the liberty of the human!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!??????????????

1Billion virgin market that dont have a single ps or xbox console or game, the ps3 and 360 may go out with a bang if this market is open up

then again this are the Chinise the knockoff guys, there will be more xbo 360 than xbox 360

It's just an official ban, the console was always available in shops with imports from Japan, Korea and Hong Kong. The biggest issue is that you have to connect to PSN and XBL from a Chinese landline, which sucks horribly. If they have a local server then that helps gamers a lot. Nobody plays online with Nintendo anyway...

Funny how investors would think it's a big difference to them. sure the companies can then official advertise the console and it will sell more, but most people already have an Xbox/PS3/Wii at home if they want it.

Funnier is how there is no ban on PC games, and looking at how people live in internet bars to play MMORPGs it's not exactly healthier.

They banned the consoles because the Chinese government secretly controls the counterfeit market. How else could it be that vendors openly sell counterfeit shwag on every street, with no concern of being arrested and shut down? Hell, if I was running China I'd probably cut a slice for myself as well. It's called the VTT...... The Vodoo Tax & Tariff.

They did this to troll the likes of Leland Yee....

Wouldn't that cause a hit to the counterfeit market??

I'm eagerly awaiting the news that the chinese government now plan to release their own educational video games. It would seem like the next logical step anyway.

Ahh that explains why chinese are so smart

@Suikogaiden I thought I told you to shut up about Obama, Republican!

This is pretty interesting news. I'm curious as to which game console will be the biggest hit and preference.

Wait, there's been a Console Ban in China? I've seen crappy knockoff's, but I didn't know this was the purpose. Whatever. More consoles in more places is good.

I can't believe this is the first I've heard of consoles being banned in China. We always hear about their strange video game habits so I'd always assumed that consoles were legal there.