After nearly 14 years of waiting, Sony has delayed the PlayStation 4's impending Chinese launch. The super system was originally planned to release on 11th January, but the firm has cancelled this date, and has yet to announce a new one. Speaking to Reuters, the Japanese giant confirmed that the delay was due to "various factors" – which, incidentally, is our favourite hopelessly vague legal mumbo-jumbo chestnut.
However, Reuters claims that a company source told it that the hold-up is due to prolonged negotiations between Sony and Chinese authorities. The country has only recently lifted its ban on console gaming, so no doubt there is a truckload of red tape to wade through. How do you think this hiccup will affect the company's chances of winning the battle for China? Let us know in the comments section below.
[source reuters.com, via theverge.com]
Comments 8
That's not a good start!
From what I've heard about China though it sounds like Sony could be jumping through many hoops just to get PS4 out there. Also maybe even more so as they are a Japanese company...?
I'm pretty sure the exact same thing happened with the Xbox One, and it ended up being, like, two days late. Really weird, but I'm sure it will still come out this month.
@get2sammyb Yeah, I'm pretty sure it did. I feel like the Chinese government is making them wait a few more days just to double check that they /really/ want it
If u v ask me it sounds rediculous. .. the device is harmless I thought there would be more hassle with what games they get!
Get on with it China I am praying that the PS4 & PSVita sell Billions in China (well it could sell hardly nothing which would be a mega shame. Who knows, wait(even more now) & see)
Every official needs to eat there peice of the cake before anyone sings happy birthday Chinese ps4. Does anyone know if Nintendo sells/will sell in China?
I would say that the media coverage and anti-government sentiment would actually just increase the sales when it does release. The problem with that is how locked down the Chinese media is. My sister is living in Shanghai and she didn't even know the democracy riots were happening.
Either way I don't think it will hurt sales. A little anticipation and a little more wait could just make people want it more. Especially if it's the government's fault.
@get2sammyb hey Sam sorry I'm off topic but I just came across an article that I think you will be interested in, and it's something that I was hoping for and has come true! You know we know how the Xbox has Skype and I always said PlayStation Should getooVoo well guess what we're getting later this year! =) if you want me to send you the link just let me know!
Tap here to load 8 comments
Leave A Comment
Hold on there, you need to login to post a comment...