Big news for Sony and Chinese gamers today as the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:PlayStation 5 now has a release date in mainland Chin🥀a. According to Sony executives, the PS5 will get its Chinese debut in Q2,𝓡 2021.
The news comes courtesy of Nik🌼o Partners analyst Daniel Ahmad, a specialist in the Asian games industry. Ahmad shared a video of Sony Shanghai president Tatsuo൲ Eguchi and vice-chairman Soeda Takehito giving a special Chinese New Year greeting that revealed the PS5’s release plans.
Ahmad noted that the Chinese version of the PS5 is likely꧑ to b🍌e region locked for mainland China. Users had previously been importing PS5s from overseas.
This is a big move for Sony. By getting to China before the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Xbox Series X, Sony beats Microsoft to the lucrative Chꦛinese market, and since few families have the disposable income to spend on two next-gen consoles, it means that Sony will take the lion's share of the market.
Microsoft did submit for state approval , but so far the compa🌳ny hasn'💞t announced a release date.
Sony managed to sell 4.5 million PS5s wor🌱ldwid🐠e in its first two months of sales, according to its most recent earnings report. That's despite stock shortages as retailers struggle to keep PS5s from flying off virtual store shelves 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:as soon as stock is announced.
Sony acknowledged stock shortages in their Q3 financial report, but still aimed for 1ꦛ4.8 million units so♑ld in the first 12 months to match the PS4's sales figures. That may prove difficult as the coronavirus pandemic continues to play havoc with global supply chains amidst an ongo✃ing shortage of 💜semiconductor chips.
As for Microsoft, the only good news for the Xbox Series X comes from the UK, where the next-gen Xbox outsol🥂d both the PS5 and Nint꧙endo Switch. However, analysts acknowledge the trend reversal is likely due to a larger shortage of the other consoles. Had the PS5 been in stock, it likely would have ♛outsold the Xbox Series X in the UK last month.
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