Xbox One Will Be First Gaming Console to Enter China

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The Xbox One will go on sale in China in September, Microsoft announced Wednesday. It will be the first gaming console to enter the once-closed Chinese market.

Microsoft is partnering with Shanghai company BesTV in order to get the device into the Chinese market. China lifted its 14-year ban on gaming consoles in January.

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Although China is full of passionate gamers — Microsoft said the country's gaming market generated more than $13 billion in 2013, an increase of 38% over 2012 — they have mostly played on PCs and mobile phones. The Chinese market has been one gaming console makers have long wanted to penetrate. Read more...

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