Sony's Chinese branch has confirmed that the PlayStation 5 will indeed be making its way to China. The console will be launching in the country sometime in the second quarter of this year, and it will have its online services region locked. Previously, it took China around 2 years to approve the sale of the PlayStation 4 in the country, making for a big improvement, and meaning those in China who haven't already imported a PS5 won't have much longer to wait.

Sony China has confirmed that it plans to officially launch the PlayStation 5 in Mainland China during Q2 2021.

Tatsuo Eguchi, the president of SIE Shanghai and Soeda Takehito, the vice chairman, confirmed the new today in a special Chinese New Year greetings video. pic.twitter.com/nhFzbZQTGx

— Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) February 8, 2021

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[Deleted member 397813]

It's still white, it just has heavy shadowing on it. I think the image I used was from back when the PS5 was just revealed so it was all "ooooh reveal woooah newww look at it emerge from behind the curtain" kinda deal lol.

ok now i want a black ps5

 

[DuoForce]

How are they gonna release the PS5 in China if they can barely release it everywhere else?

 

[leon315]

I think it’s kinda sad that Chinese people are isolated like that from the rest of the world. They’re always separated from others in online services. I would have nothing against meeting some people from China just to talk..

dude, Chinese nowdays are everywhere, in every countries, it's not that hard at all for you to find someone from main land China, cauz Chinese gov't in last decades never stopped immigration.

 

[eyeliner]

Someone license a Winnie the Poo game.

Please.

 

[SleepingGuru]

Can't launch their next vr headset without China onboard.

 

[stanleyopar2000]

dude, Chinese nowdays are everywhere, in every countries, it's not that hard at all for you to find someone from main land China, cauz Chinese gov't in last decades never stopped immigration.

I think what they mean "just to talk" they mean free without any repercussions from shitty Xi oppressive authoritarian government

 

[Axido]

It's nice to see more parts of the world joining in on the fun of being unable to purchase a PS5 regardless or getting ripped off by scalpers. It warms my heart.

 

[Acid_Snake]

Chinese isn't a race though, mainland China has a plethora of ethnic groups and cultures that are systematically suppressed by the Han majority and the authoritarian government. You're racist for thinking that isn't a problem

lol that guy trying to come up as morally superior and woke only to just come out as extremely ignorant of the ethnics he's trying to "defend" (more like, trying to use to his advantage for internet points).

 

[FAST6191]

Can't wait to do a compare and contrast on the censored games, or indeed is this why Sony has been so censorship happy of late?

 

[Cyan]

Ohhh, nice, great for China getting PS5 this year !!

now, when will Europe get any ?
Please, send me one too.

 

[leon315]

Ohhh, nice, great for China getting PS5 this year !!

now, when will Europe get any ?
Please, send me one too.

WOW it took me 1 min to realize that PS5 is sold out everywhere! we still have to buy from scalpers!

 

[pedro702]

they cant even keep the demand on the regions the console already released and they are thinking on a new region? lol first get your shit straight then think about expanding, ps5 is sold out basically worldwide with every country waiting on units, this is BS imo, now china will get them straight out off the assembly line and the rest of the world is still ruled by scalper prices lol.

 

[kevin corms]

They already have them, this just means official stores will sell them now. Shopping in China is vastly different than North America, those China Town shops we see here are basically how most of the country operates.

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Imagine thinking that criticizing an authoritarian regime is racist lmao

Taiwan has the same majority ethnic group as mainland China, except they have their shit together and mainland China doesn't

edit: Also this may come as a shock to you, but Chinese isn't a race

The CCP has used the racism argument to easily infiltrate government, schools, banks and other corporations. They focus on democratic areas because it is so much easier to make them back off.