In November last year, Sony released the Playstation 5 in the US. Since then, the gaming console has gone on sale with the product always running out of stock as a result of the prevailing chip shortage that is bedeviling the entire tech industry. Sony revealed in February this year that it will launch the console in the world’s second-largest market – China between April and June. As expected, that launch has now happened. Sony, on Thursday, officially released the PS5 console for the Chinese market.
This is a welcomed development as it will further boost the sales of the console which already happens to be the top-selling Playstation console yet in the US despite the scarcity. It will also afford gaming enthusiasts in China the opportunity to get the console at the official price. Since the PS5 release, scalpers have consistently preyed on intending buyers in China by selling the console at neck-breaking prices after importing from Hong Kong or Japan.
The Playstation 5 console is expected to go n sale in China and it will retail for 3,899 yuan ($603) for the disc version while the digital-only PS5 will retail for 3,099 yuan ($479). The prices are higher than those of the US which starts at $399.
Sony also disclosed that it would release at least three games for the Chinese market. The games include Sackboy, Ratchet and Clank, and Genshin Impact, a popular title developed by a Chinese software developer.
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