By Herman Lai, posted Jul 11, 2011 at 2:20 AM, 33 views,
Will Lenovo Open Up The Banned Game Console Market in China? (Videos)
Video game consoles are illegal to sell in China since 2000. But ironically, the Wii, the PS3 and the Xbox 360 are all made-in-China. So why being banned? Because the government thought that was the best way to protect the next-gen Chinese from wasting their minds on video games, and also due to pressure from parental outcry. But Eedoo Technology, a games subsidiary of PC giant Lenovo intends to confront this ban in China.
Lenovo announced its game console ?eBox? (being renamed as ?iSec?) will be launched by the end of this year. It is a gesture-controlled gadget similar to Microsoft?s Kinect, that?s why we refer this as a knockoff Kinect when we spotted at the end of last year.
However, the Chinese government did not have any accusation on Lenovo, and this had raised an apparent unfairness issue. Why Lenovo has the right to go pass the ban? Does that mean the other game console makers such as Microsoft and Nintendo can sell Kinect or Wii in China? The Chinese government did not response to any of those questions yet.
Eedoo disclosed they are persuading the Chinese authority by suggesting their ?iSec? is not merely a game console, it is a ?home entertainment device?, can show pictures, play music, go online and has many other functions. Well, Sony Playstation3 can also used the same argument. So if Lenovo iSec can access to China by saying its game console as a ?home entertainment device?, then theoretically, Sony and other company may also too.
Although Sony?s PS3 and Microsoft?s Xbox are not officially available in China, but the consoles had already sneaked into the grey market. From another aspects, the policy doesn?t seems to be effective.
Overall, only two outcomes would occur. First is the government to ban Lenovo?s iSec or second is to allow all ?home entertainment device (which means the game console)?.
In addition, Chinese gamers had already dominated by PC online games. Umm?.Perhaps the most difficult part of selling game consoles in China is not convincing the Chinese authority to let them pass through the regulation. Below are some footage of iSec, enjoy!
iSec?s Dancing Game
iSec?s Fitness Game
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Source: http://micgadget.com/13556/will-lenovo-open-up-the-banned-game-console-market-in-china-videos/
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