Kapital Koopas: PS5 and Xbox Series in the Mainland, Taiko Blind Box, New Amiibos
May 19, 2021 8:30 am | Add a comment | 64 reads
Press F to pay respects to all the fallen goombas. It's time for a deep dive into China's gaming culture in our column, Kapital Koopas.
PS5 and Xbox Series X/S mainland version coming in a month
Sony Entertainment and Microsoft are gearing up to expand their territory by releasing their newest consoles – PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, respectively – in mainland China.
According to the Playstation news conference we reported on earlier, the mainland version of PS5 will be available in official stores and on Chinese e-commerce platforms beginning May 15 with a price tag of RMB 3,099 for the Digital Edition and RMB 3,899 for the Standard Edition. Not to be outdone, the day before Playstation's sales went live, Microsoft announced that Xbox Series X and S will be available for preorder beginning May 19 and will officially hit shelves on Jun 10. The price for Xbox Series S will be RMB 2,399 while the Xbox Series X will cost RMB 3,899.