@CivilizedPsycho There is no punishment,no one is ever caught for having a gaming console.Similar with Japanese porns,they are officially banned in China as well,yet they are very popular among college students and are named as studying materials from an islands nation.Some Japanese AV girls became stars in China and didn't have to make those special movies anymore.
Even if the ban is no more, I'm sure there will be limitations, games such as Black Ops II(with a China part scenario) or God of War Series(with special mini games) won't be allowed.
Sales of consoles won't be boosted much. People who want to have gaming consoles already have them, yet purchasing a game is still a problem, just imagine a single game is 200-500 dollars and you would know how Chinese players feel about purchasing a game, instead of downloading one.
Those fake consoles never got a real share in Chinese market. It doesn't matter how cheap they can be, they can't get enough games to support them. After those consoles are released in the market, they are quickly forgotten.
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