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Is there a reason why Chinese smartphone seems to be successfully exported (Xiaomi, Huawei,...) and I have never heard until then of a Chinese console ? Is it a

by seren 8y ago

Is there a reason why Chinese smartphone seems to be successfully exported (Xiaomi, Huawei,...) and I have never heard until then of a Chinese console ? Is it an issue with the games available ? A matter of taste ?

ncol 8y ago
Consoles were banned in China from 2000 to 2015.
- digi_owl 8y ago
  Resulting in some interesting dodges around the law over the years. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzaRyirU_EI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzaRyirU_EI
- seren 8y ago
  Thanks. Seems like a good enough reason to not have a domestic market then.
tjoff 8y ago
Chinese smartphone export seems to be a quite new phenomena as well.
- digi_owl 8y ago
  Depends on what part of the world you live, and what brand. Huawei and ZTE has had a presence in Europe for years, with Huawei even getting into the infrastructure market. Xiaomi is a different story, as they were not even interested in getting their devices Google certified for the longest time. And much like how Samsung eroded the foundation of Nokia's market by undercutting them on cheap featurephones, Huawei seems to have done the same to Samsung by flooding the market with "cheap" models and working their way up. Not to say that Huawei's offerings are bad from a customer standpoint, i had a P6 for a number of years and frankly it surprised me with its software bundle. I really felt they were angling more towards being a pocket computer than being a media player with streaming.
rasz 8y ago
Gaming BANNED in China for 15 years! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDdvY35Av3M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDdvY35Av3M serpentza also made a video about buying officially allowed console games, there were like 5 western titles on the list.