Sony Corp’s PlayStation 5 video game console went on sale in Hong Kong on November 19, 2020, but it has yet to launch in mainland China. Photo: Chris Chang
Nintendo Switch, Sony’s PlayStation and Microsoft’s Xbox consoles vanish from Chinese e-commerce platforms amid smuggling crackdown
- Online and offline vendors have closed or removed listings for many imported consoles and games amid a new smuggling crackdown this week
- Chinese gamers have long turned to the grey market hardware to buy censored games or new consoles like the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X
Sony Corp’s PlayStation 5 video game console went on sale in Hong Kong on November 19, 2020, but it has yet to launch in mainland China. Photo: Chris Chang
