After news that Microsoft will be launching the Xbox One in China after the console ban lifted earlier in the year, Sony has announced plans to launch the PS4 in the region as well.
Sony is joining forces with Shanghai Oriental Pearl Culture Development (OPCD) to launch PlayStation products in China, according to a statement filed with the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
The statement does not clarify which PlayStation products will officially launch in China or when. The announcement does state, according to a translation by Engadget, that the venture "will introduce quality, healthy games that are suitable to China's national conditions and the preferences of domestic players, as according to the relevant government policies."
Sony and OPCD will partner to form two companies operating in Shanghai's free trade zone. One will oversee hardware manufacturing and sales, and the second will manage services, sales, licensing, distribution and software R&D.
