I'm very suspicious of saying "the console ban led to China's focus on PC gaming & F2P"... feels like assuming the US & Japan business models are the "natural" outcome.
Korea (& most of the global south) had no ban after 2000 and still went PC & F2P. Non-bootleg consoles have always been expensive!
Feb 5, 2026 00:11I've grow so distrustful of the "common knowledge" about anything outside North America & Japan that I can't help but question everything :/
Say the PS2 was 100% legal in China in the 2000s... would that market be mainly original games at Best Buy or a world of piracy, mod chips & rental gaming?
