Beijing: JD.com Inc, China`s second-biggest e-commerce company by market share, will accept pre-orders for Microsoft Corp`s Xbox One games console in China from July 28 to July 30, the firm said on Monday.
The pre-orders will be taken via Tencent Holdings` mobile social networks Mobile QQ and WeChat, known as Weixin in China, JD.com said in a statement. Tencent holds a 17.6 percent stake in JD.com.
The Xbox One will be the first gaming console to be released in mainland China since the government banned console sales in 2000, citing games` effects on mental health.
On Friday, China Telecom, the country`s smallest wireless carrier, said it would sell the Xbox One when released in September.
In September last year, Microsoft reached a deal with Chinese internet TV set-top box maker BesTV New Media Co Ltd to form a joint venture to manufacture the consoles in Shanghai`s Free Trade Zone.
Released in November, the Xbox One has trailed in sales to Sony Corp`s PlayStation 4, launched around the same time.
