Xbox Series X Expands To China, As Xbox Game Studios Reaches Deal With Tencent's Timi Xbox has made a pair of big-time announcements for its expansion into China, including the first word on the Xbox Series X|S launch in China and a partnership with a big studio. On Thursday, Xbox China said it will announce the launch details for the Xbox Series X|S at some point this week. As analyst Daniel Ahmad reminds us, the next-gen console platform was approved for release back in December 2020, paving the way for this announcement. For comparison, Sony just announced that the PS5 will launch in China on May 15. The Nintendo Switch, meanwhile, debuted in China at the end of 2019. In 2014, China lifted its 14-year ban on consoles, and since then, major companies have begun to release their system and games in the market.