JD.com starts taking pre-orders for Microsoft’s Xbox One in China via WeChat

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by Sindy Cator on July 28, 2014 at 2:19 am

Posted In: Around the Web, Asia, Product Updates, xbox one

Chinese e-commerce firm JD.com, although still arguably very much overshadowed by its larger rival Alibaba, is starting to pick up steam through its alliance with Tencent, which gives it access to vastly popular social networking channels in China. JD announced today that it will be exclusively accepting pre-orders for Microsoft’s Xbox One game console in China from today till Wednesday through its mobile QQ and Weixin official accounts. Interested buyers need to place a deposit of CNY499 ($80) to reserve a console, though the full pricing of the Xbox One is still unclear. The latest move taps on JD’s partnership with Tencent…