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Posted on January 29, 2025
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The EU proposes banning video game sales to Russia, affecting consoles like Xbox, Switch, and PlayStation as part of new sanctions.
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission included restrictions on sales of video games and joysticks to Russia in its 16th package of sanctions on Moscow, the proposal document showed.
The restrictions would impact sales of consoles like Microsoft's Xbox, Nintendo's Switch and Sony Playstation.
"Video game controllers, gaming controllers, flight simulator controllers, gamepads, joysticks and other input units, for video game consoles or entertainment systems, either corded or cordless" should be restricted, the proposal said.
(Reporting by Julia Payne; Editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise)
The European Commission's 16th package of sanctions includes restrictions on sales of video games and joysticks to Russia.
The proposed restrictions would impact sales of consoles such as Microsoft's Xbox, Nintendo's Switch, and Sony's Playstation.
The restrictions cover video game controllers, gaming controllers, flight simulator controllers, gamepads, joysticks, and other input units for video game consoles or entertainment systems.
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