News BreaksJanuary 7, 201406:13 EDTSNE, MSFT, NTDOYChina removes ban on foreign game consoles, FT saysChina's State Council has officially removed a 14-year-ban on foreign-made game consoles from companies such as Microsoft (MSFT), Sony (SNE), and Nintendo (NTDOY), which now allows the companies to make a direct profit from sales rather than having to smuggle consoles into the country via middlema