Eurogamer: PS5 and Xbox Series X Spec Leak.

[Mr Puggsly]

DonFerrari said:

Mr Puggsly said:

Sony hasnt given GTS sales numbers. Forza sales numbers are unknown. They only show player numbers. Doesent really matter though. We agree Forza was more successful this gen due to Forza Horizon's success and Polyphony being slow.

I thought Person 5 on Switch was a port, my mistake. But Japanese studios are moving some ports to Switch given its success and capabilities.

Yes some titles are showing in Switch. Still Switch won't rob the AAA games.

The gen is almost over and PS4 is still behind PS3. Just check the numbers on this site. I suppose PS4 may catch up, but the Sony userbase is pretty stagnant there.

Console gaming in Japan is diminishing since PS2, that is a well know fact. Still I gave you the word from dev, and if you want to validate just see that Yakuza returned strong to the west, Monster Hunter got big here, Nioh and Nier made a good success, etc. During PS3 time the japanese devs had lost a lot of their limelight, they recovered it. The devs weren't talking about PS4 outselling PS3, they were talking about the industry recovering, and if you look for a lot of examples the japanese developed games have done much better this gen than the previous.

Sony makes games the west wants, thats a great way to combat Switch. Are they doing that in Japan? Nope. They just rely on 3rd parties there and hope for the best.

Sony was already making the games the west want much before Switch was even in project so they haven't done anything to combat Switch in any country in the world, they didn't cut price, changed plans, developed games or partnerships looking to combat Switch. You just don't want to admit that.

Part of PS4's success was making good decisions, like launching for $399. Meanwhile the 360 thrived on poor decisions made with PS3.

Sony gets great 3rd party support in Japan therefore people naturally flock to Playstation. MS would literally have to moneyhat every notable Japanese game to swing Japan to Xbox. Its not worthehile obviously. Japan doesent really care about Sony's games either.

A lot of games since start of gen that were multiplat outside of Japan didn't got a Xbox release there, because that market was lost, that had nothing to do with either MS or Sony hoping for the best.

You saw what happen when Sony portables lost Monster Hunter. Sony and other companies were unable to fill that void. Nor did they make portable content people really cared about.

I see Playstation as a default option for Japanese gamers. If more exclusive content starts moving to Switch, Playstation sales would dwindle.

And you think that Sony receives those game and won't lose good games to Switch by hoping for the best? I'll tell you again, no sane company make strategy based on hope for the best.

Switch certainly cant take everything. But it wouldnt be surprising if Japan focused games put a focus on Switch. It has a bigger userbase growing.

Their 3rd party reliance hasnt been that significant either. Japan just happens to really like Nintnedo content.

Just pointing out PS4 sales numbers show console sales are stagnant in Japan. Maybe devs had the impression PS4 would do even better in Japan?

Action games do well in the west. So its not that surprising Monster Hunter, Nier, Nioh and Yakuza have found success in the west. Some of those IPs changed greatly which helped.

I am saying Sony wont try to make games Japan wants, its been mostly failure. They will rely on 3rd parties to hold ground. I agree they will stay focused making what the west wants, that has been easier and bigger market.

I dont think Sony is going to make any serious effort to fight Switch in Japan. Maybe some moneyhats, but thats about it. I do think they're hoping for the best. But I think they're more incline to moneyhat games that do well in the west, not just Japan. Like Final Fantasy.

You are allowed to disagree with me. But I dont see any evidence thus far changing my view.