Eurogamer: PS5 and Xbox Series X Spec Leak.

[Mr Puggsly]

DonFerrari said:

Mr Puggsly said:

There are Japanese games that do well in the west, that stuff has Xbox and PC support too. I think some of that stuff will never come to Switch.

But games with heavy reliance on Japan could likely be designed with Switch in mind now. That could easily discourage some Playstation sales.

Sure could, that is still not my point, it is what the devs said but you don't seem to want to accept because that would mean Sony isn't just hoping.

Playstation consoles have been stagnant in Japan, but software sales improved? Talk about moving the goal post.

Developers sell SW so when they say the scene was revived is because they are selling more. How is that moving the goal post?

Persona 5 certainly has narrative driven focus like Sony games recently. However, Persona 5 is designed to appeal to Japan and weebs. Has a more traditional JRPG combat system. Sony makes games with wider western appeal.

Still Persona 5 made a lot of success on the west. But seems like that for at least P5 you accept it isn't in the same genre while putting all Sony games as if they were the same stuff right?

You feel Sony relying on 3rd parties in Japan is just as good as any support. Our views are different but that's fine.

I agree some games are exclusive because Sony is willing to fund them. They also allow many of those games on PC because they don't see it as a direct competitor.

So you want to do just a partial acceptance? Several games, most of them actually, Sony didn't had to put a single dime to have it only on Playstation. But if they don't pay it is hoping for the best? But if you say they are paying for some them they wouldn't be hoping for the best? What is it?

In my opinion Sony is just hoping they can use 3rd party games to prop up Playstation in Japan. If that won't work, then they will give up. I feel that's hoping for the best versus taking an initiative. But we have differing perspectives.

I hear you, the console market is revived solely because Playstation 4 is a thing. Not because of 3rd party developers.

Persona 5 did fine in the west for that style of game.

I was suggesting they may have to moneyhat games to combat Switch in Japan eventually, you're conflating different discussions. Nintendo will definitely make them and maybe moneyhat too. Sony has little interest in making games for Japan, but I can seem them moneyhatting though.

The games that Sony has funded has primarily been action titles with a western appeal. Hence, Sony is popular in the west and they fund games for that market. Sony is popular in Japan but they don't really fund games for them. The reasons are fairly obvious. The west matters more and that's is what Sony is focused on.