Sony: We want Xbox 360 to succeed in Japan

[famousringo]

crumas2 said:

famousringo said:
This man understands that without the combined install base of 360 and PS3, HD development would choke to death.

With the Japan current-gen console market being ~70% Wii, the danger is that all third-party games designed for Japanese release will opt for Wii exclusivity. Developers need to see it as an 'HD install base' rather than a 'PS3 or 360 install base' in order to justify new projects.

Do developers really think of the current console market that way, i.e. - HD vs SD gaming?  I thought the developers/publishers looked primarily at installed base and installed demographics, i.e. - casual gamer vs hardcore gamer.

 

 

They may not have at first. They may have looked at each console on its own merits and considered the demographics as you suggest. But when one console stands so far apart from the other two and snags two thirds of marketshare it becomes a conflict of the leader versus the rest. And Sony needs to persuade developers to see it that way, as it effectively gives the PS3 a larger install base for the purpose of deciding what games get developed for it.

I don't think that you can make a casual/hardcore split stick when the console has 70% marketshare.