Xbox 360 being phased out of Japan

[Shinobi-san]

Cirio said:

Shinobi-san said:

You don't get to say whats debatable and whats not.

Japanese gamers do not like western games. Simple as that! If they wanted to play a western game they would, im sure they not not buying western games just because its from the west. Thats insane to even suggest that (which is what you suggesting).

And yeah i too have never been to japan and i dont know many japanese friends, and there probably is a minority group of japanese gamers who think that of western developed games, but it certainly isnt the masses who share those views imo.

So are you suggesting that Metal Gear Solid (a shooter) would still be popular in Japan if it were developed by a Western team? How would its success in Japan differ from games like Assassin's Creed, Splinter Cell and Uncharted? What about Resident Evil? Would that still be popular in Japan? Gran Turismo?

I have no idea. Those games are established brands and were released a long time ago. If they were developed by western developers then who knows? Would the game even get sold in japan? How would the availability be? Would it be the exact same game? Theres way too many variables to say for sure what would happen.

But if everything was done the exact same (not just gameplay wise) then yeah i think they would but thats just my guess.