Viktor said:
JWeinCom said:
Viktor said:
Scisca said:
What was a mistake with a handheld is the proper policy with a home console. Home consoles are a margin in Japan nowadays, that's why PS4 got delayed so much in Japan and why it really doesn't matter. Look at their charts, Vita sells better than PS3 on a constant basis there! They are handheld oriented. Home consoles are for the West and Sony is doint the right thing by making its launch titles western-oriented.
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The reason for the delay in my opinion:
"This is really just an excuse . PS4 will be even released in other Asian countries this year.
The real reason in my opinion is that Sony is desperately trying to revitalize PSV in Japan, and therefore placing their bets on PSV2000, PSV TV, this holiday season and FFX/X-2 which releases 19th Dec.."
PS4 can wait because Sony shares the "WiiU won´t be a threat in Japan" mentality/arrogance.
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I don't think so. Sony has shown through their marketing and game development that the PS4 is a far higher priority than the Vita. I think it's just a matter of where they want to launch first and put more units. The US and Europe are bigger markets, and particularly with MS being strong in the US, they need the units there. I'm sure Sony isn't happy about not being able to launch in Japan, but you can only stretch youself so thin. Businesswise, it's the correct decision, although it's a bit of a slap in the face to their home country.
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PSP has been the moneymaker this past gen in Japan for Sony and looking at the desperate actionism on Sonys part with a PSV revision (PSV2000) and PSV TV both of which won´t be released in the West this year, it´s quit obvious what they are trying to do. Focus everything to save their handheld business in Japan launching a new console besides PSV2000 and PSV TV wouldn´t help their handheld business over there. They simply think that PS4 won´t have any problems because WiiU didn´t sell well so far.
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It's more that I think they realize they have a good advantage over MS in the more important Western markets with a $100 price advantage.
But it's not an advantage if you have no systems to sell, so they need to keep inventory open for the US/Euro markets.
The Wii didn't stop the PS3 from selling in Japan anyway, the Wii U looks to be far less popular, so I guess really, why should they be in any rush? The Nintendo and Sony audiences are pretty different anyway in Japan.
The XB1 is a bigger threat simply put. MS aims at the same exact audience that Sony is going for, Nintendo tends to shy away from the audiences that make up Sony's bread and butter (male gamers aged 13-30 who like blockbuster action games, sports sims, FPS games, Final Fantasy, etc.).
It's not really disrespect, the fact is MS is simply a more direct competitior to Sony especially in the console business, there's really no doubt about it.
