Japan - Was it really that great of an idea to delay PS4s to 2014?

[Nem]

Viktor said:

Nem said:

 

You want to analyse the japanese market in a vacuum, but that is just not possible. Home conoles are worldwide products, japan is part of a whole. It does not make sense by itself.

In your vacuum, of course releasing you console in time for the holidays is very important. But, this vacuum scenario is completely irrelevent.

me: What affect will the 2014 release have on the Japanese console market?
you: Japan doesn´t matter anymore.

 

There is no derailing, your thread is in itself a setup meant to get the answer you want by shutting off the rest of the world.

I answered your question, but you are ignoring it. In a vacuum, like you wish to view it, this affects the japanese market and reduced the overall year hardware sales. On the other hand, the market is still fully supporting the PS3, so the delay does not negatively impact the developers and publishers.

That is the scenario you want to see painted is it not? At the end of the day, it doesnt matter though, as this delay did not have a negative impact if you look at it from a worldwide perspective. If you look at it from a Japanese only market in the world perspective, it was bad.

Its still an irrelevant debate though.