Sony Japan President: PS4's Success in the West is Motivating Japanese Developers Too

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Fusioncode said:
I would love for the PS4 to reinvigorate the home console industry in Japan, but it's going to be difficult with so many Japanese devs focusing on handhelds. Luckily they'll have MGSV, FFXV, KH3 and (hopefully) DQXI. We'll see how it does.

Yukuza Restoration will be the first big test, if it somehow can push above PS3 sales and be sustained througout the PS4 early life, then that should be the green light the devs need.  It will be the biggest, most known launch game for a Japanese console, surprised Sega is going through with it.  Previous launch games...

Japan launch titles (PS3)

Title	Publisher
Blast Factor	Sony Computer Entertainment Japan
Kidou Senshi Gundam: Target In Sight	Bandai Namco Games
Ridge Racer 7	Bandai Namco Games
Miyasato Miyoshi Kyoudai Naizou: Sega Golf Club	Sega
Resistance: Jinrui Botsuraku no Hi	Sony Computer Entertainment Japan
Genji: Kamui Souran	Sony Computer Entertainment Japan

PlayStation 2

Japanese launch: March 4, 2000

• A-Train 6
• Drum Mania
• Eternal Ring
• Kakinoki Shogi IV
• Kessen
• Mahjong Taikai III
• Morita Shogi
• Ridge Racer V
• Stepping Selection
• Street Fighter EX3

PlayStation

Japanese launch: December 3, 1994

• Gokujou Parodius Da! Deluxe Pack
• Mahjong Station Mazin
• Mahjong Goku Sky: Atsushi
• Ridge Racer
• Nekketsu Oyako
• A. IV Evolution
• TAMA
• Crime Crackers