The PS4 is a MAJOR flop in Japan - we need to talk about it

[Dr.Henry_Killinger]

sundin13 said:

Dr.Henry_Killinger said:

kowenicki said:

Its quite obvious in Japan I think.

Mobiles, tablets and a shrinking market (ie. rapidly ageing population).  Japanese preferred games are argualy better suited to handheld devices.

When are we going to stop selecting the early in the generation excuse for certain sitautions but not others.

e.g.

its to early to decide how 8th gen will play out (after 4 months)

home consoles are doomed in japan (after 2 weeks)

Clearly, everyone but the Japanese understand how the Japanese console market operates.

I think this reaction is somewhat of a rubber banding to all the "PS4 will save home consoles in Japan" hype that came before its release. Like someone said before, I'm sure PS4 will even out to respectable numbers in a few years but the immediate reaction is not good.

Such is the Dark Nature of Hype