Here's the thing about Japan, and it's just my take on it, not facts. The ps4, has sold 7+ million consoles since launch, worldwide. Everyone of those people, including me, bought one for the games it WILL have, not for what it came out with. Sure, it's got some solid games now, but aside from second son, it's library is horribly weak. We all bought into it for the promise of the great games that will come, because we know they will come. But, as many have pointed out, there's kingdom hearts, ff 15, metal gear solid, all announced for the ps4.... Yet Japan isn't biting.
The world is jumping on board, because the rest of the world is still very console centric. Japan is not. Take the 3ds for example. I've heard people say that monster hunter 4 saved the 3ds in Japan, and that following that games announcement, that made the 3ds sell. But the thing is, the 3ds sold a shitload of systems well before monster hunter 4 even came out. So if millions of people bought a 3ds for mh4, way before it came out, why aren't the Japanese buying the ps4 for all those big announced games?
Because they don't really care for consoles. The ps3 is nearly 8 now, and has had all the games for it, a plethora of software in Japan available to that platform, yet, only sold (not sure of the exact number) around 9 million. That's not great. Consoles will never sell mega numbers in Japan again. The ps4 will sell far less than the ps3. It is what it is.
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