Spedfrom on 29 June 2015
| pokoko said: The market is just normalizing. The abnormal part was Japan having a strangle-hold on gaming in the first place. Gaming is now world-wide and the disbursement of studios and sales should reflect that. The part that concerns me is how short-sighted many Japanese publishers are. When given the opportunity to grow a new market, they hang back and cling to the old one like a drowning man to life preserver. That, or they type-cast platforms without ever trying to push beyond those perceived boundaries. Sometimes I get the impression that most of the Japanese gaming industry is run by businessmen who aren't really interested in video-games or the people who play them. |
The epitome of that was Yoichi Wada. He plunged Square Enix into a period of existential crisis and poorly made and poorly aimed products, which was in itself a reflection of the japanese gaming market. The fall of Sony and the PS3 during the 7th gen also contributed greatly to the entire situation.
Here's to hoping the PS4 brings about the ressurrection of japanese gaming culture as it is essential to the wellbeing of the industry, both creatively and financially speaking.
