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Soundwave on 08 December 2016
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BraLoD said:
Soundwave said:

Switch isn't a "non-existant" system. It's the successor to the market leading system in Japan -- the 3DS, which is launching in a small handful of months. 

Doesn't matter when it's supposedly launching, comercially it's non existent, the consumer can't have a personal ownership over it right now, even if someone can pre-order it, until it releases, it doesn't exist, it's only a concept, not a product, proof is if it never releases for some reason it never existed in the market on any point, thus it still doesn't exist, being irrelevant to any discussion regarding it.

What you think or predict is something, but until there is any kind of real data backing it up, it's just that, what you think.

You don't know if it'll even have power to run Final Fantasy XV, much less its sucessors;
You don't know how much it'll even sell, if it'll pull 3DS or Wii U number, which are two worlds appart, even on Japan, and you are calling Switch, a non-existent product, the only possible savior to the series;
You don't know if it'll be succesful worldwide, even talking about Japan, if it doesn't meet the requirement of being a better avenue to sell Final Fantasy games worldwide, making the jump you want is pointless, as it'll only cause harm to the franchise, even if it grows in Japan;
You don't know if it even being succesful will mean it'll have the audience that buys that product, as you are using data related to sales on PlayStation to begin with, which is the reason why the series ever reached such heights in Japan and Worldwide as well, while Nintendo doesn't get a mainline FF in the last two decades, and 3rd party games have only being less and less succesful on Nintendo platforms;
You don't know what Square Enix is aiming with the franchise, as popular opinion has been it has been trying to deliver it to the western consumer as the major target, so Japan may not be what drive their decisions regarding the series to begin with, while they have other franchises more focused on doing so;

The lack of substance on the "reasoning" you are trying to do here, is what is driving people to disagree, suspect, or laugh at.
It's simply pure wishing, really. Which doesn't mean you are wrong, but certainly doesn't point to you being right.

It's actually a double standard. 

Saying Tomb Raider for example should be on the PS4 isn't "laughable" it's treated as fact or an entitlement for example. 

Nintendo has sold the most hardware the last 10 years in Japan by two country miles. Their portables are the only thing that sell well in Japan. Saying that when it comes to the JAPANESE market they are entitled to some respect is not an outrageous claim. 

Sony's had 3 years now to build up the PS4 in Japan and gotten tons of Japanese developer support along with the announcement of Dragon Quest XI and still only have a mediocre 3.4 million systems to show for it. How are you supposed to sell a AAA Japanese game on a userbase that anemic? Japan needs a system that can sell 20 million units. This 3-4-5 million shit ain't gonna cut it. 

Nintendo Switch is the best hope for Japan, and developers (if they haven't already) better start waking up to that reality. PS4 is not taking the Japanese market anywhere. It's time for Japanese developers to refocus on the ONLY platform that has a real shot of breaking out in Japan and that's the Switch.