Lawlight said:
The PS4 is doing great for a home console there. But I disagree that Japan is still relevant for home consoles though. I think the culture is moving away from it and that it will die with it. That’s why Sony mostly makes games in the west, for the west. That’s why Japan was the last country to get the PS4. That’s why Nintendo doesn’t have a dedicated console anymore. And that’s why most Japanese devs are focusing on the west. |
Ps4 has potential to sell 10m in Japan. That's extremely relevant. 50m-80m software sales at retail and millions more digital both full price and on sale. Then you have all that ps plus revenue.
Another factor is all the Japanese games ps4 gets that end up selling well in the west. Many of them exclusive and many console exclusive.
Don't get me wrong, Japan has declined but it's still very relevant to Sony. Yes you can argue they don't need it WW because they'd dominate regardless but no way would they want to lose their current sales in Japan.
