Jranation said:
Im pretty sure majority of PS5 owners in Japan are just playing PS4 games. Nothing in their launch lineup seems to have the same impact as Zelda BOTW or even 1 2 Switch lol |
When you don't have software that can even match 1-2 Switch, you know something is wrong with your launch lineup. At least the PS5 is backwards compatible (for the most part) or else the launch lineup would've gained greater scrutiny. Outside of Astro Bot (which is included with the console), apparently the first party games were...ok. Nothing that will make you say, "I must have a PS5 for this or else" as Mile Morales was also on PS4 and Demon Souls is a remake. No offense to remakes, but they usually don't headline a launch lineup. What helped BotW get away with what Miles Morales is going through is, despite selling on Wii U and Switch at the same time, not many people had a Wii U, nor were thinking of playing Zelda on Wii U anymore. Not to mention it is considered one of the greatest games of all-time, if not the generation, and garnered consistent attention all the way to winning multiple GoTY awards, even overshadowing the likes of Horizon: Zero Dawn, Persona 5, Nier Automata, and Super Mario Odyssey.
Though weirdly enough, PS4 didn't really launch with a memorable launch lineup. It partly succeed thanks to the built-up hype, especially after E3 when Sony basically put Microsoft on notice, taking advantage of people being disappointed with the Xbone having "questionable" features. Plus, the latest CoD (which was considered one of the worst installments of the franchise) and Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag were launching on the PS4 (and Xbone)...which is ironic considering history just repeated itself with the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. Weirdly enough, CoD and Assassin's Creed don't carry the same weight now as they did back when the PS4 and Xbone launched despite still being successful franchises. Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't really hear much about Cold War and Valhalla on social media.
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