Otter said:
Decline and doom are not the same lol PS3 and PS4 have sold almost the same amount, that decline is not big. At most PS3 will gain a 10% lifetime advantage over the PS4. PS5 breaking sales records in the worlds biggest markets will ensure most Japanese games continue to priotise it as a platform since most Japanese games require western markets to make big bucks. People are being way to hasty with writing PS5 off in Japan, comparing it to Wii U etc. It's year 1 line up is far more Japanese centric than PS4''s and it sales right now can't really be attributed to anything but sony undersupplying the region, as oppose to skipping it altogether like they did with PS4 during its holiday launch. Of course I think Switch will really put a roof on what PS5 can achieve, but at this moment in time, we don't know whether that roof is 9m LT or something much worse, like 5m |
Sony doesn't handle well against good competition. Historically, sony thrives when the competition screws up. Ps1 era Nintendo and Sega, pos-great console wars, make big mistakes. And Ps2 era Nintendo make big mistakes and Microsoft make a dumb Pc against the Ps2 behemoth. Ps3 and PSP fight against good consoles, the results we know. Psvita ( a better idea against Nintendo 3d free glass) doesn't win but has the fatal loss and Sony is out of the portable scene. Ps4 again sony has the luck Nintendo and Microsoft screw up.
When you analyze the Japanese Market, you need to know it's not an isolated area. A good chunk of Far East Asia reverberates in the Japanese market. Ps3 and Ps4 have the same amount, but the support of a third party for Ps4 is bigger. Sony needs all third parties to survive. And not only the big ones, but the A and AA production line. When you have a small instal base, not a good home town sales, the thirds go crazy, likewise go with Ps4? I don't think so.
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