src said:
My reading comprehension is fine. Its more like you don't understand how things work. Is there any reason you think the PS4 worldwide userbase isn't going to PS5? Your prior post on how JP devs are going cope also made no sense. 10% of their sales are from Japan. Even if Playstation was to completely disappear, they would be fine as 90% of their sales are overseas, the vast majority of those sales on Playstation. |
The problem of argumentation is contamination, the Japanese market declined, no problem we have the west. Realy?
Losing a big market, the size of the Japanese market has consequences. Sony now losing East Asia markets. The transition in East Asia, Ps4 to Ps5, is more difficult now.
Another problem is software sales, Sony lumping together the data of PS4 and PS5 and we can see the numbers, only accumulate. And physical software, in Japan, demonstrate this trend going down, East Asia will follow this trend.
When a console is not a good distribution is more easily take down this dominance. Microsoft and Xbox are good examples of this. When Microsoft loses the UK and US, Xbox tends to lose market shares drastically, easier for competition, and Microsoft is a behemoth with loads of cash.
The true power of Sony, besides the third-party exclusivities and the constant cut-price strategies, is the equilibrium in all big markets. With this equilibrium, Sony arranged more third-party exclusivity and harvest more market positions all around the globe.
Losing the Japanese market may share drastically impacts the position in the global market.
Elden Ring maybe was the big Ps5, but have minors impact in sales because of this.
Last edited by Agente42 - on 10 December 2021
