curl-6 on 10 January 2023
Sony are firmly focused on the Western market, and the third party franchises that made PS1 and PS2 massive have mostly declined or are now shared with Switch.
Xbox were always a non-factor in Japan, so for Japanese players it comes down to a choice between PS4/5 and Switch, and the hybrid form factor plus Nintendo's megaton franchises like Pokemon, Animal Crossing and Splatoon make it by far the more attractive choice.
