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Kyuu on 30 September 2023
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zero129 said:
Kyuu said:

It's not selling anywhere near X360 lifetime. PC is growing big in Japan and will impede not only Xbox's growth, but even Playstation's to a smaller extent.

It also seems that MS has shifted from an aggressive hardware deals (worldwide) strategy to a more profit conscious one. Series X and S revisions will virtually maintain their prices. Not willing to reduce prices go against having great legs.

Why to a smaller extent?. Like you said PC is taking off big in japan and portable PC's are going to be helping even more with this.

This is going to effect both Sony and MS in the japan market since Pc is getting all their games (Even if Sony ones come later people still now know they will come). Its getting all the japanese games thats on both consoles including Switch. Honestly the only company Pc getting huge in japan wont effect is Nintendo since they still have full on exclusives.

Because:

1. Like you said many games release on PS before they get ported to PC. The latest couple of examples are FF16 and 7 Rebirth, which aren't even 1st party. Most people would like to get their hands on them during their first year. The exceptions are the rare games that have long legs, typically from Nintendo. The majority of notable timed exclusives will sell a lot better on Playstation, because most people either prefer them on Playstation, don't have a decent PC, or simply won't bother to wait for the PC release. Hence FF7 Remake sold like shit on PC even though it was a timed exclusive since announcement. The average fan won't "wait".

2. The Playstation brand is on a different league from Xbox. It can sustain itself longer.

3. Playstation remains bigger than PC in Japan when it comes to the more notable releases. This can be extrapolated from sellers like Elden Ring where a comparison between official shipment figures and retail sales could be made. Elden Ring on PS dominated the PC version at launch.

4. In Japan, PS5 is selling a lot better than PS3 and PS4. China is traditionally and heavily PC biased, so I don't think the "PS5s are probably being exported to China" helps your case here lol. The fact is Playstation is growing almost everywhere despite PC's rapid growth. If this changes and PC starts impacting Playstation sales more clearly, Sony would (or should) reconsider their strategy and adjust their plans.

Xbox is also growing in Japan (could mostly be attributed to the Xbox One being near non-existent), but its growth could have been bigger if it wasn't just a poor man's PC. PS might be heading there too, but their approach is logically not as harmful to console sales. Xbox does hilariously little to distinguish itself from PC. PS does just about enough to sustain its relevance and momentum.