Famitsu Sales: Week 8, 2025 (Feb 17 - Feb 23)

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Farsala said:

curl-6 said:

Saw this the other day; one of Japan's biggest gaming retailer is starting a PS5 rental service, where you can get 8 days with the console for $6.56 USD, presumably for folks who wanna play a new PS5 game without committing to a full purchase

https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japan-gets-new-ps5-rental-service-charging-6-56-for-8-days-and-7-nights-with-the-console/

Much like other video game retailers like COMG!, GEO is struggling to keep stores open. I can't imagine this helps them much. Maybe Switch 2 gives them a boost.

Yeah I feel like the whole retail gaming industry in Japan must be desperate for Switch 2, since PS owners hardly buy physical games any more and the Switch is winding down. A lot of Japanese devs must also be keen for a system that can handle modern games and which Japanese gamers actually care about.