Famitsu Sales: Week 49, 2025 (Dec 1 - Dec 7)

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Jules98 said:

IcaroRibeiro said:

Sony is actually the second biggest publisher in Japan right now. Their games sells well with Ghost, Spider Man, Gran Turismo, etc

The only bigger third parties I can think of are Monster Hunter, Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest. They lost Square, but the sales had already crumbled even when FF was exclusive 

What hinders Sony IPs to grown is the lack of them in handheld form

Sony already had its "PS1-era lite" with PS4. So many Japanese exclusive games and yet they got destroyed by 3DS and Switch

The simple answer is Japan like handhelds systems. With a handheld system Sony will grown again

Are they, though? This is how much publishers have sold in 2025 so far:

 These are based on Famitsu so it's physical only, but I kinda doubt that digital would be enough to make up the deficit.

This chart really shows why Playstation Japan are scared of the Switch 2. The PS4 and PS5 had the benefit of getting big Japanese games that couldn't run on the Switch, so Japanese gamers had to get those consoles. Now Capcom and Square Enix the two biggest publishers outside of Nintendo and Pokemon Co. are all in on Switch 2. DQ 1&2 HD outsold the PS5 version and Octopath 0 will sell more on Switch 2 overtime (most likely next week). Pragmata and RE9 are most likely going to be even. The Switch 2 is pulling potential PS5 console and software buyers.