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Otter on 09 January 2026
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curl-6 said:
Farsala said:

2024 was a bit of a golden era for Japanese games for the PS5, it was a good time and sales supported it. Then Sony had the genius idea of increasing the price. Probably a net loss at this point.

Yeah Stellar Blade, Metaphor, FF7 Rebirth, Tekken 8, Like a Dragon, etc, it was a strong lineup. I suspect Sony felt under pressure to increase the price somewhere and just figured it would do the least damage in Japan just cos America and Europe are bigger markets for them.

At least now there's an affordable entry point with the new cut price console, problem is its the digital-only SKU and Japan still clings to physical more so than the West, plus now a lot of Japanese games will be coming to Switch 2 so people won't need to buy a PS5 to play say RE Requiem, Pragmata, etc.

I think the PS5 home console is destined to end it's life around the 8m mark (with probably only 6.5 actually sitting in Japan)...

That is excluding any Monster Hunter Worlds scale phenomenom occuring later in its life. Ala If Doke V comes out and actually smashed (the studio is focusing on Crimson dessert atm). I think it could genuinely fill a Yokai/Pokemon filled hole in the AAA market. 



But I think the interesting thing now is what happens next. I think Sony is going to push the portable Playstation (late 2027) ahead of the PS6, and I wonder whether that will be classed as PS5 or not... The market and developers simply are not ready for a new home console imo. If we get one it will be a rebranded "Smart" PS5 which will actually be weaker but based off the new architecture/portable but maybe with more ram. 

I think the portable will then serve as a way to really iron out what is needed from PS6 (2029) 

Last edited by Otter - on 09 January 2026