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Otter 2 days ago
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PAOerfulone said:

Man, that Japan only model is the only thing keeping PS5 afloat over there.

Without it, it'd probably be selling sub-5k and dangerously close the Xbox levels. Holy Hell, Sony REALLY dropped the ball over there. That's what happens when you give the Japanese audience the shaft in favor of the Western audience for nearly 2 decades.

Especially while Nintendo doubled down on the Japanese audience and now, they rule the market with an iron fist. They damn near run a monopoly over there.

I dislike this narrative because Nintendo doubled down on what Nintendo do and what they do well. It's not Japan vs West. Mario, Zelda and animal crossing didn't change gears to become more Japanese lol

Playstation was never famous for its japanese output outside of GT which remains its biggest franchise. Sony equally doubled down on what they do well and what they are known for. The games that made them successful are mostly third party IPs like Final Fantasy, Metal Gear Solid, GTA, Resident Evil, Tekken, Dragon Quest, Monster Hunter etc. And that's been their real issue.

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