| Sogreblute said: The reason people are concerned about PS in Japan is they've been on a decline. As you said the PS4 sold less than the PS3. Japan is the only region where that has happened. Now the PS5 is looking like it will sell another million less than the PS4. The Switch 1 is still outselling the PS5 in Japan and that's worrying for the upcoming PS6. 3rd Party games (at least Japanese) seem like they're more so prioritizing Switch 2. Playstation had an advantage for PS4 and PS5 where the Switch couldn't get most AAA Japanese games, now with Switch 2 that's not the case. Playstation has lost it's advantage over Nintendo, so sales are gonna reflect that since you don't need a PS to play these games anymore. We've already seen Switch 2 games outsell the PS5 versions already, over the course of the year it's gonna get worse. Nintendo's market share in Japan vs PS is like 90%. |
I would say this isn't true at all, getting out Switch 2 ports doesn't equate to prioritisation and when many PS5 versions outsell the Switch versions by x8 margins on the global market there's no reason yet to suspect big Japanese devs will prioritize Switch 2 versions. For example FFVII team said Switch 2 isn't changing their development/ambitions.
The S2 games that are outselling the PS5 versions are the same as the Switch 1 games that were achieving same feat, AAA titles like FF and Resident Evil aren't achieving that yet, fighting games like SF6 aren't, some games like Elden Ring are taking forever to port and there isn't yet any indication there will be any imminent end to PlayStation ownership of this core market.
With the decline of previous PS consoles I think you ignored the context I added, like the Ram/pricing situation for the PS5. PS4 being discontinued early. Now would there still decline without those factors? I think so, but nothing dramatic. This isn't Wii U/GameCube/N64/ Vita levels of decline.
I think Playstation dwindling down to it's core niche in Japan shouldn't be a concern and at this point it's a natural transition which is to be accepted. I'd imagine the main meaningful "concern" would be leveraged at the accessibility of the actual software from their partners like Square and Capcom. Now Switch 2 can decently handle ports and multiplatform dev is common, I think concerned about their games being stuck on a less popular platform in Japan are gone and the market should be healthier then ever.
If PS6 shrinks to 6m that's absolutely fine lol. I Suspect with the handheld option though it will be competitive than the PS5, I think pricing will be the determining factor.
The rest is up for developers to make games that entice the Japanese market because we're seeing from S2 performance of 3rd party titles that bring stuck on PS hardware was not really the issue with their sales... Alternatively, if they are happy with their global sales ( RE9 for example), then all is already well.
Last edited by Otter - on 12 April 2026
