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Forums - Sony - I understand Xbox 360, but why is the PS3 doing so lousy in Japan?

Spectrumglr on 27 December 2007
YfzinJay said:
What's the Japanese holiday? It's not Christmas...

 as strange as it may sound it's still the biggest week of the year over there even if they're not Christian.



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FinalEvangelion on 27 December 2007

Japanese do celebrate Christmas, just without all the religious aspects. They still give gifts, have Santa Claus, etc.

But yeah, the size of the unit is a big issue. Look what happened with the PSP (hardware) when they released a slimmer version.

 

Edit:  Also hardcore gaming is dying in Japan.  People born in the 90s are rebelling against people born in the 70s and 80s and going for casual/non games.   



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outlawauron on 27 December 2007

Oh Eugene. Price, Japanese centric games, etc. It is doing ok.

And alex, you be surprised are wrong you are.



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YfzinJay on 27 December 2007

I think the size of the console is a mute point. I would think having enough room to flail your arms around would matter more.



damkira on 27 December 2007

@eugene..

Low PS3 sales are due to a fundamental shift in the key demographic coupled with the overall crumminess of the PS3.



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rukusa on 27 December 2007

My opinion is that the fanbase & general public are taking the "dont buy the PS3 untill the big games out"-approach. That, and the Wii price is probably a good factor aswell.

More than likely we won't see people buying more PS3's untill the likes of MGS4 makes a dive, and finally gets released.

But I also believe that its due to the hardcore base being split into the 360 supporters and PS3 supporters. If that crowd merged, the sales would be strong.



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VAMP on 27 December 2007

I don't think the PS3 is selling poorly in Japan (especially when you consider the price). It's just not selling as well as the Wii, that doesn't mean it's doing poorly.



libellule on 27 December 2007

- the price
- the poor line-up

Just look at Ace Combat 6 on Xbox360 : 70k unit of the game + 14k for the hardware
Imagine what would have done the game on PS3

It needs more Japanese targeted games !!!



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Melissa on 27 December 2007
damkira said:

@eugene..

Low PS3 sales are due to a fundamental shift in the key demographic coupled with the overall crumbliness of the PS3.


 fix'd.



 

 Context makes it less funny

fkusumot on 27 December 2007
VAMP said:
I don't think the PS3 is selling poorly in Japan (especially when you consider the price). It's just not selling as well as the Wii, that doesn't mean it's doing poorly.

It's selling about as well as the Gamecube and worse than the Saturn. That's not poorly? How would you characterize the sales of the Gamecube in the first year for comparison?



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