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Pretty much the truth. We've known for awhile that the Japanese don't jump to the next generation the same way as western publishers and developers. It's a very conservative approach and probably quite short-sighted. They seem to want to see the product on the market before they commit, they want to see games achieve success without they themselves taking a risk, though that means they're not helping build the market for the future.

I said last year that Japanese games for the Vita would come and I was right. That's why I'm not worried about the PS4, which obviously is in much better shape in terms of potential profit.



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Ka-pi96 said:
PS4 will pick up in Japan though, can't wait til it does

That's when we get them Tales of games <3 (inlove) 

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Slade6alpha said:
Ka-pi96 said:
PS4 will pick up in Japan though, can't wait til it does

That's when we get them Tales of games <3 (inlove) 

Damn... vgc isn't as cool as Skype :( 

I'm looking forward to Persona and Atelier on PS4!



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persona 6 then boom instant sales spike



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I'll tell you why. It's because they sold out their own people to grab a slice of the US pie and take it to MS. As a result, the Wii-U, as console with AAA Japanese games developed by Japanese developers, has stolen their thunder. It's going to be an uphill battle winning that country back after this imo because it means releasing Japanese games and they don't have that as a priority.



prayformojo said:

I'll tell you why. It's because they sold out their own people to grab a slice of the US pie and take it to MS. As a result, the Wii-U, as console with AAA Japanese games developed by Japanese developers, has stolen their thunder. It's going to be an uphill battle winning that country back after this imo because it means releasing Japanese games and they don't have that as a priority.

Yeah, Sony screwed up big time with PR in Japan. Releasing the console 4 months late in their own home-country? Not to mention that Sony's first-party exlcusives shifted towards the western audience after gen 6.



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OfficerRaichu15 said:
persona 6 then boom instant sales spike


Persona is still a niche game. Ps4 needs final fantasy and resident evil in japan.

But a persona 5 with a port and some OVAs for the anime exclusive on PS4 would help x)



It will definitely be an uphill battle. Even big game releases dont move consoles, so it seems most of the hardcore PS4 fans have the console already