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Moyu on 28 November 2014

With the current numbers the XB1 is pulling out every week, FFXV and KH3 might as well be exclusive .

I think it has a chance of doing decently.



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LordLichtenstein on 28 November 2014
Moyu said:
With the current numbers the XB1 is pulling out every week, FFXV and KH3 might as well be exclusive .

I think it has a chance of doing decently.


In Japan every next-gen (not including Wii U) is an exclusive.



vfguy on 28 November 2014

In the 2+ years I have lived here, several game stores around me have closed and a few have shrunk their gaming sections considerably in favor of merchandise and/or porn. Even some of the retro stores have closed.

In the same time span, the number of handhelds I see on the train every day has decreased by leaps and bounds. Seemingly everyone now has a smartphone (mainly iPhones)and people with handhelds are the exception.

The muted reception of the PS4 can probably partly be explained by the Western-centric lineup, but it seems like the Japanese would line up and be excited about consoles launched with very few good games in the past. The PS2, for example, had a rather lackluster launch lineup, but still sold like gangbusters.

I actually do not think the PS4 will outsell the PS3 in Japan. If the PS3 only sold as (relative to the PS2) poorly as it did with a 7+ year generation and only had the Wii as a contender in Japan, I don't think the PS4 will catch it with the incredibly soft start it is off to and a shorter generation because of the relative lack of power of the PS4.

I hope I am wrong.



Moyu on 28 November 2014
LordLichtenstein said:
Moyu said:
With the current numbers the XB1 is pulling out every week, FFXV and KH3 might as well be exclusive .

I think it has a chance of doing decently.


In Japan every next-gen (not including Wii U) is an exclusive.

Yup, I wonder if these western 3rd party titles will help the PS4 reach the goal of winning over the Japanese Market if in the end they are all exclusive to some extent, something is better than nothign right?

Plus there is still a chance of GTA 6 coming out on the PS4 :P

But still I think key titles like a new Dragon Quest game would change the whole situation greatly.



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Sully_The_Best on 28 November 2014
LordLichtenstein said:

Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires
Guilty Gear Xrd
Dead or Alive 5: Last Round
Resident Evil Revelations 2
Dragon Ball Xenoverse
God Eater 2: Rage Burst
Final Fantasy Type-0 HD
Bloodborne
Disgaea 5
Dragon Quest Heroes
Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin
Mighty no. 9
Resident Evil: HD Remaster
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Yakuza Zero
Persona 5
Final Fantasy XV
Kingdom Hearts III
One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3
Rime
Tekken 7
Deep Down
Gran Turismo 7 (confirmed by creator)
Silent Hills

New game from Level-5
New game from Guerrilla Games

Arc the Lad (trademarked by Sony last year)


The games will be there, but will it be enough?

Gundam (scheduled to be released in 2015)
Samurai Warriors 4-2 (February 11, 2015)
Omega Quintet (Spring 2015)
Senran Kagura: Estival Versus (March 2015)
ProjectCode: Daten
ProjectCode: Tsukiyomi
Nairo High School: Seishun Hakusho (scheduled to be released in 2015)
Let It Die (scheduled to be released in 2015)



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ThatDanishGamer on 28 November 2014

It will. Just look at the most wanted games from Famitsu.



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Aerys on 28 November 2014
Acevil said:
Aerys said:

I think everyone is wronh saying japan gamers became handheld centric.

Nop, whats thé différence between PS2 ans PS3 ?( since PS3 is your only way to know home console are dying in japan)

PS2 had a lot of exclusive big systèm sellers, PS3 hadnt even half of that ( dragon quest, kingdom heart, persona, an epic FF, good Japan studio support,... ) and PS4 will have every of those things , so its a new hope

So no, japanese dont prefer handheld, they go where thé big games are, so they juste need a good motivation to go back to home consoles.

It seems PS4 will have much more motivating exclusives than PS3


So you think ps4 get all those games, will equal PS2?

Also OP. My answer is define win, because winning could mean beat Wii U, but to me that isn't winning. I personally think no it won't win over. Also the current sales aren't good, don't know why people say they are. People need to acccept the Japanese Market isn't healthy anymore for Consoles.

No, but with all those games, it will be the best seller console since PS2 , it will outsell Wii if DQXI is real



Predictions for end of 2014 HW sales:

 PS4: 17m   XB1: 10m    WiiU: 10m   Vita: 10m

 

Acevil on 28 November 2014
Aerys said:
Acevil said:
Aerys said:

I think everyone is wronh saying japan gamers became handheld centric.

Nop, whats thé différence between PS2 ans PS3 ?( since PS3 is your only way to know home console are dying in japan)

PS2 had a lot of exclusive big systèm sellers, PS3 hadnt even half of that ( dragon quest, kingdom heart, persona, an epic FF, good Japan studio support,... ) and PS4 will have every of those things , so its a new hope

So no, japanese dont prefer handheld, they go where thé big games are, so they juste need a good motivation to go back to home consoles.

It seems PS4 will have much more motivating exclusives than PS3


So you think ps4 get all those games, will equal PS2?

Also OP. My answer is define win, because winning could mean beat Wii U, but to me that isn't winning. I personally think no it won't win over. Also the current sales aren't good, don't know why people say they are. People need to acccept the Japanese Market isn't healthy anymore for Consoles.

No, but with all those games, it will be the best seller console since PS2 , it will outsell Wii if DQXI is real


But wouldn't that still mean the prefer handhelds over home consoles since 3DS (Ignoring Vita and Mobile just for a second) > PS4.



 

Aerys on 28 November 2014
Acevil said:
Aerys said:
Acevil said:
Aerys said:

I think everyone is wronh saying japan gamers became handheld centric.

Nop, whats thé différence between PS2 ans PS3 ?( since PS3 is your only way to know home console are dying in japan)

PS2 had a lot of exclusive big systèm sellers, PS3 hadnt even half of that ( dragon quest, kingdom heart, persona, an epic FF, good Japan studio support,... ) and PS4 will have every of those things , so its a new hope

So no, japanese dont prefer handheld, they go where thé big games are, so they juste need a good motivation to go back to home consoles.

It seems PS4 will have much more motivating exclusives than PS3


So you think ps4 get all those games, will equal PS2?

Also OP. My answer is define win, because winning could mean beat Wii U, but to me that isn't winning. I personally think no it won't win over. Also the current sales aren't good, don't know why people say they are. People need to acccept the Japanese Market isn't healthy anymore for Consoles.

No, but with all those games, it will be the best seller console since PS2 , it will outsell Wii if DQXI is real


But wouldn't that still mean the prefer handhelds over home consoles since 3DS (Ignoring Vita and Mobile just for a second) > PS4.


Well it will be difficult to bring as many games on PS4, it's more expensive, so obviously the 3DS will have more games so more sales.



Predictions for end of 2014 HW sales:

 PS4: 17m   XB1: 10m    WiiU: 10m   Vita: 10m

 

Mummelmann on 28 November 2014

I think the more important question is; is there any point to doing so? I feel like everyone's efforts with home consoles would be better focused elsewhere.