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Should Microsoft Stay In Japan

Yes - ASAP 65 35.14%
 
No - Stay In There 34 18.38%
 
At Least Do Two Years 37 20.00%
 
See Results 49 26.49%
 
Total:185
Dr.Henry_Killinger on 08 December 2014
CosmicSex said:

With all due respect, I understand that that the console market in Japan has been under pressure, but I just don't understand how they have only sold 40k since launch. What has gone wrong and how can it be corrected?  There were comments about how Japanese studios were making a mistake by not supporting the system, but Microsoft needs to make moves to make it feasible for developers to spend money on development.   At 800k, the PS4 is doing okay but not amazing.  Still, it will sell, games are coming and It will clear 1 million the first year.  Should Microsft just pull out of Japan?

Those numbers are overtracked.



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Dadrik on 08 December 2014
Ruler said:
Dadrik said:

Simple, Japanese people buy Japanese brands' products.


and americans dont and are non  biased? 


I never said that. 



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Conina on 08 December 2014
Dadrik said:

Simple, Japanese people buy Japanese brands' products.

Do they buy Xperia phones instead of iPhones? ;)

http://gs.statcounter.com/#mobile_vendor-JP-monthly-201211-201411



Dadrik on 08 December 2014
Conina said:
Dadrik said:

Simple, Japanese people buy Japanese brands' products.

Do they buy Xperia phones instead of iPhones? ;)

http://gs.statcounter.com/#mobile_vendor-JP-monthly-201211-201411


Stop me if I'm wrong, but aren't we talking about Video Game consoles here ? Because that's what I was talking about. Geez.



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JamaicameCRAZY on 08 December 2014
kowenicki said:
CGI-Quality said:
vivster said:
kowenicki said:
Its dead on arrival as expected.

To correct you a little... the PS4 isnt doing ok. It is, by all reasonable relative measures, doing badly.

Would you elaborate on what these reasonable measures are?

How about he doesn't, since the topic isn't about the PS4 and focusing on a minor comment regarding it is, what I like to call, a convenient deflection. 

OT: I'd imagine that's spot on (or darn close to it). Without the proper software, it won't make any dent there, and this is in addition to the fact that it's an Xbox in that region. Surely, if they secure some JRPGs exclusive to the console, and only for Japan, things will pick up a bit, but then the question becomes: is it worth it to Microsoft?

Nope. A subjective judgement on its performance is in the op. 100% on topic.

... To respond to your comment here, I think it isn't worth it and MS should drop Japan as a market to concentrate on markets that deserve support.


Deserve support? Wtf. Japan doesnt deserve support!? Kinda fucked up to say tbh.

 

Ot. They arnt trying and i get that on some level. Mobile sentric country. Not crazy size. America is the biggest cash cow so thats where they try to put the majority of their focus. However i dont know why you dont do a little something. No risk no reward kinda thing.



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ps_wiro on 08 December 2014

Yes, Xb1 was pretty much dead on arrival. And to be honest PS4 not doing so great either.



Blarg on 08 December 2014

Nope, the numbers aren't right - it should be at least 3.5 million by now.



JamaicameCRAZY on 08 December 2014
kowenicki said:
JamaicameCRAZY said:
 


Deserve support? Wtf. Japan doesnt deserve support!? Kinda fucked up to say tbh.

 

Ot. They arnt trying and i get that on some level. Mobile sentric country. Not crazy size. America is the biggest cash cow so thats where they try to put the majority of their focus. However i dont know why you dont do a little something. No risk no reward kinda thing.


No it doesnt.... and what is fucked up about saying that?  Please explain.

 Well lets see. 

Deserve (dɪˈzɜːv)

vb
1. (tr) to be entitled to or worthy of; merit
2. (foll by: of) to be worthy
How exactly is japan not worthy enough for xbox 1s. Deserve something you say when someone is to low for soemthing. "Timmy doesnt deserve presents" "Peasents deserve to starve." It implys Japan has done something wrong or are to low to get something so great as xboxs. When with how they are supporting it over there. Its the other way around.


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Justagamer on 08 December 2014

Why should ms spend millions trying to gain Japanese development support for the x1 in japan? Just to match the ps4 and sell a massive 8k per week? There, I just explained why they're not doing it.



Goatseye on 08 December 2014

If Japanese publishers accepted money to port games to Xbox, Microsoft would've pulled out of Japan in 2009.