Woah woah woah! Don't you know only western AAA games count? Shame on you!

And so ladies and gentleman, we have the original poster agreeing with what is said in bold, which is the backbone of his argument for what is underlined.  "We don't know"  and "they aren't the reason" are polar opposites if you ask me.

You aren't saying Japanese numbers are worth nothing, but rather "a drop in the bucket".  Seems pretty insignificant if you ask me.  Let me guess, you are the type of person that thinks that if it isn't done the American way or appeal to Americans, then it is the wrong way.  

Now it all makes sense as to why you enjoy the XB1 game library so much.

1) you defenetly made it seem like they were worth nothing... and of course its not as big as in the west but they matter regardless.

2) if what you are trying to say is that they would trade their sales potential of a shrinking market to a market thats still strong then yeah every company would do that, however this is reality and you cant and shouldnt ignore the japanese market and they defenetly arent doing that

3) and you seem to forget that the three MEGATONS that sony dropped at E3 were all japanese games that are bound to move units in japan, most of them may not be first party like the last guardian but they are all efforts to try and revitalize the japanese console market, even square enix admitted that they hope they can revitalize the console market with the FFVII remake not to mention Sony already have tons of japanese games even some co-developed ones like Bloodborne. yes not all of them are first party in fact i think none of them are, but this is how its been since the PS1, they have a very little number of first party japanese exclusives per system, (the PS1 had LOD, the PS2 had SotC and ICO, the PS3 has none and the PS4 is getting the Last Guardian), at the end of the day the PS consoles offer a system were this games can be succesful.

4) of course theres people buying non japanse games in japan as well, im sure The Witcher 3 sold really well there and pushed some units, at the end of the day every game matters and having games of all kinds wether its japanese, western, AAA, B games, Indies they all appeal to different people arround the world and they all help to sell more units, they all count and they all MATTER in the end.

EDIT: point number 4 is my whole argument.

im not trying to prove if Sony does or doesnt support the console with enough first party japanese games, or if they would do better with more western sales than with japanese ones, NO, nothing of that is what im trying to say, all of what im trying to prove is that all games MATTER and you shouldnt dissmiss japanese games no matter how niche or popular they are becuase they do move systems in japan and out of japan and they DO APPEAL to people not only in japan but arround the world as well.

Well, the comparisons were the PS4 to the xbox one. Steam doesn't really have anything to do with that.  You shouldn't judge the quality of games based on your preferences. Because you're ultimately demeaning anyone that has different tastes than you. Can't you acknowledge that their games are good or great with you not liking 'em?  

It's not a matter of quality vs quantity. It's you choosing your preference over someone else's preference. 

You guys do know that now we've proven the 'no game' narrative a lie, the next step will be to say we're obsessed with the number of games on the PS4? It happened with resolution too. It WAS about proof of power because some people just couldn't accept the truth. Then when we got proof (that being resolution) the argument shifted to 'Sony fans are obsessed with resolution.'

It's this lack of humility that bothers me most.

I honestly don't think that it is all about "qaulity over qauntity", but rather having a diverse lineup of games.  That ensures that the gamer can choose from a vast array of games over various genres.  A game that you desire to play is a "qaulity" game no matter how you twist it.  It doesn't have to be a huge blockbuster hit for it to be "qaulity".  

People like you don't understand that Playstation gamers want new characters and experiences when they jump into a new generation instead of the same yearly released and repetitive franchises/genres.  

So enjoy your Halo, Gears and Forza games.  But understand that those "blockbuster" games are the exact reason why PS4 owners don't want to pick up an XB1.  Diversity is key

lol damn never saw it get that 1 sided.  There's no perfect formula as I can't in good conscience count indies the same as a AAA exclusive and there are varying degrees of downloadable title (Ryme vs. OlliOlli2 or something is apples to oranges).  I also count the subscription games into the argument now.  Also I put less and less stock in metacritic as the years go on as I have loved some very low rated games and usually disagree with their franchise rankings (like Uncharted 3 more than 2 and recently LOVED the Order despite their harsh reviews).  Also I don't think it's about driving a loser's face in the dirt.  If PS4 wasn't constantly being derided as selling with no games and "have fun playing sales" by other fan groups PS4 fans wouldn't defend themselves with lists of games to disprove these claims.  There are bad eggs that drive the good eggs to respond.

Oh, so you proved somehow opinions on games are "a lie"? lol no offense but what a load of crap.

It's not an opinion, it's a fact. A fact that has been catagorically proven time and time again in as many ways as possible.

Whetever its death or not its enough to produce more games than any other country out there except for the US. And thats a fact, the term western is very misleading because the majority of these western games are from the US