Oh this thread...

I don't know. Is there something like a website that lists video game sales? 

The switch revitalized the console market because it's a handheld console on the go. It only plays console games on a lower resolution when not docked. When docked you get the console resolution. Regardless many less demanding Japanese titles can be ported to the switch. I can sss namco paying close attention to the switches sales in Japan. I mean they and nintnedo are already porting pokken over. 

It's not just hardware where the system falls down in ways though, it's the first Playstation system to not be able to play PSone games (and I mean all of them, even the psp/vita at least had them on the store) Lacking in PS2 BC as well for no real hardware reason.

It's also missing the ability to pair with blue tooth headsets for audio out (if I want to use my pair with the system I have to remote play the Vita to the ps4 and then connect the headset to the vita).

Controllers lacking ability to turn off that light to preserve battery should be a non issue, even as an LED it's still a waste of power which is not needed.

PSVR setup and cabling is as bad if not worse than Switch voice app cabling.

It can't play or transfer music to the system, you can now have it on a usb stick but no ability to transfer it over to the HDD like you could with the ps3

See a lot of the above issues are nothing to do with hardware, they're just issues I have with the system in the way that Sony have allowed the gamers to use it. I completely agree that for €299 (I think was what I paid) the amount of power in the box is insane, coupled with 8gb GDDR5 is something that you would be hard pressed to construct a PC at that price nevermind one which had any sort of graphics power similar to that.

Games library is fantastic, tons of great indies and AAA's just love the beast because of the install base, it is missing some classics, like I said, the lack of ps1 and 2 games on the system as a long time fan means I still have to keep my day 1 ps3 set up for full playstation library support (not that I don't love that phat beast anyway)

But yeah, it aint the perfect 10 is all I'm saying, but for the price it's hard to fault it unless you want to get nitpicky

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Dear jesus the pack in headset is terrible :D had to say it!

Well ps4 has revitalised the market in Asia for sure. Many Japanese companies seeing strong sales in Asia not including Japan.

I'm not sure why people are so skeptical of this statement in regards to the switch. This is tecmo we're talking about, this is the company that makes stuff like nioh and warriors and fatal frame and nights of azure. None of those games would do well on Xbox and PC is still kind of hit or miss when it comes to nich Japanese stuff so the fact that the switch is doing well means they have 2 viable platforms to work with instead of 1.

No, it's not. It's about an article which talks about the big 3 and which ones are revitalizing the market as a whole ( a specific market wasn't mentioned so it's a given that is was talking about the whole). Also, it could seen as software is included in this because koei tecmo is a 3rd party dev/pub talking about doing well and supporting the consoles. You didn't create the thread so stow it. Go wake up or drink some coffee.

The fact was, that in japan, home consoles were dying off fast and the switch instantly brought hope to the home console devs. The ps4 just only hit the 4.5 mil mark... when the wii U was over 3.5 for two years.

It's nice to see they included the Switch, even if it's a little early to say that. It's definitely doing well in Japan.

Not sure if I'd go as far as to say they revitalized the market, especially the Switch this early in its life.

Love both consoles tho.