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Boutros on 26 July 2017
Miyamotoo said:
Qwark said:
So it barely outsold (not even worth mentioning or visible in the grap)h the weakest performing Sony home console till date (probably also in Japan). And this is somehow worth celebrating. When compared to the rest of the world the performance of the PS4 in Japan is rather poor.

Agree, from some reason it's celebrating like it outselling PS3 2:1, like PS4 actually doing on almost evere other market.

Maybe because the Japanese market is very different from every other market..

I don't know why people's standards should be the same.



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b00moscone on 26 July 2017

Congrats to the PS4, hopefully it'll continue selling for the health of the Japanese market and the great games that come out of it!



 

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Miyamotoo on 26 July 2017
Boutros said:
Miyamotoo said:

Agree, from some reason it's celebrating like it outselling PS3 2:1, like PS4 actually doing on almost evere other market.

Maybe because the Japanese market is very different from every other market..

I don't know why people's standards should be the same.

PS4 sold 65m world wide and only 5m from those WW sales go to Japan market, and its selling on pair with worst seling Sony console in Japan, so I dont think thats good. But I think its good that PS4 come back because had terrible 1st year in Japan.

But agree, people have different standards.



Baddman on 26 July 2017

...lmao this guy is hilarious keep up the great post OP



Boutros on 26 July 2017
Miyamotoo said:
Boutros said:

Maybe because the Japanese market is very different from every other market..

I don't know why people's standards should be the same.

PS4 sold 65m world wide and only 5m from those WW sales go to Japan market, and its selling on pair with worst seling Sony console in Japan, so I dont think thats good. But I think its good that PS4 come back because had terrible 1st year in Japan.

But agree, people have different standards.

Again the Japanese video market is very different from every other market and very different from what it was 10 years ago. They spend more money on mobile gaming than any other market. This has massively affected home consoles but also handhelds sales. The 3DS situation is the most comprehensible. It's down 10m (33%) from the DS and that's with equally strong support from Nintendo and third-party publishers. But unlike the DS the 3DS had to compete with the rapid rise of mobile gaming. Plus the 3DS's direct competitior (PSV) is much weaker than the DS's (PSP).

That's why home console sales in Japan should be held to different standards than home consoles sales in the west. It's not just a question of opinion and subjectivity.



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Miyamotoo on 26 July 2017
Boutros said:
Miyamotoo said:

PS4 sold 65m world wide and only 5m from those WW sales go to Japan market, and its selling on pair with worst seling Sony console in Japan, so I dont think thats good. But I think its good that PS4 come back because had terrible 1st year in Japan.

But agree, people have different standards.

Again the Japanese video market is very different from every other market and very different from what it was 10 years ago. They spend more money on mobile gaming than any other market. This has massively affected home consoles but also handhelds sales. The 3DS situation is the most comprehensible. It's down 10m (33%) from the DS and that's with equally strong support from Nintendo and third-party publishers. But unlike the DS the 3DS had to compete with the rapid rise of mobile gaming. Plus the 3DS's direct competitior (PSV) is much weaker than the DS's (PSP).

That's why home console sales in Japan should be held to different standards than home consoles sales in the west. It's not just a question of opinion and subjectivity.

I understand that, but again, PS4 sold 65m world wide and only 5m from those WW sales go to Japan market, and its selling on pair with worst selling Sony console in Japan, so I dont think thats so good. 3DS is down from best selling handheld ever in generation when it competing with mobile phones, and still will be  3. best selling hardware of all time in Japan (after GB and DS).

So even with decline of home consoles in Japan, I dont think it's impressive that PS4 that is on path to be one of best selling console of all time (after PS2), in Japan is selling just on pair with worst selling Sony console of all time.



Dr.Vita on 26 July 2017

Awesome achievement for an awesome console!




Dr.Vita talks about Playstation Vita in 2016!
Playstation Vita Media Create Sales (2014 vs 2015 vs 2016)
Playstation Vita Japan Retail Software Sales (2013 vs 2014 vs 2015 + 2015 LTD Edition)
Prediction: Nothing will outsell PSP anymore (except Playstation home consoles)

Lafiel on 26 July 2017
kowenicki said:
Its matching PS3 which was considered very mediocre indeed after a horrible start and ridiculous starting price in Japan... and that's great? It isn't.

yet you would justifiably be overjoyed if an MS console ever had a similar sales performance in Japan



DonFerrari on 26 July 2017

So console gaming isn't in the last breath in Japan, but really a very lower situation than what they had in the past.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

DonFerrari on 26 July 2017
kowenicki said:
Its matching PS3 which was considered very mediocre indeed after a horrible start and ridiculous starting price in Japan... and that's great? It isn't.

thanks for all the enthusiasm.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."