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Kuksenkov on 02 September 2017
NATO said:
A 29,980 yen handheld outselling a 39,980 yen home console in Japan? Say it ain't so.

Wait, the PS4 PRO is 40,000 yen. The base PS4 is around 29,000 as well.



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Wyrdness on 02 September 2017
Zekkyou said:
Wyrdness said:

Which is why I said on contract deals.

Well yeah, my comment was directly aimed at that :p Contract deal or not, it's still not free. The means through which it's paid for just change (similar to the 'free' games with PS+).

I think you're being nitpicky here tbh as it's obvious what was meant by contract deals, many people don't pay an upfront fee for iPhones unlike portables.



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tbone51 on 02 September 2017
killeryoshis said:
outlawauron said:

Going to need some stronger showings in Japan first. The more niche offerings have done pretty well in the West (except Fate: Extella), but they've not done very well in Japan. Considering that the majority of PSV games have been on PS4 for the past year or two, I see a far more likely near future of PS4 only and PS4/Switch games.

What?

Ps4 is a 8th generation console so of course it will look like it has more support. Right now we are in the transition of 8th to 9th generation. I expect that the number of PS4/Vita titles to go down and replaced by more PS4/Switch titles. Right now 3rd parties are just porting games right now to the Switch. However by 2019 we will start seeing more full fledged support. The 3DS devlopers will also start putting titles on the Switch as early as next year. Also  I am expecting Sony to release the PS5 in 2018 or 2019 so.  PS4 will be declining in support by 2019 . When 9th generation is in full swing I expect the Switch to have a bulk of the 3rd party support by 2020.  

Azuren said:

Hybrid*

 

;)

With that logic the Switch is also the worst selling hybrid of all time as well.

Facts are facts bro ;p



tbone51 on 02 September 2017
EricFabian said:
so many trigged people in this thread

Go on gaf. Bro this is the prologue to thar xD



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StarDoor on 02 September 2017
NATO said:
StarDoor said:

No, tbone is correct, and you are wrong. VGChartz is two months behind, although you probably know that and were just trying to find a way to spin this as some sort of tie. As of the latest Japanese charts ending August 27th, PS4 is 450k behind Vita.

I use whatever numbers are solidly available on the site, either way vita is still currently ahead so It makes zero difference. 

Japanese numbers are solidly available on this site. Last week:
http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=231337
And the week before that:
http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=231198
And before that:
http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=231029
And before that:
http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=230935

They're posted every week on Wednesday.

And PS4 launched in February 2014, while Vita launched in December 2011. Vita is only "ahead" in the same way that Wii U was "ahead" of PS4 in 2016.



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StarDoor on 02 September 2017
NATO said:
StarDoor said:

Japanese numbers are solidly available on this site. Last week:
http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=231337
And the week before that:
http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=231198
And before that:
http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=231029
And before that:
http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=230935

They're posted every week on Wednesday.

And PS4 launched in February 2014, while Vita launched in December 2011. Vita is only "ahead" in the same way that Wii U was "ahead" of PS4 in 2016.

I don't trawl through threads for the sake of getting an arbitrary number closer to right when it wouldn't change the outcome anyway.

You might have that sort of free time, but I don't.

So you have enough free time to post on a forum that discusses video game sales, but not enough free time to actually know what you're talking about? If you don't have the time to educate yourself, then you shouldn't even be posting here.



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NATO on 02 September 2017