So while Sony is killing it here in Europe with the PS4, generating a real stranglehold over the console market thanks to many US developers like Rockstar, Zenimax, Activision and EA pumping out games for the system (and their effective marketing on TV), in Japan, despite Sony's heavy marketing campaigns (the last one was weirdly named 'ZOINK'), Japanese hardcore gamers are just not buying it. Xbox One versus PlayStation 4 smackdown: battle of the consoles.The "dead console walking" Wii U has outsold the PS4 in Japanīut what really must be most concerning for Sony about this current impasse is how an underdog console like the Nintendo Wii U, which is considered in the West a "dead console walking" and never had the sort of super high-end launch that the PS4 had, is that it has managed to outsell the PlayStation 4 in Japan with more than 3 million consoles sold to date. Once Metal Gear Solid was a PlayStation exclusive and a real reason to go out and buy a Sony console, however V launched not just on PS4, but also Xbox One, Xbox 360, PC and PS3. Now all of those Japanese exclusives have vanished, with new titles coming out on every possible platform available on the market - old-gen included! For example, look at the release of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Nintendo NX mega guide: hardware, software, games, key players, release date, price and moreĪnother contributing factor, it seems, to this downfall is the almost total lack of console exclusives, which at one point was what PlayStation as a brand was renowned for.While this sounds unbelievable in a country where Sony has always played a major role (as Sony was born in Japan after all!), it couldn't be more true, with software houses like Konami and Sega not only a shadow of their former selves, but switching increasingly to churning out mobile, free-to-play games for PCs and handhelds. PS4 GamesīLACK CLOVER: QUARTET KNIGHTS DELUXE EDITIONĬASTLEVANIA REQUIEM: SYMPHONY OF THE NIGHT & RONDO OF BLOODĬONCEPTION PLUS: MAIDENS OF THE TWELVE STARSĭANGANRONPA ANOTHER EPISODE: ULTRA DESPAIR GIRLSĭEVIL MAY CRY 5 DELUXE EDITION (WITH RED ORBS)ĭIGIMON STORY: CYBER SLEUTH – HACKER’S MEMORYĭISSIDIA FINAL FANTASY NT DIGITAL DELUXE EDITIONĭRAGON BALL XENOVERSE + SEASON PASS BUNDLEĭRAGON QUEST BUILDERS 2 DIGITAL DELUXE EDITIONĭRAGON QUEST HEROES II EXPLORER’S EDITIONĭRAGON QUEST HEROES: THE WORLD TREE’S WOE AND THE BLIGHT BELOWĭRAGON QUEST XI – DIGITAL EDITION OF LIGHTĮARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.Worse still, most of the historical software houses related to the PlayStation brand are miles away from the sort of massive, full-on production of games that was a staple 10 years ago. PS Store’s Big in Japan sale ends Friday, May 8th at 8am PST. Check out a sampling of titles below, then head over to PlayStation Store tomorrow morning for the full lineup. These are just some of the experiences that await. Anime and manga fan? Battle it out with some legendary characters in One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows. And the prime time to rediscover a RPG classic in a whole new way with Final Fantasy VIII Remastered. That means it’s the perfect chance to showcase your stylish action moves while battling a stunning array of monsters in Capcom’s acclaimed Devil May Cry 5: Deluxe Edition. PlayStation Store’s Big in Japan sale hits tomorrow.
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