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PS4 sells 322,083 units in two days in Japan
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Was it not?
no, twice. the numbers are in the first post.
RyougaSaotome
Member
I expected 150,000 less than this.
Color me surprised and pleased.
Color me surprised and pleased.
...even more impressive because it's end of February, and lack of software that Japan is excited about. Pretty darn good if they shipped 350k to have gone through almost all of them in 2 days.
I'm pretty optomistic now that sales will be strong in the future in Japan once the big games start flowing from Japanese publishers.
I'm pretty optomistic now that sales will be strong in the future in Japan once the big games start flowing from Japanese publishers.
Phoenician_Viking
Banned
You do not seem to read the MC thread. The expectations were as low as 180k and and not as high as 300k.
The last time we got actual numbers for the PS4 the PS4 was at 5.3 million.It's over 5.6 million now,but I doubt it's anywere near 6 million yet.It looks like the ps4 had an okay or good launch in japan.Let's hope it keeps on selling at the same pace or better, but I have a funny feeling that the ps4 will struggle to sell a lot in japan in the next couple of months,
Yep given the time of the launch, the current landscape of the Japanese gaming industry AND the lack of strong JP centric exclusives pretty much makes this one heck of a launch. I didn't think it will hit these numbers
I doubt the sales for the rest of the year, barring some new solid gaming announcements, would be that good tho. Then again given how well it's selling everywhere doubt Sony cares too much
Shalashaska161
Member
It's a good launch, but I don't see the system really keeping it up. Who knows though, the PS4 seems to be selling well around the rest of the world without any real exciting games. It'll do better than the WIi U at least.
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Deleted member 17706
Unconfirmed Member
Damn good. I wasn't sure what to expect, but this is reassuring.
Crimsonlink
Member
WTF? Thats without any real JP non cross-gen games. Yakuza and DW 8 are already on PS3. The hope lives yet for console games in the Japanese market!
I'm sorry to tell Sony this but they need to kill off PS3 fast in Japan if they want to make PS4 a success or avoid the Wii U pitfall.
Persona 5 is a lost cause because its Atlas but they seriously need to push JPN games on PS4 and make it PS4 only. Sadly the install base needs to get way higher before that happens. The best way to do this is to make the PS4 versions of games worth it over the PS3 versions. Sony should pray that FFXV is no later than early/mid 2015 since that is a PS4 exclusive and Xbone will not make a dent in JP. Grabbing popular games such as Sword Art Online and One Piece games will help out. Too bad Nintendo and iOS has a lock on MH and Dragon Quest or Sony wouldn't have to worry as much.
I'm sorry to tell Sony this but they need to kill off PS3 fast in Japan if they want to make PS4 a success or avoid the Wii U pitfall.
Persona 5 is a lost cause because its Atlas but they seriously need to push JPN games on PS4 and make it PS4 only. Sadly the install base needs to get way higher before that happens. The best way to do this is to make the PS4 versions of games worth it over the PS3 versions. Sony should pray that FFXV is no later than early/mid 2015 since that is a PS4 exclusive and Xbone will not make a dent in JP. Grabbing popular games such as Sword Art Online and One Piece games will help out. Too bad Nintendo and iOS has a lock on MH and Dragon Quest or Sony wouldn't have to worry as much.
Those exact words were probably said by someone before talking about the PS3.
BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO
Junior Member
These are good numbers.I think most people expected the launch would be okay, the problem is after launch. 3DS, Vita and WiiU launched good but went down the shitter due to the lack of compelling software. PS4 will have the same fate but like Vita and 3DS, it will pick up when some compelling games come out. The questions is, when? Sony cant sit around and wait for FF XV to come out. *sigh*, this wouldn't be a problem if SCEJ wasn't garbage.
Reluctant-Hero
Member
Your move, Microsoft.
Really curious to see how Japanese consumers treat the Xbox One.
Really curious to see how Japanese consumers treat the Xbox One.
Yep, but i was wrong in the time frame. PS2 moved 600+ in the same 2 days.
i take it to mean the launch thread was high on hopium while the mc thread was full of people used to the depressing reality of gaming in japan.
dragonflys545
Member
lol.
Yeah, that's pretty close to what I was expecting. And comparing it to the list posted in OP, it actually fared decently. The most important thing will be to have continued sales, instead of dropping off like the WiiU.
Imperfected
Member
I see what you did there.
It's a pretty good console launch for February, but it remains to be seen how it will do week-to-week. That's where we see more of the general public interest, as opposed to the enthusiast/"hardcore" interest that launch indicates. I think after the Wii-U and XB1 launches we can pretty definitively say you need a few months of data to do anything useful with.
If the week-to-week numbers end up dropping down to Wii-U levels once the launch winds down, well, that's not good for anybody. The PS4 can survive without Japan, but I'm not so sure the Japanese console scene can survive without the PS4.
Dreamgazer
Member
BlackBuzzard
Banned
75K at most and then im being generous.
kinoki
Illness is the doctor to whom we pay most heed; to kindness, to knowledge, we make promise only; pain we obey.
Both the WiiU and PS4 launches seem to show that console gaming isn't dead. It's just missing software. While the WiiU didn't seem to steer anyone away from mobile I think that with the western developer and consumer support for PS4 it's a far more interesting to develop games for it. We'll see once the software starts hitting if console gaming is dead in the land of the rising sun.
Barack Lesnar
Banned
Based on the posts in the MC thread I expected like under 200k. This is great!
SolidSnakex
Member
Not yet. It was at 5.8m at the end of last year.
shinra-bansho
Member
I was expecting something more around the 200K mark, especially given some impressions and photos posted in the MC thread, so this is surprisingly good.
Especially launching at the end of Feb, where the most compelling title is also on the PS3.
Especially launching at the end of Feb, where the most compelling title is also on the PS3.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Good to alright number.
I hope people comparing it to WiiU realise WiiU was during the holidays.
I hope people comparing it to WiiU realise WiiU was during the holidays.
Dr. Kitty Muffins
Member
Hopefully, that happens in the fall. I would expect cross gen titles as I am sure Japanese publishers are on shaky footing on the whole.
AstuteClass
Banned
Considering these numbers are up there with the best of them, and with the PS4 launching with next to no Japanese games... doesn't this bode well?
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
I doubt the Xbox One sells 322,083 units for its lifetime in Japan.
Nightengale
Member
Other games have no attached release date.
EDF will release this year, because it's an annual franchise, but no dates yet.
Poimandres
Member
I'm neither underwhelmend nor overwhelmed by these numbers. I am simply whelmed.
Hero_of_the_Day
Member
Why were PS2 numbers so crazy high? What did it launch with?
And, why were PS3 numbers so low? Price?
And, why were PS3 numbers so low? Price?
The Praiseworthy
Member
300K+ for two days in non holiday season?
I'm really impressed.
I'm really impressed.
Dark_castle
Junior Member
Solid numbers. Expected worse.
Where is that one picture with the Xbox 360 launch?
And considering those two were the Wii and the PS2, that's not bad at all.
Shining Sunshine
Banned
The thirst.
Metalingus5150
Member
We know the answer already.
Hexa
Member
Quite possibly the most boring number possible. If it was lower or higher there could be something to be said, but that's just... k... meets expectations...
My first thought though, was god damn. Those shipment planners at Sony are spot on. Shipped 350k, sold 320k, and saved the rest of the stock for where it would sell out instantly. Well done.
My first thought though, was god damn. Those shipment planners at Sony are spot on. Shipped 350k, sold 320k, and saved the rest of the stock for where it would sell out instantly. Well done.
7500 would be more like it at launch.
The system launched well enough, but that is a terrible line-up.