Microsoft seems quite serious about achieving a successful launch in Japan for the Xbox One, and local honcho Takashi Izumi mentioned that local fans have a lot to look forward to.
Takashi izumi interviewed by Famitsu on the Xbox strategy for Japan.
This is why one does not simply just translate words, odds are it comes out as gibberish.
Microsoft Japan held today its annual management policy press conference at its headquarters in Tokyo, and the local head of Xbox Takashi Izumi had some information to share on the Xbox One’s early performance in the country and on what can be expected for the future.
So maybe Microsoft Studios Osaka is real after all , I hope it's true , after all Phil Spencer have to be sneaky when talking business side. *dreams*
I seriously doubt it. There's a fine line between being sneaky and outright lying, and if Osaka studio existed, it would have been a clear cut lie.
Spencer doesn't strike me as the kind of person who would lie through his teeth like that.
A Microsoft Executive lying about his product?
Well I guess that is TOTALLY UNHEARD OF.
/sarcasm.
And I'm not just talking about the XBox product.
Dude many of execs have "lied" about there product. In this case it would be revealing issue that they were planning for later. Thats not unheard of. /nosarcasm. I wouldnt be hurt by that white lie that hurt no one. On another note hundreds of CEO have been caught living about products for a great many number of products. In the long run PR is hard to manage, plans for future product, hopes for future product, all while not wanting to disappoint when "shit happens".
This industry is filled with past lies from execs and companies that never came to fruition
this spamming needs to stop. Dualshockers is consistently posting articles, some being blatant off-shoots of other articles, in an attempt to get as many views as possible.
the Xbox One is going to fail in Japan. it's that simple. there's no "slight chance", there's no "secret weapon", it'll flop. The PS Vita TV had high pre-orders (in fact, it was sold out on Amazon) and tanked hilariously despite reports that would have indicated the contrary. and that's in a region where the Playstation brand has historically thrived, versus the Xbox brand which is essentially non-existent.
Xbox fanboys have been practicing this trend this whole generation, and it's getting to the point of embarrassment. "Watch, Titanfall will change things, you'll see!", "Watch, E3 will change things, you'll see!", "Watch, the price drop will change things, you'll see!". and in none of these circumstances, was there ever any evidence suggesting anything was going to change.
I'll reiterate: The Xbox One is going to flop in Japan. anyone thinking otherwise, similar to Titanfall, E3 2014 and Microsoft's Resident Evil 7, GTA V next-gen, and Mass Effect 4 exclusives, and price drop, will end up being once again: disappointed.
Feel better getting all of that off of your chest?
This is about Japan and XB1, not Titanfall, not price drops, and not anything else that you feel you need to set the record on. So if anyone is spamming it's you.
"Izumi-san mentoned that the console’s preorder numbers are within expectations and that the Day One Edition (including Kinect Sports Rivals and Titanfall bundled with the console and Kinect) is going strong, and apparently the version with Kinect included is more popular."
That's what this topic is about. There were no numbers given, just that they are so far within there expectations, whatever those numbers may be. So why don't you relax?
"They know they have an uphill battle to fight in the archipelago of the rising sun, and they definitely seem to want to bring their A game."
The article also admits they have an uphill battle so what exactly are you trying to prove here?
Xbox One may do well in Japan. We have no idea. History changes.
Will the xb1 get a savior in the form of
1)cloud
2)secret sause
3)esram
4)dx12?
No, and any reasonable Xbox fan accepts that. As a gaming fan in general, and a consumer planning on having both systems, but xb1 being my main game console for multiplayer games, I know the Xb1 is underpowered. The ps4 is also, but still has great advantages over xb1. I still will enjoy my games, regardless of graphics. or resolution, regardless of the system.
What scale are we going to use for it. Are we talking just the launch or gen as whole? Is it based on the sales of the 360 launch says life long sales? If its just launch 62000 doesn't seem to hard to beat.
Its ridiculous to think one thing will save a console for its entire life. People wanted to say that Mario kart 8 would save the wii. Yea it greatly improved sales but people arent going to buy the Wii 2.5 years from now because of MK. It is always a cumulative group of things. That being said improvements are beginning to stack up for the One over the past 4 months or so. MS knows this and thats why the havent slowed down in getting good press for the One after a very rough year being shit on. And I dont see that stopping any time soon because they continue to announce changes in policy and a steady stream of updates every. Throw in to boot the respectable growth of how they will handle GWG on One, and having Spencer take over who we know for a fact is going to make it a point to get the Exclusives rolling along the way it was for so long on on 360.
People can talk all the craping they want about MS doing so many 180's on stuff that alot of people. But the ones that act like that is a bad thing are just ignorant. It may look bad to shareholders, but the consumer has steadily been winning as a result. Maybe its just people considering how long the PS3 was in the shit before they turned it around. But Sony did nothing to rectify their situation after its launch for at 3 years. Partly because they were so damn arrogant. MS isnt showing us that anymore so alot of us are alot more optimistic now as a direct result. So please stop with the hate speeches and war mongering. Its quite tired now
Sony is failing in Japan too, by your method of thinking. Japan is a shrinking market, because they are a mobile people and have very small homes and work a lot of hours. I lived there in the 80'3 for three years as a child and it was that way then arcades were huge back then every one went there and hung out.
PlatinumGames is located in Osaka.
They work for an exclusive title for Xbox One.
I assume that caused the "Microsoft Studios Osaka" rumor.
This is the gen XB1 puts up respectable numbers relative to the ps4 and Wii U. Too bad the XB1 is launching post tax hike because the console is actually gaining some momentum. XB1 already has those 3 visual novels, D4, and other 3 unannounced exclusives lined up for TGS.
They can,t do any worst than x360 numbers.
Good luck to them. God knows they re gonna need it
"Microsoft/Xbox will dominate the Japanese market this generation"
https://www.youtube.com/wat...
MS will be happy if they gain any ground at all.
It's been topping quite a few Japanese shopping site, heck, it's at the top of Yodobashi, they're a big retailer.
So, much like the launch in the US and EU, it will sell incredibly well at launch, then stagnate on shelves.
I have a VERY hard time with his statement that Kinect is popular in Japan, as they rejected it wholesale last gen. Most gamers simply don't have enough room at home to use one!
I actually think xbox wan will do well, i really do. Good luck to them and fingers crossed for some jpegs.
Yes, sorry your right, jrpgs...im not worthy.^yes it was from phone. Tiny screen, big fingers.
"yes it was from phone. Tiny screen, big fingers."
Plus… Dothraki with a cell phone… I mean come on...
This early morning Microsoft Japan held a press conference to introduce its plans for the local launch of the Xbox One, which will happen on September 4th. During the final Q&A session of the conference Xbox Japan’s head honcho Takashi Izumi was drilled by the journalists in attendance for further information.
That's good aim, but it's going to be hard in my opinion good luck anyways MS.
I hope this cute Xbox Japan Mascot make a return for Xbox One launch, http://www.xboxlife.tw/foru...
Too little too late for the Xbox one. Look at the sales right now.. It's almost 2:1 in favor of PS4.
@choujij
Pretty damning evidence really, the X1 is gonna fail over there, saying that though, the PS4 is not having a good time either, but i do expect it to sell a hell of a lot more than the X1.
Dude like why are you always the first one to comment on every x1 article? Half the time its non sense
"We’ll have to stand by and see if it’ll do better than many expect."
Well, I think the best thing is to have no expectations whatsoever or keep them realistically low. If it matches the 360, that would be great. I expect the Xbox Brand to experience a boost in console sales of several orders of magnitude compared to the 150 or so they currently sell a week. It may even outsell the PS4 for a week.
Yes, just reacting to title. And no, trying to spin launching after the PS4 does not make sense. Not with the brands rep there if they expect to make gains - when they need to make gains just to justify being there.
What exclusives they have likewise better be worth as much as they expect/hope to deliver.
I just hope this means MS went all out and has some solid exclusives for TGS or at least better support from Asian devs/pubs (Japan has biggest market but other countries have a few companies that could be easier for MS to get into the door with). The Last Odyssey was one of the best JRPGs last gen IMO and would love another or something else on its level.
Sony stomped MS's offering of JRPGs still but for the first 2-3 years the 360 actually had several good/great JRPGs.
No. Most of the PS3's JRPG were on the 360 first, by and for a wide margin in fact, but then showed up with additional content.
Also most of them, including LO, were little more than PS2 level titles which did nothing to improve the genre.
I mean where 16bit era games had full on cutscenes for flashbacks, LO had text.
And as I have always said in the many - many - LO arguments, it wasn't a bad game, it was just a retro game.
I would argue many, not most, of PS3's JRPGs were early 360 exclusives but a lot of its best were released on both at the same time, true exclusives, or even remake/rereleases like Ni No Kuni (still not on Xbox which is why it is relevant). There are only really 3 or 4 360 jrpg "exclusives" that I can think of that went to the PS3.
Lost Odyssey was good because of its story (first disc was strongest) not because it was revolutionary (same for others). It wasn't the best ever but where the 360 is concerned it was probably top 3 for many but wouldn't had been on top of any cross platform lists for the generation most likely.
Granted my definition for JRPG also includes tactical JRPGs and other subgenres which the 360 got fewer of (some of these were Vita/PS3 releases). But to each their own as this is just my opinion.
Early JRPGs. By the time hey started showing up on the PS3 on a regular basis they were all but absent on the 360. That there are two remembered 360 JRPGs, Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey should be a bad thing.
And that's including the FF13 trilogy, which while multi is considered to be a PS3 failure.
The Japanese just aren't interested in the xbox brand, the 360 in Japan actually had a handful of good JRPG's, but no one really cared for it in the end.
I mean c'mon, if the PS4 is struggling over there, what chance does the X1 have. Lol
What type of Japanese games I'm asking like JRPGs, fighting games, strategy, fantasy, anime, FPS, and or all them, What type of Japanese games MS.
Wow..I hope we get a new otogi, lost odysee and more games like dark souls&chrome hounds. I enjoyed the first Blinx too and it wouldn't be a bad idea if MS created an exclusive ip in the survival horror genre.. Ms needs to invest big in this type of games. Looking forward to TGS.
They better keep this promise. I remember when I bought my Xbox 360 along with Blue Dragon. I loved all the exclusive Japanese games 360 had
Rumble Roses XX
Lost Odyssey
Dead or Alive Xtreme 2
Ninja Gaiden 2
Blue Dragon
Dead or Alive 4
etc...
Those days gave me memories. Then Microsoft forgot all about the Japanese market, started targeting dude bros, and left me scratching my head wondering what happened.
But - Are they coming to the West? That kind of matters more because I don't see them doing so great in Japan itself any time soon...
As long as Japanese developers still developing games for PS3, I dont see any reason for me to upgrade.... yeah call me anime nerd, but I just rather anime/semi realistic games than realistic game (except infamous :D)