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PS4 Owned by 4.5% of the Japanese, 7.9% Wants to Buy One; 3.5% Wants an Xbox One According to Survey

A new survey shows the distribution of all game consoles between the Japanese population, and the purchasing intentions for PS4 and Xbox One.

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qwerty6763533d ago

wow thats pretty pitiful

for both consoles.

MRMagoo1233533d ago (Edited 3533d ago )

They are comparing it to pretty much all consoles available tho if you look at the tags, so not THAT bad but still, we have to be getting a new dead horse now because this one has been flogged sooooooooo much it's turned into vapor and floated away.

uptownsoul3533d ago

This pretty much confirms that Japan is going handheld and mobile, because we know the 3DS is doing better than the Vita and the Wii U is doing better than the PS4… BUT in Japan even the Vita is doing better than the Wii U, and the Vita is supposed to be dead

Magicite3533d ago

cos dey dont wanna consoles but gamez dey dun have!

joab7773533d ago

Yep. Although, once PS4 begins releasing what they want, it will change. Persona 5 is huge.

meatysausage3533d ago

Its on PS3 so couldnt imagine that many Japanese gamers wanting to get new consoles for it

MRMagoo1233533d ago (Edited 3533d ago )

Really ? Another one? We kinda all know that the xbone wasn't and won't do well in Japan and we all know by now consoles in general aren't doing all that well either. Maybe let's just let this go and move onto something new now dualshockers? I am not even gonna click approve to prove a point.

Yes I know that I mentioned that above but it's not that amazing and being interested isn't a sale, I am interested in the wiiu but I don't have one.

Abriael3533d ago (Edited 3533d ago )

You do understand that 3.5% of the Japanese population would be a damn good result even if we don't count the 11.5% who is interested?

Yanno, there are quite a lot of Japanese on those four islands.

Aussiebeachbabe3533d ago (Edited 3533d ago )

You tell them abriael. I hate the people that want a console to flop. What a bunch of losers.

Redgehammer3533d ago

Xbox doing any business in Japan would be considered blasphemous here, on reliable N4G. Still, that's higher than I would have guessed. I hope both consoles do well, even if I choose to stick with a particular platform.

Loktai3533d ago

Well, 3.5% would be a lot of sales if they all buy them... though 8% who still want the PS4 and havent bought it in almost a year.. how many of both sides are just wishful thinkers... how much overlap is there is another question entirely.

I Know their economy is in the toilet but whats the right pricepoint for these guys? They must have some weakness...

Mr_Writer853532d ago

@ Abriael

But do you understand that it's not 3% of the population that have been asked.

It's 3 % of the 1072 people who took part.

I'm pretty sure 1072 isn't the population of Japan.

Ol_G3532d ago

Yeah would be good if this petition was hold in the entire country but that's not the case

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GiggMan3533d ago

These articles are getting old. So what if the Japanese don't care about consoles.

I don't care that they don't care and neither should anyone else.

Redgehammer3533d ago

Nice Neverending Story paraphrase, even if unintended.

GiggMan3533d ago (Edited 3533d ago )

Lol. "We don't even care whether or not we care". I love that movie.

ContigoXRed3533d ago

It's a handheld market now. I don't see why this would be a surprise to anyone. The 3DS and VITA are more prevalent than ever in that region.

mcstorm3533d ago

I do find it bizarre how they prefer handheld consoles to home consoles but it goes to show gaming is not all about power and the best graphics.

Its also good to see the handheld market is going strong though.

ZeekQuattro3533d ago

It is odd but I'm glad to see handheld console are going anywhere. For a while there ever other piece was about how the handheld market is going down especially when the 3DS wasn't selling that well. I prefer home consoles but I always had a handheld console to go with my home ones so I'm glad to see its still thriving for some in the market anyway.

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weekev153533d ago

Wow that must have been a hell of a survey to get a percentage of the entire population of Japan.

Xb1ps43533d ago

Lol I bet it was a survey of no more then 250 ppl..

Abriael3533d ago

Because you can't read.

weekev153533d ago

1072 which as a representation of Japan probably isnt the most accurate sample.

Summons753533d ago

3.5 for xbone? Considering the Japanese xbone launch recently was a HUGE flop I kinda doubt that.

revben3533d ago

it has been in the top of all of japan online retailers, infront of ps4 destiny bunble.

Loktai3533d ago

Japan is notoriously retail oriented... their online sales arent a great indicator and Destiny bundle isnt a great comparison... a launch time console vs the launch of a very western game and they already have white PS4s so its nothing new.

I would wonder about all PS4 skus including different colors and bundles vs the XBOX.

Summons753533d ago

Have you seen pics from the launch...everywhere was dead.

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Remedy Cancels Co-Op Game Project Kestrel to Focus on Alan Wake and Control

Remedy and Tencent announced today the cancellation of the cooperative multiplayer game known as Project Kestrel (formerly Vanguard) to focus on Alan Wake and Control.

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Will Hades 2 have DLC? In-game hint discovered by fans

Hades 2 developer Suoergiant Games has possibly hinted at future DLC in what would be another departure from tradition for the developer.

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My Trust in Xbox is on Shaky Ground Right Now

The Outerhaven writes: With multiple gaming studios, including Tango Gameworks, closing, the editor-in-chief of The Outerhaven shares his thoughts on the matter.

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rlow13h ago(Edited 3h ago)

Honestly I was looking back and at the launch of the Xbox 1. With Don Matrick at the helm I was disappointed but therevwas something else. That fighting spirit of Xbox at its inception was lost. They stopped innovating, I lost excitement on what the next big new surprise was, because their weren’t any. Not like Halo 2 and Gears launch. You couldn’t really brag about it anymore.
So here we are and corporate MS has ruined what was a beautiful renegade project.

shadowhaxor1h ago

For everything that Xbox did, I was hopeful it would turn stuff around. Game Pass was a start, and the release of its upcoming titles was a nice way to return. I mean, I'm not going to say it was perfect, just like I wouldn't say PlayStation is perfect. Neither company is, but when Xbox goes and does this, it makes zero sense. The message of Xbox's plan had already had me frustrated, but I was like, "Maybe they'll fix this mess."

Now... yeah. Not so confident anymore.

Aphrodia56m ago(Edited 54m ago)

That's how you know this is clickbait garbage. If you write about games for a living and didn't know Microsoft is a cancer on the industry until now than you are awful at your job.

XiNatsuDragnel3h ago

Xbox will destroy Activision too and Bethesda will be gone too lol

Chocoburger2h ago(Edited 2h ago)

"Right now"?
But not 11 years ago with the disastrous Xbox One reveal which they NEVER recovered from?
Man are you slow on the uptake.

shadowhaxor1h ago

No, Xbox never recovered, but Game Pass (which you're a fool if you deny the success of it), Xbox Cloud, the acquisitions, the reboot of Perfect Dark (which seems to be in the gutter now), the success of Forza Horizon, Sea of Thieves, and yes, Hi-Fi Rush (FFS).

Denying any sort of improvement only goes to show you don't pay any attention to the entire picture.

Crows9055m ago

I think you missed the part where these things were spread years apart. Theres no consistency

ApocalypseShadow1m ago

Bullshit.

Perfect Dark IP was purchased along with many other games like Halo, Gears, etc. Perfect Dark needs help with Crystal Dynamics just to finish the game. That's pathetic. HiFi Rush was purchased and was probably already coming to PlayStation before the purchase.

If Game Pass was a success, these developers wouldn't be closing their doors. We told gamers it isn't profitable. It does make revenue. But revenue isn't profit. It hasn't changed Microsoft's position in the industry or increased hardware sales. If it did, they would be shouting from the rooftops like their arrogant asses always do.

Anyone can have a cloud service. And Sony's is more successful. It took buying major publishers just to increase their spreadsheet. But Xbox continues to fail even then. By having to place games on their competitors platform while still trying to compete. You don't see Nintendo putting their games on Xbox. And Sony was only forced because they don't own the MLB license. Which was forced behind the scenes by Microsoft to take away Sony's successful game and throw it on game pass to use it against gamers buying it on PlayStation.

Sea of Thieves took years to fix. How is that a success that you have an unfinished game for years that needs fixing? Games should be complete at launch. Just like Halo was an incomplete game that needed fixing. Forza Horizon is a good game but even that game hasn't improved Microsoft's standing at all.

Denying all that shows that you're not paying attention.

notachance2h ago

I imagine smaller ABK studios like toys for bob and beenox are now feeling uncertain about their futures

LucasRuinedChildhood1h ago

Thankfully Toys for Bob managed to safely separate from Xbox and are independent now.

notachance1h ago

lol I don't know that, thanks for clarifying

TheColbertinator1h ago

Beenox has been in danger for years now with Activision. Microsoft may act more ruthlessly to them unfortunately.

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