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Media Create: PS5 sales hit 3 million in Japan, ahead of PS3 and PS4
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
And this was with a massive supply chain drought early on.
FalsettoVibe
Member
June 22. Numbers are sure to be crazy.
Dr. Wilkinson
Member
Japan is hungry for new hardware! PS4 is 9 years old over there, and Switch is 6 years old. Nothing since Switch but Xbox (which is basically non-existent over there) and minor cosmetic revisions of Switch with the Lite and the OLED.
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Interfectum
Member
June, I wonder if it will be the first game to get a console with custom faceplates.
Now that the shortages are almost over there should be room to do these special edition consoles again.
Crispy Gamer
Member
Absolutely insane
remember_spinal
Banned
If not FFXVI, spider-man certainly will
I would definitely buy EIKON edition ps5 plates with Amano style Ifrit and Phoenix
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Heisenberg007
Member
Hot damn! 
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ChorizoPicozo
Member
i always heard the Japanese aren't buying consoles because they are too big and couldn't fit in their apartments.
vivftp
Member
The PS5 hit 1 million units in Japan faster than the PS4, but then fell behind, and now has overtaken it again. Would you like to venture a guess what may have happened in the last couple of years to cause it to fall behind?
AlexxKidd
Member
remember_spinal
Banned
Yeah, thats why the series s is doing do well in japan, they fit in their tiny little capsule apartments
feynoob
Member
The PS4 sold 9m in Japan.
That is a lot of consoles for country with small apartments.
killatopak
Member
I still remember the times when people said consoles are dead in Japan.
What a relief.
What a relief.
Dr. Wilkinson
Member
Kind of... It's more like, yeah they prefer smaller, portable hardware. But since there hasn't been a home console launch basically since the PS4 in Japan 9 years ago, they are starved for new hardware. And PS5 is clearly really good hardware, so now that they're able to produce more, there's that latent demand that needs to be satisfied before we see where a new baseline can be established.
ChorizoPicozo
Member
i hope stellar blade is a great game.
nial
Member
And if it is, I'm hoping it gets a good audience in Japan.
Heisenberg007
Member
What are the Famitsu's LTD numbers for Series X|S?
IIRC, they are significantly different than these. Anybody has that data?
IIRC, they are significantly different than these. Anybody has that data?
And? Passing the PS3 and PS4 launch alligned isn't something to be that proud about(just 3 million while your competition was around 10 - 12 million in the same timeframe), on top of simply having Abysmal software sales, which puts into question how many PS5 are staying on Japan.
Plus, the recent well performance is exactly because of the reason of the stuff you implied: Repressed demand. Once that demand is satisfied, it begs the question: What is the PS5's true demand? I guess only time will tell.
Captain Toad
Member
Not bad for a platform that is dead in that country.
Oddvintagechap
Member
it’s a known fact Japanese grandparents love kayak vr.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
I’ve also heard it doesn’t fit their lifestyle as they’re always either away from home socializing or traveling too/from work.
Baki
Member
Supply constrained for 2 years and 2 months
429k as of Feb 20-26 week, so basically 2x higher
HotSauceEnema
Member
I assume the PS2 is doing better but do we have any idea how much better?
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Silver Wattle
Member
I think the ps5 will have good legs in Japan, it's graphics are not being challenged by Nintendo and PC gaming is still niche, also the console runs way quieter than previous generations.
El Pistolero
Member
That one, I'm a bit worried about. It's not easy to nail the mechanics and feel of an action title ala Bayonetta.
El Pistolero
Member
The results are good, honestly, in the sense that it gives Sony a valid reason to keep investing over there. Having said that, they need a slimmer version of the console asap.
vivftp
Member
And the PS5 started off hot out the gate and got immediately kneecapped by supply shortages. They're finally over those shortages and have begun to make up ground by catching up to and passing their last 2 home consoles in the region. That's a noteworthy data point and that's what's being discussed here. It's especially noteworthy given the narrative that's been spread over the last while that PlayStation is no longer relevant in Japan. They don't need to surpass the Switch to be relevant. By selling faster than the PS4 and PS3 it shows us that they're trending upwards versus their last 2 models. We'll have to wait and see how they do against the PS1 and PS2.
Indeed, time will tell how things go as we're still at the very beginning of their renewed push and we can only guess how far they'll go.
Anyone downplaying the fact that a global pandemic happened isn't worth arguing with.
Stock is finally better, amazing results since basically late last year...and its meh to some ppl. lol
Kerotan
Member
According to some sales age clowns on other sites the PlayStation home console was on terminal decline last Gen. Despite the fact ps4 outsold the ps3 for much of it's Gen and only fell behind in the end because it didn't get one final price drop or adequate supply.
Now have the ps5 and it's proven after the massive decline ps3 suffered Vs ps2 the market has stabilized. Not only that but the ps4 and 5 in Japan are making Sony so much more mullah compared to ps3 which was losing profits.
Good times ahead!
Now have the ps5 and it's proven after the massive decline ps3 suffered Vs ps2 the market has stabilized. Not only that but the ps4 and 5 in Japan are making Sony so much more mullah compared to ps3 which was losing profits.
Good times ahead!
Captain Toad
Member
I'll bet you PS6 will outpace this.
leo-j
Member
Sony slowing down ps4 was very detrimental….. it’s clear there is demand as it’s selling thousands in year 10 in Japan, hopefully ps5 sales continue to do crazy numbers and it cruises past 10 million in Japan for the generation, PlayStation needs a resurrection post psp/ps3.
Azurro
Member
It only sells to wealthy Japanese households that can dedicate one entire room for the console.
TLZ
Member
They opted to live inside them now.
Eddie-Griffin
Cancer the womens baby so we can pregnant the panda, we are looking for igloos tonight Are you sexy?
EXCUSE ME, But I recall a leak from a professional expert in mathematics here on this very forum that suggested, after measuring 400% of the circumference of a triangle divided by the square root of 7, that the PS5 was shrinking at an alarming rate that should cause panic, and was falling behind PS4???
Was it not 100% confirmed on the invisible charts they posted? Who does Media Create think he is?
Was it not 100% confirmed on the invisible charts they posted? Who does Media Create think he is?