Sony: Launch Date in Japan for PS4 Not Decided Yet - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 13 June 2013 / 8,999 Views
Sony has shifted its focus this coming generation. The PlayStation 3 launched in the US and Japan in November 2006, while it didn't launch in Europe until March. Sony at their E3 Press Conference announce the PlayStation 4 will be hitting the US and Europe this holiday.
Sony has not yet announced they will be releasing the PlayStation 4 in Japan and other markets outside the US and Europe. It was just last month that Sony told CVG that Europe will be given a much higher priority since they felt that Microsoft will be giving a strong push in the territory.
"This E3 we confirmed that in the US and Europe we will be launching this holiday with the $399 (£349) price point," Yoshida told CVG in an interview. "But it's not like we are not launching in other territories - we are waiting to get more information about manufacturing quantities and demand in each market so that we are able to decide where and when outside of the US and Europe."
"Europe is a hugely important market and we do hear on Twitter that lots of people who are unhappy and say, 'why do US consumers get this on PS Plus and not in Europe?' And things like that all the time. So it's all relative, right? They see the other territories all the time. Now it's even easier to see what's available in other territories because of the internet."
Microsoft has not been able to make any inroads with the Xbox 360 in Japan, which is why Sony feels safe in the territory. In Japan, Sony has been able to sell 9.3 million PlayStation 3 consoles, according to VGChartz latest sales figures. While Microsoft has only been able to 1.6 million Xbox 360 consoles. In Europe the sales gap is much closer. Sony has been able to sell 31.0 million PlayStation 3 consoles, while Microsoft has only been able to 24.2 million Xbox 360 consoles
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I think the bigger reason is that Microsoft simply isn't any competition in Japan and therefore Sony wants to make as many systems available in other regions at launch.
This could be true. I mean i would do that if i would wanna win the competition in regions where xbox was dominating. Would be a smart move.
aye very clever move, you don't need to spend extra energy to win in an event where your competition doesn't even show up.
Europe liked and supported the PS3 better. Thus they deserve to get PS4 before Japan.
Honestly, looking at the Famitsu/Media Creates threads every week, I'm starting to wonder just how much of a market for home consoles is even left there. The 3DS has already outsold the PS3 and will surpass the Wii soon enough--something it's nowhere near doing in either the States or Europe.
make sure they get out early in japan,need those japanese games for the PS4 library
I doubt they could produce enough consoles for a worldwide release, so they might as well get the consoles out for the biggest markets first. It's a business decision plain and simple.
sony better not get stupid again and just because they feel they are the "it" in japan neglect them ! this is the same swell head mentality that caused them to lose plenty exculsives fans and trail behind 360 for the past few yrs
Europe is alot nicer to them than Japan. Theres more sales to be had, so this decision makes sense. The japanese have been clear in saying they are not very interested in home consoles anymore.
