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KH91
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 Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2016 12:49 pm
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Halfway there to seeing PlayStation return to selling 100m consoles after failing to do so with the PS3.
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falcon.punch
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Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2016 1:16 pm
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*Evangelion reference*
Congratulations!
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Badcrazy
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Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2016 4:28 pm
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| KH91 wrote: | | Halfway there to seeing PlayStation return to selling 100m consoles after failing to do so with the PS3. |
You make it sound like the PS3 was a failure. 83.4 million is a bloody lot of sold consoles.
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Catseyetiger
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Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2016 4:43 pm
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I hope games get made more due to the shear numbers!
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KH91
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Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2016 5:39 pm
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| Badcrazy wrote: | | You make it sound like the PS3 was a failure. 83.4 million is a bloody lot of sold consoles. |
Please read my comment again and make sure you understand it.
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CooperRC
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Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2016 6:23 pm
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| Catseyetiger wrote: | | I hope games get made more due to the shear numbers! |
The problem is that the PS4 bombed in Japan so we can expect more western games than Japanese. I do like western RPG's, but I was hoping JRPG's would do better on the PS4. Probably why I would often rather replay a PS1/2 game then get a PS4.
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BadNewsBlues
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Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2016 6:47 pm
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| KH91 wrote: | | Halfway there to seeing PlayStation return to selling 100m consoles after failing to do so with the PS3. |
They don't have to sell 100 million systems they just have to sale enough to be profitable as we all know it took some time for them to make a profit on the PS3.
| Badcrazy wrote: | | You make it sound like the PS3 was a failure. 83.4 million is a bloody lot of sold consoles. |
It wasn't a failure but it's first 4-5 years wasn't exactly smooth.
| CooperRC wrote: | | . I do like western RPG's, but I was hoping JRPG's would do better on the PS4. Probably why I would often rather replay a PS1/2 game then get a PS4. |
Nostalgia has it's pros and cons.
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silentjay
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Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2016 6:54 pm
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| CooperRC wrote: |
| Catseyetiger wrote: | | I hope games get made more due to the shear numbers! |
The problem is that the PS4 bombed in Japan so we can expect more western games than Japanese. |
It didn't bomb. It's still the number one selling console in Japan, and its numbers are pretty much even with the UK.
The issue is that gaming in Japan is mostly handheld/mobile these days. Which is why the majority of PS4 JRPGs are Vita ports.
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KH91
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Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2016 8:44 pm
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| BadNewsBlues wrote: | | They don't have to sell 100 million systems they just have to sale enough to be profitable as we all know it took some time for them to make a profit on the PS3. |
You're doing this on purpose. 
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BadNewsBlues
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Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2016 9:35 pm
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| KH91 wrote: |
You're doing this on purpose. |
I wish I knew what I was doing on purpose because I don't get the joke 
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Fatt_One
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Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2016 3:09 am
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| BadNewsBlues wrote: |
| KH91 wrote: | | Halfway there to seeing PlayStation return to selling 100m consoles after failing to do so with the PS3. |
They don't have to sell 100 million systems they just have to sale enough to be profitable as we all know it took some time for them to make a profit on the PS3.
| Badcrazy wrote: | | You make it sound like the PS3 was a failure. 83.4 million is a bloody lot of sold consoles. |
It wasn't a failure but it's first 4-5 years wasn't exactly smooth.
| CooperRC wrote: | | . I do like western RPG's, but I was hoping JRPG's would do better on the PS4. Probably why I would often rather replay a PS1/2 game then get a PS4. |
Nostalgia has it's pros and cons. |
The PS4 was apparently being sold at a profit before the end of it's first year on the market, it didn't cost them over 800$ per unit like the PS3 did at launch.
being a lot less crazy with it's design and hardware has paid off greatly for them.
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v1cious
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Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2016 12:06 pm
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| CooperRC wrote: |
| Catseyetiger wrote: | | I hope games get made more due to the shear numbers! |
The problem is that the PS4 bombed in Japan so we can expect more western games than Japanese. I do like western RPG's, but I was hoping JRPG's would do better on the PS4. Probably why I would often rather replay a PS1/2 game then get a PS4. |
The Japanese console market is dead. Mobile and handhelds have taken over. This is Why I expect Nintendo Switch to have record sales numbers.
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