Why the PlayStation 4 reveal doesn’t mean much for JRPG fans yet
This is a column by Kat Bailey dedicated to the analysis of the once beloved Japanese RPG sub-genre. Tune in every Wednesday for thoughts on white-haired villains, giant robots, Infinity+1 swords, and everything else the wonderful world of JRPGs has to offer. As we look ahead to the next generation of games, a lot of Japanese role-playing game fans figure to be looking somewhere other than the new PlayStation for whatever the future holds for the genre.
Seven years ago, that would have been inconceivable, but times have obviously changed. It’s fair to assume that Japanese developers will stick with the PlayStation 3 and Nintendo 3DS for the time being, only occasionally venturing over to the next generation.
A lot of it has to do with the fact that Japan simply doesn’t digest their games in the same way they did back in 2006. Mobile platforms have come to dominate what is a centralized culture that spends a lot of its time on trains, with home consoles increasingly relegated to a nerdy niche. The Nintendo 3DS, for instance, has reached 8 million units sold in Japan, and has already surpassed the lifetime sales of the PS3 on that side of the ocean. It’s only natural that developers go where the customers are going, and that isn’t likely to be the new PlayStation – at least in Japan.Continue reading Why the PlayStation 4 reveal doesn’t mean much for JRPG fans yetWhy the PlayStation 4 reveal doesn’t mean much for JRPG fans yet originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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