According to Japanese games magazine publisher Enterbrain - by way of the Reuters news agency - Sony had sold 1.01m PS3s in Japan between from the console's 11 November 2006 debut there to 15 July 2007.
The Xbox 360, which arrived in Japan in December 2005, almost a year before the PS3, has only racked up local sales of 420,705, between that date and 8 July, Enterbrain's numbers show.
Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."
1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.
It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!
I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.
Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.
Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.
Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:
- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2
I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.
While the mainstream media always sees things turning in favor of the hero, here are 6 games that own being a bad guy.
Pretty much all of these games listed are based around a morality system you don't have to be bad and you don't have to be good.
It seems to have left out some real amazing games like red dead redemption 1/2,ass effect and true crime la/ny
Armored Core VI?
Ok, I'm really missing something here. Just beat chapter 3 earlier this evening, unlocked A-rank Arena fights. I'm not seeing or sensing any branching paths or morality system and I've done every side mission and arena fight available to me up to that fight.
Is something big coming soon to branch the story?
No mention of Grand Theft Auto? Saints Row (original trilogy), Manhunt? Also The Suffering (depending on the ending you get).
Video games are no longer just a simple past time. Today's games are evolving into true works of art. Offering intriguing narratives, cinematic setpieces, and profound messages, games can entertain us for hundreds of hours.
I never got around to mass effect - I’m skeptical that it would hold up if I were to try it now
I would say it does. The combat is a bit shit for todays standards but everything else is great.
the first one is abit the odd one out but after u finished it, believe it it gets tremendously better and better
finally someone compare wii numbers with 360 numbers for a change and leave sony alone. Media jst can't get enough of rippin on sony.
Yea but it is hypocritical to compare sony numbers with wii in japan and sony with msoft in US and not do the same everywhere else. Sure sony used to be king, infact they still are the ps2 is still alive and kicking and isnt going anywhere. This leaves them at a disadvantage because less gamers will be willing to make that jump from ps2 to ps3 if they are still enjoying ps3 games. Same can't be said for the gamecube or regular xbox. Sony came out with a more expensive console, less impressive games and stiff competition from 360 and wii and still manage to pull xbox 360 sales over the same time period. No one recognizes this all they see is xbox out sells ps3 2-1, Sony loses yet another exclusive blah bla blah. The negative press behind ps3 is far too much. If ps3 had the 3 red lights problem we wouldnt hear the end of it and people would have been screamin recall msoft jst extends warranty 3 yrs and its all gud. Sony just caught some serious bad luck this yr. No one likes to see the king untop for too long so now they try to pull him down.
Blackman the reason why the PS3 is nailed so hard in Japan is because just last year they were the undisputed king of the nation, its just a bigger defeat for Sony because they loss their crown and now their so low.
But MS has always SUCKED in Japan no doubt about it the xbox never sold out of the first shipment, and the 360 is doing pretty much as crappy, so its not news when the guy in last place is still in last place.
"Peter Moore: Sony's Business in Japan is 'Crumbling'"
http://www.n4g.com/industry...
cough...cough
So i hear you quit Peter?
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Thammer, im part of the problem on this site because i prefer ps3 and you prefer 360? Or im part of the problem because 5 people agree with me? I state my case and don't hold back. I prefer ps3 and don't pretend to be unbiased. Besides, you tell me if you ever see me lying about anything in my comments. Lighten up dude
Lets not turn this into a flame war guys, lets just say that Japan is a market where both Sony and MS are suffering so its important to make up some ground in that region to increase over all sales..
i want a salary like peter moores