Xbox has a small, affordable console with a subscription service. Will Japan warm up to the brand finally?

[MysticGon]

Right out of the gate Microsoft will release a console that on paper addresses the issues that doomed them in Japan. It's small, affordable and ,thanks to all of Phil's trips, is seeing Japanese publishers increasing support. There is also a way to play those games for a good price which is great considering games in Japan are nearing the $100 mark.

That said I can't think of a single Japanese-developed exclusive announced for the Xbox Series.

What do you think will become of the brand this generation? Pick up steam? Set a new low? Somewhere in between?

For the record the high for the company is Xbox 360 at 1.7 million and low is Xbox One at ~110k.

 

[Deleted member 31092]

lmao no. XBO-tier performance unless they go and moneyhat 3rd party games.

 

[Man Called Aerodynamics]

My heart wants to answer yes, but my brain says lol no.

 

[vestan]

Doubt. Switch and PS5 have Japan on lock. Japanese developers are either flocking to Nintendo, Sony or both. MS have to make some heavy moves software-wise in order to make a splash. Also isn't Japan heavy on physical instead of digital? Don't quote me on that.

It will sell like hot cakes over here though (UK)

 

[Nemesis121]

lol Noooooooooooo.

 

[WhoaIsThatMars]

it'll sell...on military bases

 

[Vinc]

I think they have a shot, but they need software, and that's the hardest part.

Yakuza at launch as a next-gen exclusive sounds more appealing to the japanese market than anything I can think of on the PS5 side though, but that's an older game at this point for that market.

 

[Deleted member 57361]

Japan doesn't care about Xbox. The brand is non-existent there.

 

[MegaXZero]

You are forgetting it throws in a new problem: the cheaper console is all digital. Japan's physical market is still supreme.

 

[Jroc]

Microsoft could have an exclusive Dragon Quest game and it would still probably bomb in Japan.

 

[Delusibeta]

Neither Xbox All Access nor Xcloud is available in Japan. So, no.

 

[Martin]

I think it will sell a little bit better than One but that's it

 

[Deleted member 48991]

I might buy one, so that would be one sale in Japan :P

But to be honest none of my international friends own an Xbox, most of them have a PS4...

 

[wartime]

I'm going to say no... but it probably can't do any worse than Xbox One. So I guess it will be progress lol.

 

[Kyuuji]

This seems to suggest that the issue with Xbox not performing in Japan was one of affordability and accessibility?

 

[Deleted member 66837]

Japan doesn't even care about PS at this point, MS has no hope there

 

[Reckheim]

it might do better then xbox one but that's not saying much.

 

[24thFrame]

It needs the right games for the market more than anything. The second late-port of DQ11 and timed exclusivity on the next-gen port of a Yakuza game that came out almost a year ago in that territory are not enough.

 

[RestEerie]

I like your enthusiasm but....

 

[Uzupedro]

lol

 

[Nickerbocker98]

Xbox still has trouble getting games that audience actually wants, so no.

 

[shounenka]

lmao no

Click to shrink...

One and done.

In Japan, if you can't resell your games, nobody cares.

That being said, Day 1 for the Xbox Series X. Want to play Gears 5 all juiced up.

 

[Damn Silly]

I think it'll do better than the Xbox One, but XCloud is more likely to improve the overall Xbox brand there.

 

[Reyes]

lol no

 

[salromano]

 

[Nostradamus]

For Japan, 99% of the GamePass library is probably irrelevant.

 

[Chasing]

Touch your heart OP, you already knew the answer.

 

[Ashler]

"Xbox has a small, affordable console with a subscription service. Will Japan warm up to the brand finally?"

Maybe if Xbox all access was available in Japan.

 

[--R]

Lmao

 

[Aska]

No.
They need the games.

 

[Kirikocho]

Make this poll public so we can see who lives outside reality.

 

[lupinko]

Lmao no.

 

[MCD]

Maybe...

 

[Heynongman!]

From what I remember, Japan doesn't even give a shit about Playstation anymore, it's all about switch and mobile. So probably not.

 

[Arex]

They'll get the Switch lol

 

[Kingdizzi]

There's word going around that Nintendo are so shaken at the reveal of the smaller Xbox, they're scrapped the upcoming Switch 4K and are contacting Xbox twiiter about if they would please consider having Nintendo first party games on Gamepass.

 

[Reddaye]

Not a chance.

 

[Patitoloco]

No, let's be honest, not even Japan care that much about Playstation anymore.

 

[Deleted member 2752]

I do think it's interesting that the PS5 is so big. That was an absolute no-go in the past because of Japan. But even for the PS4, Japan isn't the market it used to be.

 

[KraytarJ]

Goodness no. There's pretty much no way that's ever going to change at this point.

 

[Xiofire]

Someone get that gif of the Japanese kid saying "what's an Xbox?"

EDIT:

 

[KtSlime]

They forgot to announce the Series S for Japan...

 

[Aureon]

software is always king.

 

[stryke]

yeah, because obviously the size and lack of subscription was the problem

fucking lol

 

[Dyle]

Xbox will do better than the brand has in the past, but not much better and it will be mostly due to the eventual launch of Xcloud more than the boxes themselves.

 

[404LinkNotFound]

Not at all . Its dead on arrival

 

[Seesaw15]

Do you still have to connect it to a TV? If the answer is yes than probably not .

 

[Dogui]

I feel like MS did everything they possibly can to catch the japanese players with the 360. They just don't give a shit no matter what happens.

 

[Homura]

I'm sure they will reach at least Stadia level sales.

 

[Deleted member 49643]

No, because for some dumb reason Microsoft decided they will not show off Xbox Series S at TGS this year. Pretty hard to sell a console in a country when you won't bother marketing it there.