Looks like Sony blew their number one guaranteed country. Here are the comments Kotaku posted:Japan This November, the PlayStation 4 is launching in Australia, North America and Europe. Know where its not? Japan, thats where. While Sony is a Japanese company, the country wont see the PlayStation 4 until next February. On the official Japanese blog, many commenters seem disappointed by the news. Some are angry, while others are resigned to the fact. Heres a sample of comments (note that these are not indicative of all Japanese gamers):Jakandsigz
Well, Windows PC and Xbox One, now all MS has to do at TGS is announce and earlier date than Sony. POW.This late launch is truly disappointing. But looking at the launch line-up it does seem like putting the console on sale this year would be hard. Promising pre-orders abroad there werent enough machines for this country, so it was pushed back! Well, this is a disappointment. I dont want to play a half-localised game, so the two-month wait is a valid excuse. Too late.I was excited about getting the PS4 and Battlefield 4 at launch, but its two months later than the U.S. and Europe. I totally lost interest. Thanks! Im not going to buy the PS4 until theres a price cut. This was unavoidable. This is a Japanese game console, I wanted it to launch in Japan first. I dont care about the number of consoles or the launch line-up. I wanted to play the PS4 over the New Years holidays. Change the date at the Tokyo Game Show, you incompetent lot. I thought if it was late, it would be December, but geez, we have to wait until February Are gamers who dont play Western titles going to buy this at launch [in Japan]? I dont think there are many of those. This is neglecting Japanese gamers. I seem to remember Japan getting the Vita two or three months before it was released abroad. The Japanese game industry is no good. It cant be helped, and February is fine. That was a great press conference. Save for the PS4 release date. This is the result of Japanese gamers being a lower priority. Im really envious of Xbox One players. Microsoft listened to fans abroad and made improvements. Sony Japan isnt doing anything like that at all. Thats a lie that localisation takes time. The PS3 versions of some of these games are going on sale in Japan this year. The PS4 launch date was a letdown, but I enjoyed what I saw. Also, the Vita TV they revealed is amazing! Guess theyre going to run an amateur sales operation again. Isnt the PlayStation a Japanese console?! I understand, and I can wait. But if they could sweeten that first edition bundle a little more February is too late. Forget the PS4, Im getting a PC.
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These people are so butthurt; Did America, Europe, or any other counrty complain when Japan used to get Playstation, Nintendo, and Sega consoles like, 1 whole year, before we got them??? Atleast it's 2 months!Â
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