February 22nd! Launch day for the PS4 in
Japan! What games were people buying? We were dying to know. Of course, nobody in line was really thinking about other
consoles. But, we had to ask anyways.
Launch day of the PlayStation 4 in Japan started
at midnight with a Sony countdown event and some stores having midnight sales,
but most game retailers decided to wait at least until daylight to open their
doors.
https://kotaku.com/japans-finally-gotten-their-ps4s-1527871860
The, of course, there were the consoles sold via online retailers.
Japanese multimedia store chain, Yodobashi
Camera, began sale of the PS4 at 7AM. I hopped an early train to see what the
line – if there was one – was like. At 6AM, there were already about 30 to 40 people
lined up. It was a quiet launch, especially compared to the PS3 launch day chaos. I took the opportunity to ask some people the following questions:
1. What game are you here for?
2. Do you own a Wii U?
3. Do you plan to get an Xbox One?
This is not scientific! It’s anything but. Still, the results are as follows:
1. What game are you here for?
Yakuza
Ishin! 6 people
Battlefield
4 4 people
Killzone
4 people
Assassin’s
Creed 4: Black Flag 2 people
Call
of Duty: Ghosts 1 person
Need
for Speed Rivals 1 person
Dynasty
Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends 1 person
(20 responders)
2. Do you own a Wii U?
(20 responders)
3. Do you plan to get an Xbox One?
(20
responders)
Obviously, this was a group of gamers who
were there for the PS4 on launch day, so there already is a bit of a bias. If anything, it was nice to see people enthusiastic for something they enjoy. Hey, it was nice to see people!
