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But Ryan’s stance is that the PS5 continues to strengthen PlayStation’s relationship with Japan. “Both of our launch shows – which featured a reasonable amount of games, but didn’t have a large number of games – had titles developed by eight Japanese, many of which are a matter of collaboration and partnership between the PlayStation and the Japanese publishing community,” he said.Ryan also noted that the PS5 was released in Japan on the same day as it was in the US, unlike the PS4, which was released almost three months after its November 2013 US and EU launch.
“So I read that stuff,” Ryan said, referring to reports like Bloomberg, “Many of those comments are inaccurate, and Japan – as our second largest market and Sony’s hometown – is really important to us.”
While Japan is becoming important to Sony, it hasn’t stopped changing some traditions. The PS5 makes X the default select button for the first time in Japan, where previously it has always been a circle. Sony has also sent some of Japan’s giant developers to set up their own studios.
Matt Persello is IGN’s UK News and Entertainment Writer.
