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Japan’s PC Gaming Market Size Triples In 4 Years (CESA Data)
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SmokedMeat
Gamer™
atyourservice
Member
I wonder if there's any region on earth seeing a decrease in PC market size recently. Just seems to be going up and up worldwide
Maybe one of the current warzones with trade restrictions or something
Maybe one of the current warzones with trade restrictions or something
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DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Have you seen all the waifu/pantsu shit on Steam? No wonder Japan's birthrate numbers and nobody is actually fucking are in major decline. 
First Japan, than the world.
NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt
Biggest Trails Stan
Great to hear. I've been gaming on PC since 2015 and as a result I hardly play my consoles other than Switch
Sentenza
Member
It's already basically everyone except Vanillaware at this point.
And maybe the occasional Sony moneyhat for some timed exclusive.
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Holammer
Member
A niche PC audience and a history of micros and computers was already there (this is where Touhou started), but I think the insane success of PUBG's changed the perception of the PC among general users in Japan. It got the ball rolling and Japanese developers increasingly find success on PC.
There was a time when the thought of fighting games on PC was completely alien, now it's considered 100% natural and a source of a good chunk of the sales.
atyourservice
Member
Excerpt of Japan's steam stats.
Most amount of time spent in top 100 best sellers list:
GTA V (9.8 years)
Dead by Daylight (8.4 years)
Apex Legends (3.9 years)
Monster Hunter Rise (2.8 years)
Yu-Gi-Oh duel (2.7 years)
Rust (2.6 years)
Dead or Alive Xtreme Venus Vacation (1.5 years)
Honestly, Dbd and Yugioh are the only odd games there
Most amount of time spent in top 100 best sellers list:
GTA V (9.8 years)
Dead by Daylight (8.4 years)
Apex Legends (3.9 years)
Monster Hunter Rise (2.8 years)
Yu-Gi-Oh duel (2.7 years)
Rust (2.6 years)
Dead or Alive Xtreme Venus Vacation (1.5 years)
Honestly, Dbd and Yugioh are the only odd games there
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Senua
Member
I may be wrong but I wonder if the the majority are playing GAAS, Gacha and Waifu simulator games on PC.
Project downplay, GO
Little Chicken
Banned
Incredible to see Microsoft Family of Devices being so popular in Japan!
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
Eh, Sony’s trying but we thankfully have a billion other options on PC.
tmlDan
Member
all the top games in the world are GAAS or live service, predominantly played on PC....
We do have options on PC, but thats still a fact.
Topher
Identifies as young
ftfy
rodrigolfp
Haptic Gamepads 4 Life
None of those devices are from MS. Xp
rodrigolfp
Haptic Gamepads 4 Life
Dota, Lol, CS are not Gaas nor live services.
Mister Wolf
Member
They making smart moves over there.
killatopak
Member
What? What are they then?
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
Organic growth 
Bojanglez
The Amiga Brotherhood
...and Firestick
rodrigolfp
Haptic Gamepads 4 Life
Games with a multiplayer component. Same as Quake 3, UT...
Little Chicken
Banned
We all know they aren't running Linux as their OS.
They're running Windows 11 which comes with Xbox app and Game Pass for PC app... that's like three Microsoft Family platforms in one!!!!
rodrigolfp
Haptic Gamepads 4 Life
PC is the platform. They can run only Linux and the OS only doesn't make it a MS platform. Just as a Nvidia card doesn'tt make it a Nvidia platform.We all know they aren't running Linux as their OS.
They're running Windows 11 which comes with Xbox app and Game Pass for PC app... that's like three Microsoft Family platforms in one!!!!
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Little Chicken
Banned
Please change the title to Japan's Xbox Game Pass app market size triples in four years.
Topher
Identifies as young
We all know they aren't running Linux as their OS.
They're running Windows 11 which comes with Xbox app and Game Pass for PC app... that's like three Microsoft Family platforms in one!!!!
Meanwhile the vast majority are ignoring that stuff and downloading Steam
killatopak
Member
Quake 3 and UT doesn’t have continuous online support in exchange for monetary value. The same way Tekken 3 isn’t gaas while Tekken 8 is via selling you individual characters, stages or season passes.
Basically a gaas game doesn’t end until it cannot monetarily support itself. Non-gaas games do have an end.
Little Chicken
Banned
PC running Microsoft Windows should be the terminology used from now on.
hinch7
Member
Makes sense. A lot of games are getting PC ports out faster these days, if not day one. And PlayStation getting more and more expensive + moving away from their types of games. Another reason why Nintendo Switch is king and dominating in the east.
Microsoft and Xbox going hybrid would a smart choice going forward, if they go the route. I wouldn't be surprised if they catch up or daresay surpass PlayStation next generation (in Japan); if they release a semi decent PC/console. The handheld in particular.
Microsoft and Xbox going hybrid would a smart choice going forward, if they go the route. I wouldn't be surprised if they catch up or daresay surpass PlayStation next generation (in Japan); if they release a semi decent PC/console. The handheld in particular.
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rodrigolfp
Haptic Gamepads 4 Life
What they sell or not is irrelevant. Those games can be played offline (maybe not LoL) and/or on my own servers.
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killatopak
Member
It is completely relevant. GaaS is not about how a game can be played or what method. It is a business model not a genre nor does it need to be strictly SP or MP. They’re selling you their service. Candy Crush for example is gaas and it is an SP game.
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Zathalus
Member
Free to play games releasing new content with continuous ongoing development that is supported by in game monetisation fees. 100% GaaS games. Some of the most profitable and famous GaaS games for that matter. Just because you can play offline and on your LAN for some of them does not exclude them from the GaaS model.
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willothedog
Member
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
Magic Carpet
Gold Member
Maybe this will be a better chance someone will buy my 4070 and give me a few more bucks to apply to the 5090.
rodrigolfp
Haptic Gamepads 4 Life
By that logic Quake World, CoD, L4D, etc receiving new maps/modes or any game with expansion like Diablo 2 and Witcher 3 were/are GAAS too.
Holammer
Member
Tried some Odin Sphere with shadPS4 before.Played both 13 Sentinels and Unicorn Overlord on PC
rodrigolfp
Haptic Gamepads 4 Life
Because anyone can write anything there.Why are those three titles given as examples on the GaaS Wiki page then
Sentenza
Member
I've been reading about this PS4 emulator for a while (mostly because of the fast progress on emulating Bloodborne) but I have yet to give it any actual try.
Is it relatively painless to set up?
I'm also wondering if it can work hooking up my legit PSN account. It would be nice to be able to download my PSN digital purchases directly on PC and emulate shit.