If you bought an Xbox for remasters of old Japanese published games, I honestly don't know what to say. It's a pity for Xbox owners but it isn't that big a shock. Justifiable demand is needed. If Square are releasing games on Xbox, buy the fucking things and maybe the success may encourage other publishers to publish on Xbox.
That's part of the problem that Xbox is facing though. If it were up to them, you actually SHOULD consider Xbox as your choice for Japanese software, as in, all the titles should theoretically be available for you no problem.
The real-world issue is their audience is so boxed-in and well-defined both in terms of geography and genre preferences (Western-based, prefers shooters and multi-player fare) that there's no virtuous cycle for them in Japan, they have to secure each and every publishing deal themselves.
This is why they're going hard about securing as many big name JRPGs as gamepass day 1 titles, because they want to try and improve their audience mix.
Playstation sells almost as awful in Japan, but A and AA Japanese publishers and devs know they can't ignore their western audience (which loves Japanese games), so they make games for the localization port.
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