Sony Stresses Japan Is of Utmost Importance After Report Claims Company's Interest Has Drifted

PS5's focus elsewhere.

Sony’s said that its “home market remains of utmost importance”, after a Bloomberg report claimed the company’s interest in its native Japan is waning. The platform holder is now largely run by Europeans, while its headquarters have moved to San Mateo in the United States. All of this, combined with dwindling home console sales in the territory, have culminated in the firm’s “attention drifting away”, according to one analyst.

Bloomberg reports, citing a “senior figure” within PlayStation, that management was disappointed by Japan’s performance with the PlayStation 4. As a result, the article claims that the region has been side-lined in the planning for the PlayStation 5’s launch, with local retailers hinting that they’ve received a hardware allocation barely any bigger than the PlayStation 3. The system is set to release in the region next week, while Europe will have to wait until later in the month.

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