The biggest news this week—probably this year—is Microsoft’s proposed $70 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard. Online, people have opinions about this massive event and its ramifications, and in that regard, Japan is no different. The way Microsoft’s flagship console is viewed by many in Japan, however, is rather different.
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In the U.S., Microsoft’s Xbox gaming platform is popular, but in Japan, it has traditionally been passed over or even ignored. Sony’s PlayStation has long overshadowed the Xbox in Japan and is the country’s default preference over Microsoft’s gaming machine. This perspective makes what folks online in Japan think about the proposed purchase especially interesting. Below is a cross-section of the reaction on popular Japanese gaming blogs like My Game News Flash as well as on the country’s biggest internet bulletin boards, 2ch and 5ch.
