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by danbolt 1992 days ago
I did some quick Google searches for the best-selling PlayStation 1, 2, and 3 games in Japan as those consoles were spearheaded by Tokyo. [1][2][3] I didn't see very many Eroge games. I do agree that they're a notable market, especially compared to the west, but they strike me as more niche than a cornerstone genre like action games.

> SCE in California are committed to eliminating toxic masculinity from their platform

I'd love to understand what you mean a little better here. I think I might have an impression from the themes of the God of War reboot, but I was curious if there's a Sony policy you might be able to reference and how that's influenced their first-party production. I'm having trouble understanding the overlap between anime-styled erotica and western depictions of masculinity.

EDIT: updated line spacing for readability

[1] https://www.neogaf.com/threads/flashback-sales-top-seeling-p...

[2] http://garaph.info/gamesearch.php?titleenglish=&stte=0&title...

[3] https://www.neogaf.com/threads/media-create-sales-04-06-04-1...