Certainly a possibility. You think Sony money hatted it though?
As I said. They have to go to consoles eventually. Handhelds are dying. I just don't see why they would want to split the franchise like that.
I don't believe that rumour at all. I'm just going off from what Capcom has said in the OP.
SFV has legs so strong it's gonna sell for centuries to come.
I think that only works if they distinguish the two lines enough, which would be possible if the console version was aimed at the West.
They have Portable series for a reason
RE5 launched in 2009, by that point things were already set and base building windows were closed. RE5 actually reflects 3rd parties pushing ahead despite market trends, it wasn't a result of market trends deciding where it went. Fortunately it was a case that worked out in the end even if Capcom left money on the table with Wii.
RE5 decision was made with a precedent of history as well as market conditions. Laughing at Capcom leaving money on the table when RE5 outsold any effort on the Wii numerous times over. Porting would be a hassle as well.
I've looked at KT's results, 75% of their worldwide sales still come from Japan and their only real western success stories this gen are Hyrule Warriors and free DOA5LR downloads. KT's actually a great source for dispelling the recovering lost sales in Asia myth PS4 proponents love to push concerning Japan, given they're one of the few publishers to actually give regional totals (Asia was just over 10% last quarter, beating both NA and EU for the first time).
Then considering how much of their software is on PS4 and with such segments continuing to rise and their continued support of the PS4 system in the future, under what basis do you say KT are not happy/successful with PS4?
And I'm not sidestepping but I'm also not wasting my time. You don't need me to tell you DQ Heroes, Tales of Zesteria PS4 and Disgaea 5 all did under 50k their first NPD when we both know you already know that and even argued against it before. Meanwhile you haven't provided any sources from publishers talking about their amazing PS4 specific sales?
Yes you are. You claimed JP third parties have little to no success on PS4. I listed pretty much all major JP titles on PS4 to which you tried to make a half assed reply, with no basis on sales figure.
Naruto - 1.3 million shipped 1 week, biggest NPD debut
DBZ XV - 4 million shipped
MGSV - 6 million shipped in 3 months
Bloodborne - 2 million sold in 5 months
RER2 - 2 million
FFType-0HD - 1 million shipped first month
You also seem to feign ignorance on the context of sales in the case of D5/DQ/ToZ. Both performed in line with series expectations looking solely at NPD debut sales.
The sources are the publishers themselves. Their continued support of the platform, even producing exclusive titles for the PS4, alongside released sales figures and mentions in their reports (for instance SE 2015 AR) paints a clear enough message for anyone of their satisfaction.