Just as in western territories, the price of the hardware will not change with the new model and the software compatibility is not affected with either existing or future releases. (vrfocus.com)
However, he did say Tales of Hearts R was also never meant for Western territories. (playstationenthusiast.com)
So we won't be getting the console this year because the older version hasn't sold as well in Western territories. (gameondaily.com)