Hello Jonathan ! 
 JF> It would probably be a pure-gaming console, not the "do-everything"
 JF> type that the CDi tried to be.  That was its failure; in attempting
 JF> to do it all, it became master of none.  There was always a better
 JF> choice in a given area; if you were a gamer, you chose a Nintendo or
 JF> Sega console (no Sony for most of the CDi's lifespan); if you were
 JF> interested in reference material and family entertainment, you chose
 JF> a PC.  Heck, if you were a gamer, you might have chosen the PC as
 JF> well.  :-)
Do you have the 'Netstation' over there ? 
Its just been launched here at 299ukps and is a set top internet box, which 
displays on your TV, plus 15ukps a month [not including cost of the 
phonecalls !] for access to the Internet. 
I can't see /that/ catching on, especially when most existing ISPs only 
charge about half that per month for full access. 
I think it is a 486 PC in a box from reviews I have read.
 JF> Well, not ALWAYS.  FF7 and a few other games use MIDI.  But they are
                                                                 ^^^^
You mean the makers of FF7 ? Or Sony. :)
 JF> well-known for getting high-quality music into games.  Of those,
 JF> Wipeout XL is the most recognizable, since it had major electronica
 JF> groups on one CD.  The Chemical Brothers, Daft Punk AND Prodigy on
 JF> one CD?  That's too much!
Its fantastic ! Especially seeing as you can get it as part of the Platium 
budget range for about 15-20ukps, thats like only 5ukps more than a regular 
music CD album [the Tax on CDs over here is immense !] with the game thrown 
in too :) Great stuff. I want a PS, I want a PS ! 
CheeryBye
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