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to: JONATHAN FINGAS
from: DAVE MORROW
date: 1998-04-10 01:03:00
subject: Re: Sega

 -=> Quoting Jonathan Fingas to Dave Morrow <=-
 JF> You may end up waiting awhile if you plan on that, though.  Phil
 JF> Harrison,  one of Sony's PR guys, had an interview in NG which 
 JF> practically said "we think the PSX will last for years on 
 JF> end."  I suspect he may just be keeping the PSX 2 a secret, 
 JF> but knowing a company who hasn't changed their basic 
 JF> DiscMan design for years, they may well expect you to keep 
 JF> your old machine.
 I don't care how long it takes. I just meant, the next console i buy
 Will be a playstion 2. Unless the nintendo 128 comes out with mostly
 no kiddy games a dvdrom drive and all the best hardware. But i won't kid
 myself.
 JF> Hey, there were a few good-looking games - Sega's own, 
 JF> mostly.  And it even had a few gems unique to itself, like 
 JF> the Panzer Dragoon series and a few special projects like 
 JF> Enemy Zero.
 Yeah, you're right. Panzer did look good. I just forgot about it.
 I liked that fisrt racer that came out for it too. saturn rally?
 
 DM>  Yeah but how may people actually play Quake 2 in Linux? about
 DM>  maybe 5% of all quake 2 player maybe.
 JF> The point basically is that there IS that small market 
 JF> that exists, emphasis on the word small.
 
 Emphasis on SMALL profits
 
 JF> Yep, though it's not done yet (the Neo Geo 64 system being a
 JF> critical  missing component).  I hear its main claim to fame is that 
 JF> it's a much more 3D fighter than the usual games; you can 
 JF> step side to side at will.  It will probably be 
 JF> compliciated, but it breaks the mold.
 I've played fighters where you can side step. I think figters are
 going to fall in popularity. Maybe not now but sooner or later.
 There is never a new feature ever. Well there is little un important
 ones. But to say the least, they are all the same.
 The only thing that is different is the programming style.
 Like how capcom's characters react to blows
 compared to midway's. The characters in mk react too fast to the
 punches etc.
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