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to: SHAWN SPEAR
from: ANDREW WOLFE
date: 1998-01-30 22:49:00
subject: PSX vs N64

 JC> I think the main reason PSX will fail is theres no versatility, every
 JC> bigger cart you add to the N64, its like a new system... it can keep
 JC> improving for years yet... PSX is pretty much always been at its
 JC> peak...
 SS> Soo Psx should stick with carts?  Carts are bigger than cd's?
 SS> ... Brace your self, worse attacks on your reason are coming along.
 SS> -*- TurboEDIT v1.60a+ [MSP96]
     I think what "JC" is trying to say is that carts can have special 
upgrade chips inside them. CD's can't. Remember the old NES carts? I can't 
remember the name of the chip right now, but without that chip that was 
inside the cart, games like Metroid and Zelda weren't possible. The one thing 
to remember is this- great gameplay makes a great game, not great graphics 
alone. PSX is far from being maxed out, as is the N64 or even the Saturn for 
that matter. The only systems I've seen "maxed out" so far are the Atari 
2600, the NES, the SNES, and the Genesis. All the other systems either 
weren't out long enough or haven't yet been out long enough to be at their 
"peak." 
     As for who will rule the next system wars; that is still debatable. Just 
because Sony is in the lead now, does NOT guarantee that they will be in the 
lead for the next generation of consoles. Just remember, generation leaders 
went something like this- Atari, Nintendo, Sega/Nintendo, and now Sony. (From 
what I've read, the 16-bit war was close, but the edge goes to Sega.) My 
opinion on the leader of the next generation of systems is that Sega will be 
on top. The Dural (or the Katana as some are calling it) will be in the right 
price range and is the greatest piece of hardware released by Sega since the 
Genesis. It is very powerful and very easy to program for. Seeing as how this 
generation has failed to sell as well as the previous generations, I'd guess 
that a lot of people are waiting for something that is powerful enough to not 
be obsolete in 2 or 3 years. Everybody can argue my opinion, but I think I've 
stated some very good facts.
 
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