Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!news From: "Nick Ferguson" Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.freetalk.english Subject: Re: Playstation 2 details Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1998 21:26:12 +0800 Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE) Lines: 55 Message-ID: <6ug63a$ja98@chuka.playstation.co.uk> References: <6uf42g$ja93@chuka.playstation.co.uk> <1dfwn22.a7u8a0bydajoN@a1-88-115.a1.nl> NNTP-Posting-Host: ip-53-238.dialup.hkstar.com X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 >You don't know C&VG? It's a respectable magazine witch covers all >systems. Not *that* respectable! Which is why I went '"?????" - CVG is not known for being reliable! :-) I should have used "?!?!?!?"... >I don't get the hype about backwards compatible. It's just so courteous to the consumer! Also, it stops the PS market from dying instantly when the new machine is *properly* announced. Also, although I would never sell my PS, a lot of people get rid of their old consoles - I know I used to: why oh why did I sell my Mega Drive? (Well, to get a SNES!) >A good option would be a link-possibility between the old and the new >system. Very interesting point! >I just don't trust sega. I don't think yhey can make that machine with >all those options for that kind of money. If they can, they would also >need a lot of developer support (and I think the support is far less >than they try us to believe. And I REALY don't like windowsCE on a games >console, so it there would be a concurating system like PSX2 from a >proven-succesfull-SONY, I'd leave the Dreamcast in the shops. I must say >that the pricetag will be important for me.. I choose and go for 1 >system (and hope it's the right one) The Dreamcast is going to be amazing - remember they are making a h-u-g-e loss on the hardware. I think you'll find the support is *just* as much as Sega claim, although it remains to be seen how much progress has been made by most developers. The whole "I don't want Windows CE" argument is really dumb in terms of thinking your console will 'crash' or that games won't use the systems true potential as they're tied to DirectX drivers - a valid query is the role of "Bill" in all of this. Allegedly, there is even a Microsoft logo on the DC itself! But I wouldn't worry about MS "bloatware" filling the DC's RAM - Windows CE is a very tidy piece of coding apparently. Don' fall into the trap of thinking "Uh-oh! Microsoft alert." *all* the time! Remember, the games industry moves in cycles. Look at what happened to Atari and *is* happening to Nintendo - and don't think that Sony are resting on their laurels. Sega have learnt a lot from their mistakes and look likely to bounce back BIG! 10 years ago it was impossible to imagine Nintendo messing up - now you can find copies of new N64 games here in Hong Kong for a fiver. Little kids who grew up on the 32-bit consoles can be forgiven for writing off Sega, but us lot should appreciate that they are one of the great gaming companies! My take on the PS2 rumour mill is that its all an announcement to takes steam out of the Dreamcast launch - encouraging people not to buy it and wait for PS2. April 99 my arse - remember how often the N64 was delayed? Nick F