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From: Toby Hutton <thutton@cybec.com.au>
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Subject: PC vs PSX (Was: Re: Sony probably doesn't like this)
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 1998 11:28:37 +1100
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JohnT wrote:
> 
> Yes, I know this may be an old thread but I had to say this :)
[snip]
> Don't get me wrong though. In my first week of owning a NY I have enjoyed
> playing about with it. But when it comes to gaming power, if a game is
> available on the PC as well as the PSX then I will get the PC version every
> time.

I haven't bought a single PC game since I bought my grey PSX, because
they were giving the the sh*ts.

Half the time they didn't run out-of-the-box because a) they needed
DirectX drivers that I didn't have yet, b) I really need more CPU power
or memory or something to get it to perform decently or c) I needed a 3D
card.

If I buy a PSX game I *know* it'll work, first time, no worries.  At the
time of buying my grey PSX I was tossing up the idea of getting either a
3DFX or a PSX.  They were about the same price.  A whole game system, or
a peripheral to my eternally-becoming-out-of-date PC.  So I spent $A300
on a PSX and haven't spent any money on hardware since.  Oh, except for
a PSX mouse.  If I was using my PC like my friends for games I would've
probably spent another $A800 since then upgrading the bugger.

The PSX games don't look quite as nice these days.  But they play fine,
and work first time.

And Windows *sucks*.  I don't have to boot to it anymore.

Toby.