Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!news From: "Phil Gooch" Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.freetalk.english Subject: Re: Portable Playstation at E3 Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2000 15:01:18 +0100 Organization: Neuon Lines: 184 Message-ID: <8e1k15$4ac2@chuka.playstation.co.uk> References: <38FF30DE.7BAA6F31@easynet.co.uk> <39007ee6.812409@www.netyaroze-europe.com> <8dq5um$3js2@chuka.playstation.co.uk> <8dqo5v$6dl1@chuka.playstation.co.uk> <8ds0hj$6m1@chuka.playstation.co.uk> <8dsut8$18r1@chuka.playstation.co.uk> <8dtddj$2c21@chuka.playstation.co.uk> <8dueih$qft1@chuka.playstation.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: philg.easynet.co.uk Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="MS_Mac_OE_3039433278_106276_MIME_Part" X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express Macintosh Edition - 4.5 (0410) > THIS MESSAGE IS IN MIME FORMAT. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --MS_Mac_OE_3039433278_106276_MIME_Part Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Can we add: - was a nightmare to program for to PS2 for the Round 2 fight? Phil ---------- In article <8dueih$qft1@chuka.playstation.co.uk>, "George Bain" wrote: We have reached a point in graphics hardware where it is difficult to see the difference. Look at a 2000 poly model or a 4000 poly model in a graphics application...it is hard to tell the difference. The hardware field is even this time around. The last round was won by SCE because of the hardware and ease of use to program. Round ONE fight! Nintendo 64 - cartridge based and therefore many developers stayed far away from it Sega Saturn - didn't have any dedicated graphics chip - was a nightmare to program for Playstation - CD based - dedicated graphics chip - easy to program for (hence Net Yaroze!!) Round TWO fight! Dophin - CD based - graphics chip capable of doing at least 3 million ploys Dreamcast - CD based - graphics chip capable of doing at least 3 million ploys PlayStation 2 - CD based - graphics chip capable of doing at least 3 million ploys It's all going to come down to the best games. SCE will have Crash 9,10,11,etc and Dophin will have Mario 7,8,9,etc and or coarse Dreamcast will have Sonic 6,7,8,etc. Has anyone seen Dead or Alive 2 for both PlayStation 2 and Dreamcast..........I have. George "all of these views are my personal views, not SCE...blah, blah, blah" "Phil Gooch" > wrote in message I know this is a Yaroze/PS newsgroup, but I'm still not convinced by PS2. I've seen the games running at Computer Warehouse, and they look good - but not *that* much better than Dreamcast. --MS_Mac_OE_3039433278_106276_MIME_Part Content-type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Re: Portable Playstation at E3 Can we add:

- was a nightmare to program for

to PS2 for the Round 2 fight?

Phil

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In article <8dueih$qft1@chuka.playstation.co.uk>, "George Bain&q= uot; <george_bain@scee.net> wrote:


We have reached a point in graphics hardware whe= re it is difficult to see the difference.
Look at a 2000 poly model or a 4000 poly model in a graphics application...= it is hard
to tell the difference.  
 
The hardware field is even this time around.  The last = round was won by SCE because of
the hardware and ease of use to program.
 
Round ONE fight!
 
Nintendo 64
- cartridge based and therefore many developers stayed far away from it
 
Sega Saturn
- didn't have any dedicated graphics chip
- was a nightmare to program for
 
Playstation
- CD based
- dedicated graphics chip
- easy to program for (hence Net Yaroze!!)
 
 
Round TWO fight!
 
Dophin
- CD based
- graphics chip capable of doing at least 3 million ploys
 
Dreamcast
- CD based
- graphics chip capable of doing at least 3 million ploys
 
PlayStation 2
- CD based
- graphics chip capable of doing at least 3 million ploys
 
 
It's all going to come down to the best games.  SCE wil= l have Crash 9,10,11,etc and
Dophin will have Mario 7,8,9,etc and or coarse Dreamcast will have Sonic 6,= 7,8,etc.
 
Has anyone seen Dead or Alive 2 for both PlayStation 2 and D= reamcast..........I have.
 
George
 
"all of these views are my personal views, not SCE...bl= ah, blah, blah"
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
"Phil Gooch" <phil@neuon.com <mailto:phil@neuon.com> > wr= ote in message

I know this is a Yaroze/PS newsgroup, but I'm still not convinced by PS2. I= 've seen the games running at Computer Warehouse, and they look good - but n= ot *that* much better than Dreamcast.


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