naznatips on 22 November 2007
| eugene said: According to wikipedia, it launched at $600 in America in september of 1993 and the playstion launched in Dec. of 1995. It was dead before playstation ever arrived |
Despite a highly-promoted launch (including being named Time Magazine's "1994 Product of the Year") and a host of cutting-edge technologies, 3DO's high price ($699.95 USD at launch), limited 3rd-party developer support, and an over-saturated console market prevented the system from achieving success comparable to competitors Sony, Sega and Nintendo.
I quoted this for 2 reasons. First, it shows the price. Second it's very specific about who the competitors were. The 3DO wasn't discontinued until 1996. You are simply completely incorrect. Truthfully it was dead without competition because of it's price, but it wasn't the SNES that put the nail in its coffin.
