Wright said:
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You'd be greatly surprised. Some of the conversations I've had on these here internets............*sigh*
Also, to whoever said that Sony contributed CDs to gaming...............just wrong. The PC Engine CD attachment came out in Japan in 1988. The Turbo CD (Western version, for Turbo Graphix 16) came out in NA in 1990. The Sega CD came out in '91/92. The 3DO came out in 1993. ALL long before the Sony Playstation came out. And quite honestly, while I have to say, in general (except for the original design of the PS3) Sony makes quality consoles. But it's not as if they themselves have really innovated or added much of anything to the gaming industry. They basically take what others have done, and do their own version of it. CD medium, SNES inspried control design, analog sticks, control rumble, etc, you name it. Yes, the PS2 "introduced" DVD games and the PS3 did the same for BluRay, because Sony makes discs (and makes more MONEY off of making discs than they do game consoles). But I wouldn't really call that huge innovations.
I'm not trying to knock Sony, but of any of the companies to name for gaming industry innovation, I wouldn't really include Sony among them. And answering the general question that statement was regarding, I also agree that the gaming industry would be better off with systems made only by dedicated VIDEO GAME companies. I would love to see it still be Nintendo/Sega/Atari. I absolutely think that the games industry would benefit from that. But the sad fact is, neiether Atari nor Sega could handle themselves well enough businesswise, to keep making consoles. For that matter, neither could NEC. It sucks, but it can't be changed now.
