What if the Nintendo 64 used discs instead of cartridges?

[justinian]

Soundwave said:

Turkish said:

XanderXT said:
Would the PlayStation have been a flop? Would Sega still be making consoles? Would Microsoft have joined the console wars? Note: When I mean discs, I mean CDs

What the hell. How could the PS1 have been a flop when it was already above 20 million while the N64 had 0 consoles sold? The N64 didnt flop because it used cartridges, it failed because the PS1 was so dominant.

Pretty sure your numbers are off there. Playstation had a pretty slow start. 

Numbers way off. By early 1997 Playstation had 12m shipped. 

Playstation was off to a very good start. This was 1995/1996. When compared to the rate other consoles was selling at the time the PS was far from slow.

It's unfair to compare that time with the generations after when gaming became far more mainstream in the internet era.