| fluky-nintendy said: N64 could never had been a disc based console to begin with, because Nintendo never believed in the technology from the very start when they were still working with Sony and some other companies to create a CD-console. And the piracy risks were so high, that Nintendo made sure not to adopt it. Was it the smartest move? Coming from Nintendo, who was invincible in that niche market for that time, yes. The thing that really hurt Nintendo the most, was their capacity to change to the market after losing the throne. And Nintendo still feels like a fish out of the water, still choosing the most uncommon/odd technologies. And at that, they're not being smart. |
Considering that the standard CD was around since the 1980s it seems very unlikely that the disc being developed for them by Sony was the standard everyday CD ROM that can be read by any simple CD reader. It is very likely it would have been proprietary like on the GC, Wii and Wii U. That takes piracy out of the equation.
Sony has always tied in entertainment with their consoles so using the standard CD on the playstation made sense. Seeing they helped develop the CD disc anyway it made sense to use their own product.
