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Mr Puggsly on 10 July 2015
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AlfredoTurkey said:
foxtail said:

With the games it had at the time 18-19 year old guys in 1995 would not have cared much about the playstation unless they were already some kind of gaming enthusiast. 

Why spend $300 for a console with one controller when you could spend 50 cents/per game at an arcade.

Arcades did it better and for cheaper in 1995.  

Arcades were a better option for young adults because they used less time, less money and required less commitment.

In 1994 Businessweek reported that arcade revenue was 7 Billion USD, while home console revenue was 6 Billion USD.  

 

It wasn't till later on when arcades were declining that young adults had to go to consoles for their racing/flying /fighting/shooting games fix.

In America arcades were popular back then and only with their death or decline could the Playstation control that demographic.


Yes but I would credit PS1 for KILLING arcades. I don't think PS1 is the result of arcades commiting mass suicide.

No, arcades were still pretty relevant during the life of PS1. The generation after is when we really started getting the arcade experience at home.

Dreamcast was popular for fighting games because it was delivering them at par with arcades.



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