Sony Considering Playstation Classic

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GProgrammer said:

Conina said:

And it would probably have been a commercial failure if they had offered a pure 2D console while Nintendo and Sega were offering consoles who can handle 2D and 3D games. Especially as a newcomer in the console sector. Most gamers wanted polygon-based 3D games in the mid-nineties, which also allowed new perspectives and gameplay due to the flexible camera.

2D in native 640 x 480 also needed a lot of performance back then, so the pure 2D console wouldn't even have a price advantage.

Yes it probably would of been a commercial failure because 3d was the new hot thing, but I would of like to of seen a pure 2d console though back then

640x480 @ 16 million colors @ 60fps in 2D this console

320x240 @ 32 thousand colors @ 30fps in 3D  PS1,N64

 

I know which one would of stood the test of time for the better graphics today, but you're right, everyone wanted 3d in the mid 90s

You know it makes no sense to make a console to be remembered 30 years later but not desired at the moment it launched right?