Sony was having problems beating Saturn in Japan and was getting beaten by the N64 before people realized the N64 droughts weren't just a one time thing.
You are kidding yourself if you think they could have beaten Nintendo with Mario 64, Final Fantasy 7/8/9, Zelda: OoT, GoldenEye, Mario Kart 64 and basically most/all 3rd party CD games being multiplat day and date (ie: Resident Evil 2/3, Dino Crisis, etc. etc. etc.) so no software droughts at all.
Sony would've lost without having all the 3rd party support exclusive basically to PSOne, they're a pitbull with no teeth or claws.
Squaresoft's management did not want to change from Nintendo, they basically had no choice because the N64 simply could not run a game like FF7 at all.
People can't really understand what having Nintendo, Rare, and Squaresoft all exclusive would've been like either. It would be like having a hardware system with EAD, Naughty Dog, and Capcom exclusive today or something just on the 1st/2nd party side. Those were the three best developers on the planet.
Last edited by Soundwave - on 03 September 2020
