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| Salnax said: I'm guessing the N64 wins. Without the threat of PlayStation, the Saturn would likely only have a single SH-2 chip instead of two. This would have decreased it capabilities, especially for 3D games, but would've likely lowered the manufacturing price by a bit (perhaps $20). From there, we can assume that the Saturn and N64 are launched at similar times as in OTL, save for an actual September launch for the Saturn in America. Without the second SH-2 chip, the Saturn would've done a much worse job running 3D games. This wouldn't have been too problematic early in its life, since many early games didn't even use both chips, but even by late 1995, games like Virtua Fighter 2 and Sega Rally would not look or run as well as IRL. Considering how these were some of the Saturn's biggest games, this is a big problem. |
This is a really good point that I admit I didn't consider myself, that the Saturn itself would be different if not for them feeling threatened by PS1.
Would have resulted in a gen where N64 had a huge advantage in terms of 3D rendering, which in an era where 3D was all the rage, may have given Nintendo's system a major draw.
