I have seen them around for a while. They are cool tho, sorta like your own personal theater. They would be cool for watching DVDs on laptops for sure.
The 4 player adapter is to the PSX as the Light Gun is to the N64. Not a lot of Games that let you use a Light gun on the N64
I think you ment the NES not the N64, I could be wrong, but I don't know of one game on the N64 that uses a light gun, I don't even think there is one. And the NES did at one poind ship with the gun, the PSX does not ship with a multitap. Correct me if I'm wrong here.
As I see it this is the biggest part. Will the masses shell out the cash for the PSX2. The PSX already has a massive user base, and it is still increasing. At a $300 price point it seems unlikely that there will be many casual gamers that are early adopters. Most early adopters would be the hardcore, and to them the DVD playback, mentioned elsewhere as a "key" feature may not be so important, after all they more than likely shelled out the cash a while back for a DVD system for the Matrix;) They may even see this as a downside, opting to avoid the PSX2 in favor of the Dolphin or Dreamcast (I doubt a hardcore gamer would jump on the MS bandwagon) because of a lower price point etc. There is a good chance, success or not, that many PSX2 games from third parties will be ported the Nintendo system anyway, after all it will also use DVD and will likely have even more impressive specs. Whatever happens, it will be the early adopters that decide the fate of the PSX2 and potentially Sony with it. Should be interesting;)
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I have seen them around for a while. They are cool tho, sorta like your own personal theater. They would be cool for watching DVDs on laptops for sure.
The 4 player adapter is to the PSX as the Light Gun is to the N64. Not a lot of Games that let you use a Light gun on the N64
I think you ment the NES not the N64, I could be wrong, but I don't know of one game on the N64 that uses a light gun, I don't even think there is one. And the NES did at one poind ship with the gun, the PSX does not ship with a multitap. Correct me if I'm wrong here.
As I see it this is the biggest part. Will the masses shell out the cash for the PSX2. The PSX already has a massive user base, and it is still increasing. At a $300 price point it seems unlikely that there will be many casual gamers that are early adopters. Most early adopters would be the hardcore, and to them the DVD playback, mentioned elsewhere as a "key" feature may not be so important, after all they more than likely shelled out the cash a while back for a DVD system for the Matrix ;) They may even see this as a downside, opting to avoid the PSX2 in favor of the Dolphin or Dreamcast (I doubt a hardcore gamer would jump on the MS bandwagon) because of a lower price point etc. There is a good chance, success or not, that many PSX2 games from third parties will be ported the Nintendo system anyway, after all it will also use DVD and will likely have even more impressive specs. Whatever happens, it will be the early adopters that decide the fate of the PSX2 and potentially Sony with it. Should be interesting ;)