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>Yes, I must agree at the momment the playstation/saturn look extreamly 
>good. No, actually they are extreamly good, but do you remember when 
>the megadrive (Genesis) and SNES came out. They were briliant! Now let 
>me ask you, would anyone these days go anywhere near one of those 
>console. Now if you look at the PC it has always been mainly a work 
>station but now that software developers have realized that it is a 
>good games platform, they are starting to develop good games. For 
>instance Ridge racer is going to be converted to the PC soon, 
>destruction derby etc. Now if you ask me I would much rather play real 
>people on a net work, I can play with people the other side of the 
>world. 

The console systems have always offered an alternative to the "PC" 
market.  They're simple to use (Plug and Play), don't have too many bugs 
because Nintendo/Sega run them through to make sure they met they're 
"Quality Control" standards (Not too many bugs to deal with), 
standardized equipment (No need to worry about hardware conflicts as 
much), and an "easier" way to play games.  Don't get me wrong, I love my 
PCs at home, but I also own a Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo, Turbo Grafx 
16, lots of other console gaming crap, and most recently the Playstation.
I agree, the lack of network or modem gaming is a big negative, but that 
may change in the future.  Although lugging 2 tv's into my living room 
doesn't sound all that attractive, the release of the serial cable for 
the PSX will allow multi-player gaming, and there is talk of a modem for 
the Playstation, ala X-Band.

>What I'm getting at is, like all the other consoles that have come out 
>these latest, flashy machines will be a pile of steaming pada poop next 
>year. And like the Genesis, who is going to want one?
>PC will always be at the top, do you honestly think that sega can 
>compete with the likes of Microsoft and Intel. You can upgrade a pc, as 
>soon as something new comes out you can just throw away the old one and 
>by the latest technology. 

Personally, I don't think that consoles will take the place of the PC as 
a gaming platform anytime soon, but there are many nitch games which I 
enjoy on my Playstation which won't be as good on my PC.  Most notably, 
Toh Shin Den, is one of my favorite games.  That was one of the reasons I 
purchased the Play Station, and I've been enjoying it ever since.  Also, 
for $300 the video clips on it just blow me away!  It's like watching a 
laser disc at times!

>If you want something future proof I suggest you stick with the PC, 
>within a few months the PC will be top of the pile again when 
>developers realize the possibilities. This time next year all you 
>Saturn/Play station owners will be sitting there cry your eyes out 
>because you have a console that is worth nothing.

Well, think about it, your PC unless it's at lease a P100 will in all 
likely hood be close to being bottom of the pile.  It may not even be an 
"entry-level" machine anymore.  For about $300, which is much less than 
what I spend on my machines hardware aspect, I have a console which, in 
all likelihood be a very good machine.  Reason I say that, is that once 
the CONSOLE developers learn the potential of the Sony Playstation, the 
games will be much better than the first, second, and third generation of 
games that come out on the PSX now.  BTW, I seriously doubt I'd cry over 
$300 dollars, especially when I spend over $1000 a year, upgrading my 
machine and keeping it up to my personal standards.

>One more point, are you reading this message on a saturn! I don't think 
>so!!

I'm not right now, but honestly, if a modem is released for the PSX, I 
may be!  Honestly though, I can't imagine composing a message on the damn 
thing without a keyboard.  The hunt and peck method with a control pad on 
the SNES with an X-Band just didn't cut it for me.  BTW, it's already 
possible to send email messages over the net with a SNES or Genesis 
equipped with an X-Band.

>These are just my views, If you have a spare $600 dollors or what ever 
>they cost over seas! By one. Or even both!

Right now, both machines (Sega Saturn & Sony Playstion), retail $300 for 
a core system, which means it doesn't come with any major pack-in software.