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| Time: 02:46 EST/07:46 GMT | News Source: Reuters | Posted By: Alex Harris | ||
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Spencer Cheveallier could only watch as a double-dealing friend plucked a powerful sword from the loot that lay scattered around his lifeless body. Cheveallier, the very-much-alive manager of a video game store in Memphis, Tennessee, had seen his character die and his valuables plundered in an online version of "Phantasy Star" on the Sega Dreamcast video game system. Cheveallier's advice? You can't trust a stranger on the Internet. But Sony Corp. and Microsoft Corp. are betting that video game players will do just that as they get ready to launch the next-generation of Internet gaming on the PlayStation and Xbox consoles. The challenge, of course, will be persuading game players to spend even more money for the opportunity to slay monsters or just play football with someone across the street, overseas, or wherever else the Internet is available. | ||
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| #1 By 665 (64.126.91.172) at 6/19/2002 11:00:26 AM |
| I can't wait! :) |
| #2 By 2459 (24.206.97.178) at 6/19/2002 11:17:59 AM |
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Here's Sony's start:
http://www.eurogamer.net/news.php?id=21142 |
| #3 By 2459 (24.206.97.178) at 6/19/2002 8:30:12 PM |
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They are as far as I'm concerned since I'm not backing them. :-)
Never liked the Playstation because it was not a good value, yet succeeded on hype. Then Sony releases the PS2 which as #5 said, was more of a PS 1.5, and it succeeded on hype. The 3DFX Voodoo 1 had more power/features than the PS 2, but Sony fooled people with prerendered cinamas in games like the FF series. Meanwhile Sega was creating new gaming genres and the hardware to go with them, much like now with MS/NVIDIA, id and others. This post was edited by n4cer on Wednesday, June 19, 2002 at 20:35. |
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