04-09-2003, 08:34 PM
Roland: The console history I am familiar with is the New Zealand one and if one thing is clear about console histories it's that they can vary widely from region to region. As an example, the XBox was released here late last year and has what might be described as a mior toe hold in the market. Playstation has market saturation and most people with a non-Playstation platform are people who already have Palystations and can find justification in buying another console.
This is another interesting aside to the PC versus Console debate that often gets overlooked, but actually favours PC in a sense. Computers, being of modular construction are a fairly simple matter to build for a world market. In a basic sense you just grab the latest technology and stuff it in a box with whatever power supply fits the local demands. Consoles OTOH are going to wind up with a variety of different export models and even the software itself can come in PAL and NTSC formats.
This is another interesting aside to the PC versus Console debate that often gets overlooked, but actually favours PC in a sense. Computers, being of modular construction are a fairly simple matter to build for a world market. In a basic sense you just grab the latest technology and stuff it in a box with whatever power supply fits the local demands. Consoles OTOH are going to wind up with a variety of different export models and even the software itself can come in PAL and NTSC formats.
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