Tommo Inc., in a partnership with SNK Playmore is going to be releasing the NeoGeo X Gold in December, but why? What is the point? CEO of Tommo says "Great game consoles don't die; they're just reborn...", but is it the console that was great, or the games that made it great?
I (Robin Ek, TGG) just found out that Bitmap books is going to release a really cool book about Neo Geo's history. So if you're into Neo Geo, then don't miss out on this book =)
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Gamers hold a lot of techno-joy for their favorite hobby, and are willing to break out their credit cards for the next big system. That is, assuming that it isn't as ludicrously overpriced, as some have in the past.
I don't think the PS3 should be on here, like the 360 it had high specs when it launched. Also, the vanilla PS3 had blu-ray drive, internal hard drive, built in wi-fi, and a PS2 emotion chip. The Wii U in my opinion was overpriced during the latter parts of its life cycle (especially in 2015-2016).
At first you may think $599 for the Playstation 3 was crazy to sell it at that price tag, but if you consider it had a Bluray player, a stand alone cost in that time over 1000 dlls, it had a PS2 integrated chip, not to mention a hell alot of media options you toy with, lots of tech integrated, so $599 was very reasonable, but the problem was that the economy of most people wasn't that great( today is even worst) to spend in such equipments, even thou at that price it manage to sold out nearly everywhere, Playstation brand is very powerful.
No mention of N64? That wasn't cheap day one. Prob why console was reduced by nearly half within 6 months.
It makes more sense to pick up a $100 used PSP and put a Neo Geo emulator on it. And then every other 2D system. $200 is TOO MUCH, period.
This will definitely appeal to collectors only. Anyone else I don't see a reason for getting this.
"...at the ridiculous price of $650 dollars back in 1990,"
Funny how inflated that price was back then and could apply to even now.
Self destructive behavior is usually linked to frustration at achieving one's goals.
The Japanese gaming industry doesn't know how to compete and it is losing its mind, pulling stuff like this. No one is going to buy this. No one.
They need to get rid of the dinosaurs sitting on innovation and let the 20 somethings toiling away at part time wages chart the course for the future.
I think people need to realise, this isn't aimed at the mass market. It's aimed at Neo Geo fans and, if you look at the price of a second hand Neo Geo on eBay, the prices line up pretty well.
I don't think people realise how seriously Neo Geo fans take the Neo Geo.