2000
Take Note Quotes Index
12.08.2000
| PSX2 - A Trojan Horse? | Shinobi
12.08.2000
| Another Sony First? | Shinobi
11.29.2000
| Who is a Gamer? | Shinobi
11.21.2000
| Dreamcast is Dead? | Necromancer
10.16.2000
| Software Giant | Shinobi
05.31.2000
| Really? They're Killing Me! | Necromancer
05.31.2000
| Are They Foaming Yet? | Necromancer
05.16.2000
| How Many Did You Buy? | Shinobi
05.16.2000
| Another Revelation? | Shinobi
05.15.2000
| PSX2 Obsolete? | Shinobi
05.15.2000
| Could It Be? | Shinobi
05.13.2000
| Where are the Factfinders? | Necromancer
05.13.2000
| All In One | Shinobi
05.07.2000
| Is Dreamcast "Dead"? | Necromancer
05.07.2000
| Sony Is Not Alone | Necromancer
04.03.2000
| Who has the Monopoly? | Shinobi
01.07.2000
| My Bad | Shinobi
01.06.2000
| Double Take | Shinobi
12.08.2000
| PSX2 - A Trojan Horse? | Index
NextGen | 01/2001 | page
20
> "The
problem is that analysts can actually affect the markets they cover, so
they have to keep their negative opinions subdued..." "...You'll
have to look long and hard to find an analyst waxing negative about Sony's
important omission..." "...Playstation 2 currently has a vapid void
(read: empty expansion port)..." "...Selling a PS2 hard drive at
$200 (a fiscally reasonable prediction) would seem hopelessly expensive
in the shadow of Xbox's ostensibly free hard drive..." "...So, you
see, the problem with Sony's Trojan Horse is that it's been rolled successfully
past the gates of Troy, only Sony forgot to fill it with soldiers."
> Don't worry Sony fans. My money is on Sony to become the first
console manufacturer to "successfully" market broadband adapter and hard
drive add-ons for their Trojan Horse (PSX2).
Good Gaming,
-Shinobi
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12.08.2000
| Another Sony First? | Index
NextGen | 01/2001 | page
41
> "Historically,
realtime strategy games have been the stuff of PCs, rarely venturing onto
consoles. Of course, that was before consoles were as powerful as
the Playstation 2."
> Is this guy for real? This quote was taken from a preview of PSX2's
first forthcoming RTS, and now it's insinuated that PSX2 is the default
RTS console of choice!?! What about "Herzog Zwei" (Genesis), "Dune:
The Battle for Arrakis" (Genesis), "Command & Conquer" (Saturn), and
"Warcraft II" (Saturn)? Were all those games RTS PC ports, except
for Herzog Zwei? This is par for the course. Remember when
some of the media reported Final Fantasy Tactics (PSX) to be the origin
of console strategy/RPGs? It's a focaccian joke...
Good Gaming,
-Shinobi
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11.29.2000
| Who is a Gamer? | Index
GameFan | 11/2000 | page
165
> "Your
friends are not gamers -- period. They are just consumers who have
discovered their first electronic plaything. Like so many of today's
"gamers", they discovered games with the release of the Playstation and
have little concept of what a good gaming experience is. They believe
that Twisted Metal 3 and Tomb Raider 2 are good games because the TV tells
them so. 'It is advertised on MTV, it must be good!' Alas,
another soul is lost..."
> By golly, by gosh... I thought the media has no influence on people!
I guess GameFan's Posty is feeling a bit persecuted...
Good Gaming,
-Shinobi
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11.21.2000
| Dreamcast is Dead? | Index
Game Informer | #92 | page
10
> "Speaking
of second place, what is up with our good old friend Dreamcast? I
know you don't want to hear this, but the sad part about the ushering in
of PS2 is that the Dreamcast may be its first casualty."
> I'm sure "Sony Informer" will be one of the first to officially label
Dreamcast as "dead".
Good Gaming,
-Necromancer
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10.16.2000
| Software Giant | Index
NextGen | 11/2000 | page
68
> "It's
actually ironic that Playstation 2 can run original Playstation games,
because it makes you realize very quickly that the major difference betweeen
the majority of PS2 and PSX software is that things look better on PS2.
They certainly don't play much better."
> Notice, the PSX2 is not vilified for playing "old" games. Hey,
it's a good thing we have NextGen around to state the obvious in such an
unbiased manner. As always, I'm all for backwards compatibility --
kudos to Sony.
Good Gaming,
-Shinobi
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05.31.2000
| Really? They're Killing Me! | Index
Fastest Game News | 05/30/2000
| Sega's Arcade Power Grows
> "The
new hardware packs a PowerVR co-processing engine that will enable full
hardware geometry transformation and lighting. The use of multiple PowerVR
rendering processors will also be enabled by the hardware, also a feature
of the Naomi board currently in use by Sega. All right we confess this
jargon is all a bit beyond us, but the upshot is that Sega is still very
much alive in the hardware arena."
> (uncontrollable laughter).... There you have it folks! Sega
is officially still alive in the hardware business. I realize this
may be news to some so I thought I'd spread the word.
Good Gaming,
-Necromancer
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05.31.2000
| Are They Foaming Yet? | Index
Fastest Game News | 05/30/2000
| SoA's Latest List
> "Dreamcast:
With all the internal reshuffles, renames and re-positionings you might
be forgiven for forgetting that Sega is actually a games company.
However, SoA's latest release schedule still has the titles to make Dreamcast
owners sweaty-palmed."
> (laughing even harder).... I didn't know they were a games company?!?
I thought they made door stops, drink coasters, and inferior landfill products!?!
Good Gaming,
-Necromancer
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05.16.2000
| How Many Did You Buy? | Index
GameFan | 06/2000 | page
4
> "Heck,
I'm willing to bet that a large part of the impressive launch numbers (PS2
in Japan) had to do with the DVD compatibility and people needing a spare
PS (after all, haven't we all owned two or three each?)."
> Could this be more support for the theory that Sony intentionally produces
inferior hardware to increase overall sales?
Good Gaming,
-Shinobi
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05.16.2000
| Another Revelation? | Index
GameFan | 06/2000 | page
4
> "While
the technology is impressive, it seems that it's impressive in the same
way the Saturn hardware was 'impressive': 8000 different processors
(OK, that's a bit of an exaggeration); not enough RAM; display problems,
etc., etc. Why the PS2 hardware was lauded as revolutionary when
the Saturn hardware was derided for being poorly designed is a little beyond
me at this point."
> Whoa... I never thought I would see this echoed in the media.
I have to give GameFan credit for standing up for the truth. Not
to mention, many developers are touting the complexity issue for PSX2 (while
accepting it carte blanche).
Good Gaming,
-Shinobi
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05.15.2000
| PSX2 Obsolete? | Index
USA Today | 05/09/2000
| page 2D
> "The
X-Box -- with a 600-megahertz processor, an advanced graphics chip from
industry leader Nvidia, an 8-gigbyte hard drive and 64 megabytes of memory
-- is touted as being two to three times more powerful than the PS2."
> A Ninja once said "He who lives by paper, eventually dies by paper".
The PSX2 isn't even out yet in America and it may be obsolete...
Yes, if you hail to "paper", then the Dreamcast became obsolete too.
Good Gaming,
-Shinobi
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05.15.2000
| Could It Be? | Index
GameFan | 06/2000 | page
4
> "The
most important thing that the PS2 launch proved to me is that, if nothing
else, Sega and Nintendo are far from out of it in the next generation arms
race."
> Finally, a different point of view.
Good Gaming,
-Shinobi
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05.13.2000
| Where are the Factfinders? | Index
NextGen | 05/2000 | page
91
> "Rumored
to be rushed for launch (Eternal Ring - PSX2), the end product shows all
the telltale signs of an unfinished game."
> What do they mean, "rumored to be rushed"??? They're always quite
certain when a Sega game is rushed or delayed, or both. Also, this
is yet another third party fumble -- I thought third party companies were
the key to excellence.
Good Gaming,
-Necromancer
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05.13.2000
| All In One | Index
USA Today | 05/09/2000
| page 1D
> "What's
clear is that Sony's aspirations for the PS2 go well beyond video games
-- it wants the family, not simply the game-playing adolescents."
> Can you say... Black Box? 3DO? CDi? Well, at
least we know PS2 is already a guaranteed must-have gift for the holidays
-- thanks to a USA Today acknowledgment.
Good Gaming,
-Shinobi
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05.07.2000
| Is Dreamcast "Dead"? | Index
NextGen | 05/2000 | page
3
> "Each
console manufacturer will battle time, overextended resources, and say
just about anything to deliver the games that will get you to buy their
systems. Maybe that's why it seems so easy to point the losing
finger at Sega, the oldest of the new consoles."
> Easy??? I think Mr Russo meant to use the word "natural", "expected",
or maybe "certain".
Good Gaming,
-Necromancer
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05.07.2000
| Sony Is Not Alone | Index
NextGen | 05/2000 | page
85
> "PlayStation2
is here, and it's great. But it's not so great that there isn't room
for other competitors."
> Wait a minute -- isn't Sega deserving of the "losing finger"? Well,
it's official! Dolphin and X-Box now have a chance.
Good Gaming,
-Necromancer
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04.03.2000
| Who has the Monopoly? | Index
NextGen | 03/2000 | page
85
> "So
what could keep a game with this many positives from getting five stars?
For starters, a ton of bugs would justify the drop in score. As if
that wasn't enough, Gran Tourismo 2 clearly wasn't finished when it shipped.
Sony even stated that 'players connot finish GT2 more than 98.2% due to
production problems.' In other words, the game is not complete and
it shouldn't have shipped."
> That's funny, I thought Sega cornered the market on rushed and delayed
titles???
Good Gaming,
-Shinobi
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01.07.2000
| My Bad | Index
Fastest Game News | Jan.
7, 2000 | Namco Pulls Wheelie
> "Work
on Namco's PlayStation2 motorcycle racer 500 GP is going so well that the
game is expected to be released earlier than expected. According to Core,
Namco has stated that the game could get a Japanese release of March 2000.
PlayStation2 early adopters will be spoilt for choice when it comes to
racing thrills in March. A
nearly finished version of GP500
is expected to be on display at the Japan PS2 showcase in February along
side stable mate Ridge Racer 5."
> My bad... A choice of racers within a short period is good again!?
Good Gaming,
-Shinobi
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01.06.2000
| Double Take | Index
Fastest Game News | Jan.
6, 2000 | Dreamcast Racer Shocker
> "If
you're beginning to tire of the sheer number of racing games on the Dreamcast
then you won't be pleasantly surprised that RealVision has announced it
is working on … wait for it … a new racing game for the Sega platform."
> I thought Sega didn't have quantity. I thought numerous games was
a good thing. Why the double standard?
Good Gaming,
-Shinobi
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