Their Strengths...
The Dreamcast
It exists. It is within your
grasp. Unlike the Playstation 2, gamers can experience the Dreamcast, and thus can
be won over by its amazing graphics. When the North American release date arrives, a
bunch of games of exceptional quality by first and third party developers will ensue, and
gamers will not have to worry about a lack of software. At about US$199, the
Dreamcast will be relatively affordable, though it will have to contest with the current
US$129 for the Playstation. Another great strength of the Dreamcast's is its
conventional hardware. The Dreamcast will use a form of Windows CE, thus making it
extremely easy for developers to create games for the console. This ease of
programming will certainly draw a number of new start-up developers to the Dreamcast as a
low budget first project.
The Playstation 2
The Playstation 2 features incredible
processing power, exceeding the capabilities of some graphic workstations costing over
$10,000! The revolutionary aspect of the console is its ability to combine all of
its features in some single system. With that kind of power, the Playstation 2 can
look forward to be in the frontline of technological power for 2 to 4 years. Also,
Sony is a very respectable brand name, and will soon reach Nintendo's status in the gaming
industry among non-gamers. Sony's aggresive marketing will rake in the fans, and
combined with the power of the machine, could open up new avenues of gameplay mechanisms
never before made possible.
And of their
Weaknesses?
