simple@lemm.ee to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 hours ago"The father of PlayStation" says everyone at Sony thought the PS1 would fail when it was first pitchedwww.gamesradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1109arrow-down14
arrow-up1105arrow-down1external-link"The father of PlayStation" says everyone at Sony thought the PS1 would fail when it was first pitchedwww.gamesradar.comsimple@lemm.ee to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 hours agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squareTachyonTele@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down1·edit-28 hours agoThat was because Nintendo went behind Sonys back on the deal. They were trying to eat both pies.
minus-squareAltima NEO@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-22 hours agoBut also because Sony was trying to claim a bigger slice of the pie from CD game sales. It’s both companies being shitty.
minus-squarePunchingWood@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-233 minutes agoSony came up with the idea of the disc drive, it only made sense them wanting more profit from the part they designed. It was just a disgusting move by Nintendo to go behind their backs and close a deal with another company, while not telling Sony.
That was because Nintendo went behind Sonys back on the deal. They were trying to eat both pies.
But also because Sony was trying to claim a bigger slice of the pie from CD game sales. It’s both companies being shitty.
Sony came up with the idea of the disc drive, it only made sense them wanting more profit from the part they designed. It was just a disgusting move by Nintendo to go behind their backs and close a deal with another company, while not telling Sony.