Ultra-rare Sony PlayStation SNES standalone console spotted & photographed

[Tanooki]

I think they said something about it retroactively after there was some complaining. The thing is, they're right, people upgrade, but how large of a percent sell, trade, (or even stupidly dispose) of an old system and the power cord when they get a new one? A lot I would imagine, so it's not really a fair argument whoever made it first.

Sure it probably save them a dollar in parts, but that doesn't make it right. They've done it for quite a few handhelds in Japan, not sure what the reaction over there was as we don't really see it.

[Kwyjibo]

I would put the Nintendo AVS higher, IMO.

How many AVS are in existence today?

[Greg2600]

How many AVS are in existence today?

Good question. I think maybe just the one that was displayed at Vegas CES 30 years ago, later Nintendo World Store for awhile too.

[Jorpho]

Incredible. Is there any console more valuable than this one?

There's probably something in the Assemblergames vaults that might qualify. (I wonder if anyone ever managed to salvage a Nintendo Gateway System?)

[Ogreatgames]

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...otted-pictured

The biggest question is "what if"? These two companies could have had a beautiful system if they worked out the details clearly. The future is foggy, the present clearer to see and the past is the clearest.

[bb_hood]

The biggest question is "what if"? These two companies could have had a beautiful system if they worked out the details clearly. The future is foggy, the present clearer to see and the past is the clearest.

Probably would have been SNES-type games with cd audio. Snes games already have pretty damn-good audio for a cartridge based system that was released back then.
This system was destined to never happen. Neither Sony nor Nintendo needed the other. Especially Sony. Sony has always been a huge company and never needed Nintendo's help to produce another electronic gadget. Nintendo is a brand name that sells for sure, but Sony probably just realized they can make their own quality games and get good 3rd party support without Nintendo.

[Tanooki]

You're probably right which is why they went in later with the garbage demands to get 100% of the profit off each game license on a CD and the profits from people paying them to make their retail discs too. NO one in their right mind no matter how desperate they were would agree to that, and coming off the NES and SNES Nintendo wasn't hard up at all for help or cash. It's a shame though. I think Sony went in after doing their audio chip seeing potential, then after getting help from NCL's R&D department and seeing their ideas, they wanted all the control and action for themselves and set it up to fail so they could further make what they did do into what was the PS1 in the end. I don't like it, but at the same time I can understand it, and to a far lesser degree respect it too.

[Gentlegamer]

Probably would have been SNES-type games with cd audio. Snes games already have pretty damn-good audio for a cartridge based system that was released back then.
This system was destined to never happen. Neither Sony nor Nintendo needed the other. Especially Sony. Sony has always been a huge company and never needed Nintendo's help to produce another electronic gadget. Nintendo is a brand name that sells for sure, but Sony probably just realized they can make their own quality games and get good 3rd party support without Nintendo.

This is sort of the Atari-Nintendo story, in reverse. Nintendo had approached Atari about marketing and distributing the Famicom in USA, Atari wasn't interested, so Nintendo started NoA and went it alone.

[Haoie]

I saw it and wondered if it was real! Must admit I'm a bit skeptical.

[Niku-Sama]

agreed.

any more news on it or is it just going to fade away again without some one who knows what they are doing to take a crack at it?