On Mon, 3 Jun 1996 ucchan@usagi.jrd.dec-j.co.jp wrote:

> > Well, a Playstation only costs $200 now, at least that's what the 
> > ad in Best Buy says.  It might even drop lower if you're lucky!   

A price drop past $199 isn't likely.  Sony dropped $100 from the price 
just to spite Sega, which incidentally, scrambled to match the price the 
next day; after having a SS at $250 for about 10 days. ^o^

> As I've been told by a friend who runs a video game rental store (sell 
> anime on the side), there will be a Playstation sold for $250 that 
> will have a Japanese-American switch on it to flip back and forth when 
> you want to play the animerican PSX gams or the japanese PSX games, 
                       ^^^^^
Is this a new game category?  Or just a plug for you-know-who? ^_^;;

> COOL!!

Anyway, this isn't possible unless someone's been able to decode the 
country-based ROMs and burn their own ROMs _with_ leads for a 
switch.  If they did, it'll probably be either a patent or copyright 
violation.

As of now, the "switch" thing is only for the Saturn, illegal (forget 
about bringing it in to a store for servicing), can be done for about 
$20-50, and if the soldering isn't done right ... time to get a new SS!

I'd rather just get the Black PS.  (darn that P. Evans! ^_^)

> Damn, Do I want a playstation and sit out the possible US release of
> Rayearth for the Sega Saturn,  aaaarrrgggg!!!

From what I've seen in the trade press, Working Designs is, admittedly, 
totally americanizing it (names, plot, the works) to leave as little of 
the orignal story as possible.

Hey, shouldn't this be on the anime games ML?

> Now Ranma Fighting Renasance(sp?) need finishing moves... hehe...

It still has to be seen if it'll end up being a Zero Divide or that 
Sailor Moon "thing".  There's very little chance that it'll be able to 
compete with the likes of Tekken, but hey, ya' never know.

Hmm, doesn't say (on that promo banner from v38) who's doing the 
programming - unless it's those people who did that jyan-ken game. ^o^

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