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I don't how they can cut prices significantly and make any money... Those home carts are hellishly expensive to produce.Originally posted by Lhadatt
- Cut prices and discourage retailers from selling at collector-rip-off prices. This may allow more arcades to make use of those old NG units by buying new titles.
- Possibly republish some older games. Yes, it will piss off the collectors.
- Switch new development to the Crystal System or similar hardware. The NG is good, but it's still old hardware that should probably be phased out.
- Start making and distributing classic NG hardware and re-brand it as such at a lower price. Market to smaller places like grocery/convenience stores, restraunts, etc. to "re-plant" the idea that games are good for revenue, especially when brand new cabinets with modern games are cheaper than they were when arcade games were big.
- Release NG development kits to the community, free of charge. Start a program to publish homebrew games, with Playmore retaining a royalty fee from the profits.
The idea of republishing old games has been mentioned before, but Playmore has no intentions of ever doing so. It really would be nice, though. $2,000+ MS carts make me sick.
The Crystal System is beyond dead. It has two games and there are no others in production. It's a waste, pretty much.
That's for sure. If SNK wants to try to go mainstream on us, they should choose between System 246, TriForce, and Chichiro (sp?). They'll be amazed how publishing on CD/DVD reduces manufacturing costs.Originally posted by Click_Stick
The Crystal System is beyond dead. It has two games and there are no others in production. It's a waste, pretty much.
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Chihiro, I think. Who developed that hardware, anyway? I haven't heard much about it.
One day, maybe.
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They could always give another go at the CD-based system market.. They already have the specs for the NG CD system, they could just bump up the memory and the drive speed.Originally posted by Click_Stick
I don't how they can cut prices significantly and make any money... Those home carts are hellishly expensive to produce.
Yuck. Why so much? I was just looking on ebay and the cart-only auctions were going for under $150.The idea of republishing old games has been mentioned before, but Playmore has no intentions of ever doing so. It really would be nice, though. $2,000+ MS carts make me sick.
I did not know that.. That may be why I've not seen much info on it on the net. So much for that.The Crystal System is beyond dead. It has two games and there are no others in production. It's a waste, pretty much.
I'd kill to see SNK develop something intended for PS2, XBox, or GameCube. Imagine these guys, King of Fighters, and SF3 quality animation, hi-res sprites, or any other goodies...
Originally Posted by Diff-chan
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You mean... Develop some new CD hardware? I think it's too costly in the long run. Besides, aren't we trying to move away from the old hardware? Or wouldn't we like them to, I should say.Originally posted by Lhadatt
They could always give another go at the CD-based system market.. They already have the specs for the NG CD system, they could just bump up the memory and the drive speed.
Yuck. Why so much? I was just looking on ebay and the cart-only auctions were going for under $150.
I did not know that.. That may be why I've not seen much info on it on the net. So much for that.
Under $150? Which auction were you looking at? Anyway, yea... The original Metal Slug home cart usually goes for over $2,000. Friggin collectors. It's rare, yea... but collectors are mentally ill, in addition. MS2 and X aren't too cheap, either. They're in the 4-500 range, I think. The MVS carts are another story, of course. They're only a fraction of the price... Loose MS, MS2, and MS2 MVS carts are all under $100 each.
Yea, there is hardly any info about the Crystal System anywhere. Perhaps because no one gives a damn about it. I don't even know the whole story behind the thing, other than it's beyond dead.
God, anything... As much as I like the good old Neo Geo... They're gonna have to give it a rest sooner or later.Originally posted by Hero
I'd kill to see SNK develop something intended for PS2, XBox, or GameCube. Imagine these guys, King of Fighters, and SF3 quality animation, hi-res sprites, or any other goodies...
Sega and Microsoft developed it. Sega is the only company working on games for it to my knowledge.Originally posted by Click_Stick
Chihiro, I think. Who developed that hardware, anyway? I haven't heard much about it.
bullet taker
Is that the hardware the Outrun sequel is being deved for?Originally posted by Yoshi
Sega and Microsoft developed it. Sega is the only company working on games for it to my knowledge.
You got it.Originally posted by Click_Stick
Is that the hardware the Outrun sequel is being deved for?
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