The console hardware flaws thread

**NeoZeedeater** · 17 Dec 2002, 05:06 PM

Not including graphics or sound capabilities, what things annoy you certain consoles?

Xbox - Too damn big
PS2/PS1 - They break down too easily
DC - Sounds like a noisy printer
N64 - Analog sticks turn to crap in no time
SS - The 3d pad blows
3DO - The controller really blows
SNES - L and R buttons are made shitty
Genesis - Too many add-ons
TG16 - Cords are unfairly short
SMS - Pause button is on the console
NES - Pin problem causes 90% of machines to be somewhat defective
Coleco/InTV - They get mistaken for telephones
5200 - Non-centering joystick

**Jeremy** · 17 Dec 2002, 05:08 PM

PSX- overheating
PS2- disc read errors

**Click_Stick** · 17 Dec 2002, 05:10 PM

SS - The whole battery bit.

**Despair** · 17 Dec 2002, 05:15 PM

Well, Lets see:

PS2 - Lack of hardware anti-aliasing. Difficult to program for. Many instances of dvd drive going bad.

Xbox - size, controller, have to buy add on to be able to use as dvd player.

Cube - decision to use mini-dvds, since those can store less data then regular dvds. Dpad on the controller, being too small. Weird button placements.

**Kidnemo** · 17 Dec 2002, 05:16 PM

Originally posted by Despair
Cube - decision to use mini-dvds, since those can store less data then regular dvds.

Has that personally ever effected you?

**Despair** · 17 Dec 2002, 05:19 PM

Yes, Take Eternal Darkness for example. FMV movies are badly compressed and somewhat pixelated, since they tried to squeze everything onto one disk, and usually FMV takes up alot of space.

Take RE or RE0 for example, they are 2 disk games just for that reason.

**Kidnemo** · 17 Dec 2002, 05:20 PM

Originally posted by Despair
Yes, Take Eternal Darkness for example. FMV movies are badly compressed and somewhat pixelated, since they tried to squeze everything onto one disk, and usually FMV takes up alot of space.

Take RE or RE0 for example, they are 2 disk games just for that reason.

You mean using mini-dvd's isn't the reason they had to design Link how he looks in "Wind Wanker"?

**Tsubaki** · 17 Dec 2002, 05:21 PM

Originally posted by Click_Stick
SS - The whole battery bit.

... I actually think of that as a plus...

Compare this to the Dreamcast where the internal clock resets if you don't turn your system on for a couple weeks.

As long as you change your SS battery every 2 years, you more or less have a permanent internal clock/battery saves.

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DC - laser drive death an uncommon problem, early controllers' triggers broke easily, idiotic 200 block max limit on VMUs, see respones to Click

NES - worst hardware design ever. *blowblow*

PSX- linking their copy protection with their region protection. why don't you anti-mod protect something other than my legit games, bastards... early PSX's may only work upside-down

GB/GBC/GBA - they're portables

Aside from that, I don't think other consoles bother me too much.