StreetsofBeige
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PS1 success:
- Cheaper system
- Way better 3D. PS1 had smooth 3D, transparency effects, gouroud shading (however you spell it). Saturn 3D and effects were laughable
- For gamers who loved FMV clips, PS1 also better. JPEG vs MPEG I think. Saturn was all staticky. PS1 smooth shaded
- Better storage system (mem cards)
- Sega first party sports games (which many were awesome on Genesis) were all pure trash on Saturn. Something happened. Either they couldnt handle programming for Saturn or these studio crew left
- Amazingly, Sony's first party sports games were better than Sega's
- Less reliant on arcade ports like Sega would rehash like Atari back in the day. At this time gamers were expecting more with CD storage
- PS had big time third party support like MGS, FF7, Namco games etc...
The only thing Saturn did better were if you were a big Sega/Capcom arcade port gamer, enjoyed some of their JRPGs that werent FF, and if you preferred a 6 button gamepad with a 3x2 layout than PS1 which was like SNES with diamond layout and shoulder buttons. IMO, Sega black consoles always looked better than Nintendo and Sony white/grey consoles too. So if aesthetics were that important, a black console blends in better with your AV equipment.
- Cheaper system
- Way better 3D. PS1 had smooth 3D, transparency effects, gouroud shading (however you spell it). Saturn 3D and effects were laughable
- For gamers who loved FMV clips, PS1 also better. JPEG vs MPEG I think. Saturn was all staticky. PS1 smooth shaded
- Better storage system (mem cards)
- Sega first party sports games (which many were awesome on Genesis) were all pure trash on Saturn. Something happened. Either they couldnt handle programming for Saturn or these studio crew left
- Amazingly, Sony's first party sports games were better than Sega's
- Less reliant on arcade ports like Sega would rehash like Atari back in the day. At this time gamers were expecting more with CD storage
- PS had big time third party support like MGS, FF7, Namco games etc...
The only thing Saturn did better were if you were a big Sega/Capcom arcade port gamer, enjoyed some of their JRPGs that werent FF, and if you preferred a 6 button gamepad with a 3x2 layout than PS1 which was like SNES with diamond layout and shoulder buttons. IMO, Sega black consoles always looked better than Nintendo and Sony white/grey consoles too. So if aesthetics were that important, a black console blends in better with your AV equipment.
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