Failed Consoles
September 14th, 2007 Posted in Business, Gear, News, PlayStation 2 by Rajiv Ashrafi
Consoles are household items now, with the new generation consoles gaining more and more steam every day. However, history has seen quite a few failed attempts at companies trying to break into the console hardware industry. Heck, even Apple tried it once. Gunslot takes a look at the top ten failed consoles from the annals of gaming history. Here’s a bit:
10. PSX DVR
Built upon the PlayStation 2, the PSX enhanced multimedia derivative was touted to bring convergence to the living room. The device failed in Japan, however, do to its high price and lack of consumer interest and that canceled plans to release it in North America and the rest of the world.