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"The father of PlayStation" says everyone at Sony thought the PS1 would fail when it was first pitched (www.gamesradar.com)
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[โ€“] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

But also because Sony was trying to claim a bigger slice of the pie from CD game sales. It's both companies being shitty.

[โ€“] PunchingWood@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Sony came up with the idea of the disc drive, it only made sense them wanting more profit from the part they designed. It was just a disgusting move by Nintendo to go behind their backs and close a deal with another company, while not telling Sony.