Nintendo playstation £230,000
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I've been following the auction https://comics.ha.com/itm/video-games/nintendo-play-station-super-nes-cd-rom-prototype-sony-and-nintendo-c-1992/a/7224-93060.s?ic4=GalleryView-ShortDescription-071515#auction-info
So it sold for $360,000 (including auction premiums).
Before the auction, the owner was offered $1.2 million by a private collector.
The owner turned that down thinking he would make more at auction *face palm*
So it sold for $360,000 (including auction premiums).
Before the auction, the owner was offered $1.2 million by a private collector.
The owner turned that down thinking he would make more at auction *face palm*
Vinegar Joe
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It's just a SNES with a CD drive attached right?
What I find interesting is the similarities with what ended up being the final PS hardware. The font on the pad is obviously very similar so they must have been working on the branding at that point, and the round power/reset buttons are reminiscent of the same on the PS1.
Kind of poetic the owners turned down an opportunity for a bigger payday, when the appeal of this unit is primarily in Nintendo doing the same by ditching Sony. I think Nintendo did the right thing in the long run though.
What I find interesting is the similarities with what ended up being the final PS hardware. The font on the pad is obviously very similar so they must have been working on the branding at that point, and the round power/reset buttons are reminiscent of the same on the PS1.
Kind of poetic the owners turned down an opportunity for a bigger payday, when the appeal of this unit is primarily in Nintendo doing the same by ditching Sony. I think Nintendo did the right thing in the long run though.
strykr said:
We're in the same minority mate...its a Super Nintendo with a totally non supported CD drive...I'm glad the greedy seller didnt get more for it than offered...would have loved to have been a fly on the wall when the auction ended...."in addition, the CD drive also plays audio CD's", gotta be the best line ever
andyman2020-03-07 01:16:17
It's interesting that the media are hyping this as some undiscovered secret.
It's been touring retro games shows for years and I'm pretty sure one of the early Edge magazines had photos of it as part and parcel of covering the original Sony PlayStation launch.
Maybe their reporters should question how you can now buy previous and current generation console development kits on ebay so freely..
It's been touring retro games shows for years and I'm pretty sure one of the early Edge magazines had photos of it as part and parcel of covering the original Sony PlayStation launch.
Maybe their reporters should question how you can now buy previous and current generation console development kits on ebay so freely..
It really represents just how bonkers prices have got on all retro gaming stuff these days.
Its like a bubble while we are all old enough to have money and still young enough to play/remember these things. Wonder what the landscape will be like in 15 years when we are all drinking our dinners with a straw
strykr2020-03-07 01:55:11
Its like a bubble while we are all old enough to have money and still young enough to play/remember these things. Wonder what the landscape will be like in 15 years when we are all drinking our dinners with a straw
