The latest in 'Gotta Have It'

Sony has made an absolute killing when it comes to their consoles. Starting back in 1997 when their first system hit the markets, the Playstation was the industries first commercial success utilizing a CD ROM based game instead of the then common cartridge style game snap-in. Sony's success was a far cry from SEGA's complete failure and utter demise following their attempt years earlier with the SEGA CD. Utilizing the SEGA Genesis as a base, the SEGA CD attatched to the side of the system and used CD Roms for games. However, their cost for such a system was at an unheard of $500 for the system and nearly $80 for games.

One market Sony had its eyes on for the longest time was the handheld market. Nintendo's Gameboy has been the reigning leader in the market since its inception back in 1989, and its many upgrades and its nearly thousands of games kept it ahead of Atari & SEGA. The Manx (an ultra rare find) & Game Gear were strong competitors when they were introduced to the markets but each ultimately failed to steal sales away from the Gameboy. Both the Game Gear and the Manx were revolutionary at the time for being handheld game platforms with color LCD screens versus the Gameboy's green dot-matrix display in its first versions. However, thanks to a lack of good game varieties and the astronomical cost of the technology, both systems failed miserably. SEGA took the worst hit after trying to turn interest back into the Game Gear by offering a TV Tuner for it, but it was too late. Their many versions of the SEGA Genesis flooded the market with obsolete systems and sealed their fate as a game console.

Well, Sony has finalized and has presented yet another competitor to the Gameboy. This time, there is a strong chance Sony's attempt will succeed.


Sony PSP Handheld

Calling their handheld the PSP, short for Playstation Portable, Sony will more than likely race head to head with the Gameboy offering stellar graphics and games in a new game disc format. Expect to be blown away starting in 2005.

Great. Now I need more money...