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TheGreatestBanana126/16/2024

PS Vita

I was so looking forward to the PSVita and got one pretty much when it was first released I loved playing the Uncharted game on Vita and a few others but the problem was it never really took off for several reasons the first being that the consoles had a bit of an identity crisis and it didnt have the same style of handheld gaming that the Nintendo DS gave, The rise of mobile gaming also made the costly Vita less desirable and one of the big factors was the fact that third party developers lost interest in making the games for the Vita as it was just to costly. Sony didn't put everything into keeping the Vita going releasing only half interesting games and crappy ports of gaming classics it was almost like they gave up on the console before it got any where. There was just so much that went wrong with the Vita that Sony didn't even want to acknowledge it properly in the end it was discontinued after only being in the market for a few years.

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Makster6/16/2024
Verified

Does anyone else remember these?

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FirestormGamingTeam6/16/2024

For me, it's the Sega Dreamcast.

I for one thought this console was really good, Whilst people hated the look of it and it's VERY chunky controllers, I honestly thought this console was one of the best things to come out of Sega in a long time.

For me, I loved the re-make of Echo The Dolphin, being a huge fan of the original, the game list from Sega for this console boasted other games such as Sonic The Hedgehog and Skies Of Arcadia, both games I thought were really good.

For some reason, however, it really didn't take off, after two-three years it just flopped hard and people really started to hate on it, I personally don't understand why, but the sales of this console from release really did not do well, the main complaint seems to be the controller. People complained that it was simply unusable. I disagree.

So yeh, the dreamcast for me.

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Damo6/15/2024

$2

For me it’s the Gizmondo. At a time when handheld gaming was the Gameboy (or my runner up in this very category the Nokia Ngage), the Gizmondo promised graphics well ahead of anything on the market - 3D graphics, mobile online multiplayer, GPS location based gaming…

I eagerly purchased one at launch for about £500, despite there being no real games available. There were promises of exciting by options including a Jenson Button branded racing game, and a 3D turf war game that uses your actual real world location to create boundaries and areas you control.

It was more than just a gaming device though, offering the ability to send and receive SMS, although no phone calling, and it could even be used as a sat nav device long before smart phones and apps were a thing.

Sadly the project was one of the biggest flops in technology history, with the founder being investigated for criminal activity, and the company going bust a few months after launch. There are some great YouTube videos about the whole saga here, from glitzy celebrity studded launch parties to burned out supercars, so instead of doing an inferior job of explaining the whole story I will share a link below so you can give these folks the well deserved views.

Despite the fact its potential was never realised, the Gizmondo has a fondness in my heart, and a permanent placement in my gallery of gadgets alongside my Barcode Battler and Nokia N-gage QD (the non-taco version).

Edit: Added photo of the relic sitting on display

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Toretto 706/15/2024

I would pick a Samsung Galaxy Beam. this phone have a projector in above the bezel it make your presentation easier. first time I have this phone I was very happy and show it off to friends.

it very usefull but why it discontinue ?