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The problem is that Sony’s context of gaming is the context of technology.
I thought it was funny Sony mentions the 8-bit generation. The 8-bit generation, i.e. the NES Generation, was not defined by an increase of technology. The NES was 1983 hardware that was already far obsolete by the time it got to American shores. Electronic Arts, the biggest third party at the time, refused to make games on the NES because the NES was ‘backwards technology’. Computers were in 16-bit. Why should developers have to go backwards?
The Japanese had a high craftsmanship of gaming that just wowed everyone. It didn’t have anything to do with “technology”.
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