We will discuss later after the break what work Glen and whoever else might be in our group might do, but I think it would be a good idea for either one of them to talk about the fighting game genre boom started by Street Fighter in 1991, and then maybe branch off and talk about the importance of the original PSOne console.
The PSOne introduced many famous Japanese gaming franchises that are still popular to this day. It is also important to note that the console was the first to be marketed towards adults instead of young kids. Since most kids that grew up playing the original Nintendo and Super Nintendo in the '80s and early '90s respectively, they were now teenagers and/or young adults.
It's also worth noting that the PlayStation used CD-based media that allowed the console to have cutscenes and proper orchestral music. Because of this advancement in technology, games had a more movie like quality to them than ever before. Games like Final Fantasy VII and Metal Gear Solid truly made video games more cinematic and emotional than ever before.
Also, don't forget about how Sony tried to make the Playstation an add-on for the Super Nintendo, but because [I think] it wasn't selling very well, Ken Kutaragi decided to make it into a new console. Along from that, the add-on was designed to be able to play CDs, so it's no wonder why the Playstation console used CDs instead of cartridges.
ReplyDeleteFor the games, they could mention how this movie-like quality continued into the modern age, with games now using cutting edge CGI technology to pretty much turn the games into interactive movies. To tie in with the fighting game genre too, they could add an example with Tekken: Blood Vengeance maybe, or something, I dunno.