FTC makes console market without Switch
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I've actually played the early form, it was a super Nintendo with a CD player.
I don't think it was bad form. I think Nintendo stumbled onto something that made them realize a lot was in danger. I actually work with those kind of historians and there is a lot of speculation on what it could be. This is especially after interviewing Nintendo employees who were scared to even talk about it.
I don't think backing out of the deal was bad form. Sega did the same math and came to the same conclusion apparently. I just did a little bit of research, and it was about royalties for the games put on the discs. I guess Sony wanted too much.
I take issue with how they did it. Telling Sony you're going to make an announcement about your partnership and unveil your new console at CES (not E3, which apparently didn't exist yet), and then instead announcing a partnership with their competitor Phillips is unprofessional.
That's the official statement, but not the reason why they did what they did.