Well I dont know about the Amiico , it looked interesting when originally unveiled , in the end Games will make or break it . If it does release with some decent software at the speculated prices of £9.99 digital and £20 Physical then it may do OK , yes it's not cheap , but then you get two controllers , all other systems you have to buy another controller for £60 -£100. And the controller is a nifty piece of kit with the Amiico . Plus you get 6 games with it , which even if there all at the bottom of the spectrum of £6.99 each that's still £42.00 worth of games and two controllers . Plus you can download a app to use your mobile phone as extra controllers for more players as this is a couch co-op machine.
So for your £250.00 on day one your good to go. For any other system your looking at another outlay of of at least £100 on the price of the system to get what you get with Amiico.
But there's also a downside , the delay means there going up against the consumer base the big three target at Christmas . that's number 1. Number 2 - This console is targeting a retro style of gameplay in abid to appeal to the gamers of the early 80's and 90's . Younger gamers brought up on Playstation won't look at this at the price point. Number 3 - The Evercade - with Evercade releasing their VS console this fall at less then £100 with a arcade game collection or £110.00 with two arcade game collections is a steal compared to Amiico , plus for another £60- 70 you can add the Evercade handheld and play all your games at home or on the move . The Evercade is really like the Retro Switch .
It's also the route I wish Nintendo would have taken , they should have released a proper home console and the portable which played the same games , then they could have released the home unit at £189 and the Switch lite at it's current offering. For me the Evercade is looking very tempting by the minute. Especially with those arcade collections incoming. .
@carlos82 Cool thanks, i bought the battery mod for another Dreamcast ,still got to fit it .But will def be looking into getting GDemu for my didgy drive machine now.
@carlos82 Wow you got Saturn Powerdrift. it was a Japan exclusive was it not. Would love that game on Saturn. I have the Outrun in the Pal Ages pack with Afterburner and Space Harrier
Yes would love one , but not at those import prices, Maybe Sega will release a updated Western version if this does well for them , remember the celebrations go well into 2021 for SEGA 60TH. But what i would really wish for is a dedicated console from Sega which plays host to their Model 2 / Model 3 games / Naomi Games and Ringedge titles, so many titles that have never had a home release in any form.
@RushDawg and don't forget their big in the PC market, with Football Manager which is coming to console and they have a new PC game coming called Humankind. Plus there always doing new games in the Total War series. Long live SEGA
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Re: Intellivision's Wii-Like Amico Console Gets Delayed For A Third Time
Well I dont know about the Amiico , it looked interesting when originally unveiled , in the end Games will make or break it . If it does release with some decent software at the speculated prices of £9.99 digital and £20 Physical then it may do OK , yes it's not cheap , but then you get two controllers , all other systems you have to buy another controller for £60 -£100.
And the controller is a nifty piece of kit with the Amiico .
Plus you get 6 games with it , which even if there all at the bottom of the spectrum of £6.99 each that's still £42.00 worth of games and two controllers .
Plus you can download a app to use your mobile phone as extra controllers for more players as this is a couch co-op machine.
So for your £250.00 on day one your good to go.
For any other system your looking at another outlay of of at least £100 on the price of the system to get what you get with Amiico.
But there's also a downside , the delay means there going up against the consumer base the big three target at Christmas .
that's number 1.
Number 2 - This console is targeting a retro style of gameplay in abid to appeal to the gamers of the early 80's and 90's .
Younger gamers brought up on Playstation won't look at this at the price point.
Number 3 - The Evercade - with Evercade releasing their VS console this fall at less then £100 with a arcade game collection or £110.00 with two arcade game collections is a steal compared to Amiico , plus for another £60- 70 you can add the Evercade handheld and play all your games at home or on the move . The Evercade is really like the Retro Switch .
It's also the route I wish Nintendo would have taken , they should have released a proper home console and the portable which played the same games , then they could have released the home unit at £189 and the Switch lite at it's current offering.
For me the Evercade is looking very tempting by the minute. Especially with those arcade collections incoming. .
Re: Hardware Review: Sega Astro City Mini - An Esoteric Way To Mark 60 Years In The Business
@carlos82 Cool thanks, i bought the battery mod for another Dreamcast ,still got to fit it .But will def be looking into getting GDemu for my didgy drive machine now.
Re: Hardware Review: Sega Astro City Mini - An Esoteric Way To Mark 60 Years In The Business
@carlos82 Cool Does it work well? I keep thinking about a Gdeemu for Dreamcast as i have a old DC with a dodgy drive anyhow.
Re: Hardware Review: Sega Astro City Mini - An Esoteric Way To Mark 60 Years In The Business
@carlos82 Wow you got Saturn Powerdrift. it was a Japan exclusive was it not. Would love that game on Saturn. I have the Outrun in the Pal Ages pack with Afterburner and Space Harrier
Re: Hardware Review: Sega Astro City Mini - An Esoteric Way To Mark 60 Years In The Business
Yes would love one , but not at those import prices, Maybe Sega will release a updated Western version if this does well for them , remember the celebrations go well into 2021 for SEGA 60TH.
But what i would really wish for is a dedicated console from Sega which plays host to their Model 2 / Model 3 games / Naomi Games and Ringedge titles, so many titles that have never had a home release in any form.
Re: Hardware Review: Sega Astro City Mini - An Esoteric Way To Mark 60 Years In The Business
@RushDawg and don't forget their big in the PC market, with Football Manager which is coming to console and they have a new PC game coming called Humankind. Plus there always doing new games in the Total War series.
Long live SEGA