A Dreamcast in a PC?
Sega has intentions of shrinking the Dreamcast architecture and placing it on PC PCI cards.
This would allow your PC to run Dreamcast software. This is a great idea because of the power, stability of Sega’s console vs. the expense. The cards are initially going to be released in America for around $100 dollars. Considering the price of new 3D accelerator cards, $100 would allow a low end PC to play stunning games. A very attractive proposition.
One of the main problems PC game developers face is the thousands of different configurations they have to make their games compatible with. Because PC graphic technology is moving at such a fast pace it is sometimes confusing what the average specification of a machine will be when a game is released. The advantage of producing games for consoles is that the specification is locked and developers can concentrate on getting the most out of the machine.
There will be two versions of the ‘ickle Dreamcast, one PCI card for the desktop PC and one external version that will be ideal for laptops. Laptop computing has often been neglected as far as gaming is concerned. A laptop combined with a Dreamcast, better start saving. The cards are to be launched this summer in America and later on in the year for Europe.
One of the main problems PC game developers face is the thousands of different configurations they have to make their games compatible with. Because PC graphic technology is moving at such a fast pace it is sometimes confusing what the average specification of a machine will be when a game is released. The advantage of producing games for consoles is that the specification is locked and developers can concentrate on getting the most out of the machine.
There will be two versions of the ‘ickle Dreamcast, one PCI card for the desktop PC and one external version that will be ideal for laptops. Laptop computing has often been neglected as far as gaming is concerned. A laptop combined with a Dreamcast, better start saving. The cards are to be launched this summer in America and later on in the year for Europe.
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