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Lego Minecraft 15th Anniversary Diorama And Creeper Figure Get First Big Discounts

Lego Minecraft 15th Anniversary Diorama And Creeper Figure Get First Big Discounts https://ift.tt/Lc7zN6W Lego Minecraft: The Crafting Table (1,195 Pieces) $72 (was $90) | Retiring Soon See at Amazon See at Target Lego Minecraft: The Creeper (665 Pieces) $32 (was $40) See at Amazon See at Target If you're looking for a gift for Minecraft fan this holiday, Amazon and Target are offering best-ever discounts on two notable Lego sets. The 1,195-piece Minecraft Crafting Table diorama is discounted to only $72 (was $90), and the recently released 665-piece buildable Creeper figure is down to $32 (was $40). The limited-time deal on The Crafting Table is especially noteworthy because it's retiring soon. It also happens to be the only Minecraft Lego set in the 18+ display model lineup for adult builders and collectors. This is the first major discount for The Crafting Table, and since Lego is discontinuing the set, it could also be the last. Amazon and Ta...

Father Of PlayStation Recalls How Everyone At Sony Thought It Would Fail

Father Of PlayStation Recalls How Everyone At Sony Thought It Would Fail https://ift.tt/4hfaGbA

During the early '90s, Ken Kutaragi and Sony attempted to collaborate with Nintendo on an early version of PlayStation, which was intended as a CD drive for the SNES. When that partnership faltered, Kutaragi and Sony moved forward with the original PlayStation in 1994. Although that system ultimately changed the entire video game industry, Kutaragi still recalls the doubters both inside and outside of Sony 25 years later.

"We wanted to share the passion," said Kuturagi at the Tokyo Games Show via VGC. "We wanted to hear their expectations and what they did not expect, so we wanted to hear from them. So we visited dozens of companies if not hundreds, we visited a lot of game makers. It was a great memory. They were not interested. They just said, 'Don't do it. There were multiple companies and none of them were successful. You are going to fail.' That's what they told us."

It's understandable why not everyone shared Kuturagi's passion for the project. When PlayStation entered the market, Nintendo and Sega were the only two dominant console-makers. Sony may have had more powerful hardware than the Genesis, the SNES, or the 32X peripheral, but Sega's Saturn was launching at right around the same time. And if that system had caught on like Sony's PS, then the console wars may have turned out very differently.

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