PS1 Strengths and Weaknesses vs N64 and Sega Saturn
Console war loyalties are always likely to spark a heated debate and the 32-bit and 64-bit generation were no exception. This generation’s loyalties often are determined by a gamer’s personal preferences of game styles and franchises, but this time we will be attempting to share an unbiased analysis of the technical abilities of the Sony PlayStation in relation to its primary competition and how effectively game developers were able to utilize it.
The Sega Saturn and the Nintendo 64 both had certain advantages over Sony’s PlayStation hardware, but Sony managed to find the perfect sweet spot of affordable and developer-friendly hardware that was capable of doing the essential tasks that a 3D-friendly 32-bit hardware should be able to handle. This precise strike of both technical execution and industry timing was essential to Sony catching both gaming giants off guard.
To kick off this discussion, lets take a look at what the coding genius, John Carmack had to say about the high-profile hardware that made up the 32-bit/64-bit era:
