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10 Rarest Consoles In The World

From Xfire: "Nowadays, most gamers are worried about finding a PlayStation 5 or an Xbox Series X at retail due to the global shortages, but there are plenty of consoles throughout the long history of video games that are - and were - much harder to get. For collectors, these are holy grails and many of the rarest console models can fetch high prices on the aftermarket.

We'll take a look at some of the rarest and most valuable video game consoles, ranging from one-off curios through prototypes to special editions."

Tetsujin1170d ago

I remember owning the Sega CDX back then. I also want to smash in the face the asshole who "borrowed it" for his Original Xbox only to never be seen again.

darthv721170d ago

The 20th anniversary PS4 and the 500 million Pro are two on my most wanted list.

The CDX isnt exactly rare, you can find them but it will cost you. Rare should mean hard to find or even one of a kind, expensive is not the same as rare. I had the CDX and I still have a JVC Xeye, now that is also in the same club as the CDX (being $$$ and desirable) but what beats them both is the Pioneer CLD-A100 LaserActive. That is both $$$ and rare, especially a working one.

Neonridr1169d ago

I have my 500 million Pro in my son's room now that I have my PS5. I toyed with the idea of selling it as even used (it's in fantastic shape still) it can fetch a pretty penny. But I'll probably keep it since it's a little more special being limited to 50,000 and having it's own unique number.

azzkikr85021169d ago

ive got both the 20yr and 500million. also have a few other pros which arent as rare. dont dare to open any of them lol

Knushwood Butt1169d ago

Not as rare but I have an unopened Death Stranding limited Pro.

darthv721169d ago

There is a guy local to me that has one for $650 and Im very tempted to jump on it. As it is, I do love collecting the variants. I'm on consolevariations.com so you can see the ones I have and the ones on my wish list: https://consolevariations.c...

Neonridr1169d ago

@azzkikr8502 - too late, I used the 500 million to replace my OG PS4 Pro. But I take care of all my hardware.

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chicagOriginal1169d ago

Even more rare than the PS 20year/500mill is the Taco Bell PS4 that only had about 6k produced, i believe.

darthv721169d ago

I have that one and the two One X editions (Platinum and Eclipse). In reality, the real rare Taco bell variant is the XB360 one. I think only 5 were made and a buddy of mine has one of them. I love the purple on it.

raiden_1881169d ago

The must own console to own is the finger licking good KFC console.

darthv721169d ago

I don't know if I want that console but I do want their Xbox controller.

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The MSI Claw Gaming Handheld Sees Another Game Performance Boost Through New BIOS and MSI Center M

MSI is proud to announce that its gaming handheld, Claw, has achieved a significant performance increase of up to 30% through a new BIOS and MSI Center M update. Furthermore, the new BIOS and MSI Center M enable Claw to smoothly play all of the top 100 po

purple1019h ago(Edited 9h ago)

is this the one with the switch2 chip inside.?

this is Intels first try at the format

probs not though, as it's $799. so not good for switch actually

Huey_My_D_Long3h ago

Well thats nice considering Ive heard it consistently performs worse when it really shouldn't.

Now if only Lenovo would do the same for the legion go

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Sony CEO says although AI "has been used for creation," it's "not a substitute for human creativity"

"AI is not a substitute for human creativity. We position it as a technology that supports creativity. Creativity resides in people. We will continue to contribute to people's creativity through technology," the CEO said.

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1nsomniac1d 7h ago (Edited 1d 7h ago )

...not yet but 100% within the next 10 years!

..Then Sony will use it like the drop of a hat. They're no different to the others.

isarai1d 5h ago (Edited 1d 4h ago )

They used to be 😞 sure it was always a business, and money's always the priority, but they used to have a very strong stance on supporting artists and creativity. "Dont f#@k with the artist" was a phrase they touted a few times back in the ps1-ps3 era, a philosophy carried over from their music branch PlayStation was created from. It's not COMPLETELY gone, but it's barely there compared to what it was back then, i just want them to return to that.

Eonjay9h ago(Edited 9h ago)

I am highly encouraged by their statement about human creativity. "Dont f#@k with the artist" is exactly what they are saying. But at the same time, I don't think people understand that Sony is a corporation. If they don't realize growth, they don't get to exist. When you say 'Sony', you are talking about a bunch of investors. To speak about them any other way is a illogical and incorrect. They haven't changed. They have been a group of investors since they became a public business.

isarai21h ago

Ugh, i really wish people would stop gambling people's livelihoods by turning a project/game into their political soapbox. Im all for statements and having your own opinion, but there's more people working on this than just druckman, ham fisting your political beliefs onto just seems inconsiderate for everyone elses job security when it can result in a failure due to people avoiding it for that reason.

I play games for escape, im so tired of nearly every AAA game blatantly dragging real world issues to shove in my face when I'm trying to take a break from it all. They don't even bother to be subtle about it, quite the opposite, it's blasted and force fed to you and it's just getting exhausting

Einhander197212h ago

People are taking a whole interview and cutting it down to clips that make him look bad and take what he actually was saying out of context. For example he also said things like this AI has "ethical issues we need to address"

-Foxtrot11h ago

@Einhander

Why defend him at this point?

It’s not taking things out of context, he said what he said.

Old ND would never talk about soulless AI taking over so many creative things they are well known for. The whole “ethical issues” is just a good PR spin people who push this crap fall back on to make their statements not seem as bad. So many AI lovers do this.

AI has no place is so many creative based things.

Einhander197212h ago

Well yeah, because everyone else is using it so they need to stay competitive. It's the same as paid online, they didn't want to go that route but their competition was making so much money they needed to add paid online just to keep up.

RaiderNation9h ago(Edited 9h ago)

AI will never replace humans in game development in terms of conceptualizing new games. Humans still need to come up with the ideas and what they want to implement. However much of the day to day menial coding could be AI driven to reduce production time and team size. I could also see AI being used for bug testing/optimization that could lead to better quality games at launch. I'm actually very optimistic about how AI can positively impact game development.

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XiNatsuDragnel1d 5h ago

Good statement but hopefully this holds up

NotoriousWhiz10h ago

People that aren't software developers just don't understand the benefits of AI. People who's only exposure to A.I is the Terminator movie and other related sci fi films won't understand the benefits it provides.

It's not about replacing human labor. It's about making human labor easier.

Many years ago, I had laser eye surgery done. It was performed by a robot. The doctor took my measurements and calibrated the machine to make sure it would do what needed be done. And then the robot corrected my vision in 10 seconds.

15 years later and I still have 20/20 vision.

Eonjay9h ago

AI in and of itself is not a 'bad'. Money is bad. Money is evil, and corporations will do whatever they can to get more of it. They will find ways to implement AI to replace as may jobs as possible. This isn't even up for debate. It is the charge of the corporation to maximize returns for the investors. They have no choice. I'm a developer and I know that my job will absolutely be replaced. Therefore, I have decided to become an AI dev. AI has a lot of potential to help us solve problem on a scale most can't even imagine. The issue, as ever is that our monetary system only ever allows us to focus on greed and fiscal growth.

But I am a pragmatist. Perhaps an AI model can be built to help protect us from our most dangerous instincts and habits. And perhaps Congress can pass laws to protect us from people who would use AI to manipulate and control us (spoiler: they wont).

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Cronela's Mansion Gets Physical Game Boy & SNES Cartridges

The upcoming Cronela's Mansion will launch on Switch, NES, Game Boy and SNES, with the latter now set to receive physical cartridges.