My question on prices.

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Originally Posted by suprmallet

Um, future proofing would by definition mean there would be no mandatory updates, because it would already be included. That's what future proofing means.

And maybe you're more of a PC gamer, but console gamers buy consoles specifically so they don't ever have to upgrade it, but still play every game that comes out for it. The idea of a console with mandatory upgrades is entirely opposite to the idea of console gaming.

Every console since the original NES has had an expansion slot, though nobody but sega & NEC have ever done anything with it. Expansion slots have been able to in years past provide longevity with a console without compromising backward compatibility. I would guess that IF there was an expansion peice, all other games would still work and games that required the hardware update would be marked as such much in the same way sega 32x, arcade card for the turboduo etc.

Expansion slots can give new life into a console and make it so that a whole new system doesn't have to be released in order to stay competitive and meet the needs of gamers in the future. I remember eagerly anticipating the m2 upgrade for the 3dO, it was suppossed to be the truth, surpass psOne in every way...unfortunately poor marketing lead to a never successful panasonic 3dO.

^So See, I am a console gamer...
Matte of fact, i've never even bought a PC game (even though my PC is way powerful enough to run any game perfectly out now)