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Technology Stocks : 3DFX -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Michael Linov who wrote (6965)	9/8/1998 2:59:00 PM
From: AJ Berger	Respond to of 16960

Expanding User Base is a Good Point and I agree with your presumption. I guess my point is that 3d cards are less compelling a need with the reduced action of an RPG than a first person shooter. RPG players may manage fine with the 3d ablilities of their computers without buying a 3dfx card, whereas Unreal players would be sorely missing out if they were not willing to spent a bit more on their hardware investment. FF7 as simply unplayeable without 3dfx. It's titles like those that will sell far more cards, IMHO, then by tapping into a new game type market, that may not actually need that much 3d power. I know adults like us won't blink at spending the money even for a lowly RPG, but the average teenager bugging his folks to spend yet another $100 on that computer they just bought may not be able to justify the luxury.