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Developer | NEC, Hudson Soft |
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Manufacturer | NEC |
Type | Home video game console |
Generation | Fifth generation era |
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Lifespan | 1994—1998 |
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Units sold | 400,000 |
Media | CD-ROM |
CPU | NEC V810 |
Predecessor | TurboDuo |
The PC-FX[lower-alpha 1] is a 32-bit home video game console developed by NEC and Hudson Soft. It was released in 1994 and discontinued in February 1998, as NEC's final home video game console. Based on the NEC V810 CPU and CD-ROM, it was intended as the successor to the PC Engine (known overseas as the TurboGrafx-16). Unlike its predecessor, the PC-FX was only released in Japan.
Its form factor is like that of a tower PC, intended to be similarly upgradeable. The PC-FX was uncompetitive with its fifth generation peers due to lack of a 3D polygon-based graphics chip, high price, and limited developer support and is considered a commercial failure.
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Video game consoles (Fifth generation | |
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Home | 3DO Interactive Multiplayer • Amiga CD32 • Atari Jaguar • Casio Loopy • FM Towns Marty • Nintendo 64 • NEC PC-FX • Pippin • Playdia • PlayStation • Sega Saturn |
Handheld | Design Master Senshi • Game Boy Color • Game.com • Neo Geo Pocket • R-Zone • Genesis Nomad • Virtual Boy • WonderSwan |
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