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Everyone seems to be celebrating the upcoming NeoGeo AES+ to the max. And I like the idea of not only bringing a console back, but doing it in silcion instead of FPGA or emulation. However, I can't take any more fanboyism about it. One big Youtuber said, one of the big negatives for him might be if there would be too many games he had to buy for that. Seriously? You are influencing people in their buying decision for hundreds of bucks, and this is the best "be mindful" you could come up with? What about the fact that they collect money with only renderings to show for their product half a year in advance? What about the fact that noone had the chance to test the thing so far? What about considering the questions that this really good time extension article asked regarding the ownership of the brand? Plaion did great work in the past. But I'll always be a bit critical when it comes to stuff like this, no matter the company. Been burnt once or twice. Just to be clear: What they want to do is a pretty unique approach to retro gaming so far. It's not been done like that. It could go wrong, there could be hickups. Now I don't want to sound like a naysayer, so I say this: I like the idea very much. It's just a big gap between liking a fun idea and the willingness to jump into this without critical thought and throw money around. And still, even I was very tempted. And I am most of all surprised at the little amount of healthy scepticism amongst the voices heard by retro gaming enthusiasts. I don't need anyone to repeat and echo marketing claims and watch them taking a bath in nostalgia with the hardware they own. They could use their reach to ask difficult questions and try to get the compamy to answer those. But where is the fun in that, right? After all, Plaion surely will send out some review units ... Well, just my thoughts. Sorry for party-pooping a bit. Just my 2 Cents 😅 #neogeo #retrogaming