This is a technological alternative history. In this althist, Ken Kuturagi convinces Norio Ohga to agree on the 80:20 split between Nintendo and Sony over the SNES' CD port. When the SNES is released in North America with a CD Port, it dominates the console market. This in turn leads to a partnership between Sony and Nintendo in the video game industry.
Consoles[]
Fourth Generation[]
| Name | PC-Engine (TurboGrafx-16) | Mega Drive (Genesis) | Super Famicom (Super Nintendo Entertainment System CD) | Neo Geo AES |
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| Manufacturer | NEC & Hudson Soft | Sega | Nintendo & Sony (US only) | SNK |
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| Launch prices (USD) | US$249.99 | US$190.00 | US$249.99 | US$649.99 (Gold version)
US$399.99 (Silver version) |
| Release date | Japan: October 30, 1987 North America: September 1, 1989 |
Japan: October 29, 1988 North America: September 15, 1989 | Japan: November 21, 1990 North America: August 23, 1991 |
Japan: July 1, 1991 North America: 1991 |
| Media | HuCard (card-shaped cartridge) CD-ROM (Turbo CD add-on) |
Cartridge CD-ROM (Mega-CD add-on) |
Cartridge Magnetic disc (Japan) |
Cartridge Data card (Europe & Japan) |
| Best selling games | Bonk's Adventure | Sonic the Hedgehog, 15 million | Super Mario CD, 20 million | Samurai Shodown |
| Backward compatibility | None | Sega Master System (using Power Base Converter) | Game Boy (using Super Game Boy) | None |
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| CPU | HuC6280A (modified 65SC02) 1.79 or 7.16 MHz |
Motorola 68000 7.67 MHz (7.61 MHz PAL) Zilog Z80 3.58 MHz |
Nintendo-custom 5A22 (based on 65C816) 3.58 MHz (3.55 MHz PAL) |
Motorola 68000 12 MHz Zilog Z80 4 MHz |
| Memory | 8 KiB work RAM 64 KiB video RAM |
64 KiB main RAM 64 KiB video RAM 8 KiB audio RAM |
128 KiB main RAM 64 KiB video RAM 64 KiB audio RAM |
64 KiB main RAM 74 KiB video RAM 2 KiB audio RAM |