I don't disagree with EGM's assessment of the FX. It's a disappointing console to me, both in its capabilities and the software library, whether taken on its own or in comparison to its predecessor. What bothers me about the EGM article are details like the "undersized" comment that Keranu mentioned. That sort of thing makes me wonder if the author has ever even used an FX. I don't care if people dislike something if they can back up their statements, but in most of the gaming forums I frequent there's a tendency for people to "pile on" games, systems, etc. that are considered bad, with many comments coming from people who seem to have never even played the game/system in question.
This reminds me of the "Jaguar controller is worst ever" article from awhile back. Again, that makes me wonder if the author ever used a Jaguar pad, or if he just read about "how crappy the Jag was" in a bunch of gaming forums and decided to put it at the top of his list. I mean c'mon, there's plenty of controllers worse than the Jag pad.
Another point, can anyone provide list prices for the launch of the PSX, Saturn, and FX? I'm curious about his overpriced comment. I remember the Saturn usually being slightly more expensive than the PSX in Japan, and the FX seemed to run a little more than a JP Saturn at import shops at the time, but I don't recall the FX pricing being that out of line with the other 32-bit systems. When I bought mine from NCS, it cost me about $250 IIRC, while JP Saturns were around $200. I don't remember what the pricing was in yen though; lower demand for FXs compared to Saturns could have explained that price difference via importers.
