Developer | NEC, Hudson Soft |
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Manufacturer | NEC |
Type | Home video game console |
Generation | Fifth |
Release date |
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Discontinued |
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Units sold | 300,000 |
Media | CD-ROM |
CPU | NEC V810 @ 21.475 MHz |
Memory | 2 MB |
Display | 256x240 to 341x240, 16.77 million colors |
Graphics | HuC6270, HuC6271 |
Sound | 16-Bit stereo, two ADPCM Channels, six 5-Bit sample Channels |
Predecessor | TurboDuo |
The PC-FX[a] is a 32-bit home video game console co-developed by NEC and Hudson Soft. Released in December 1994, it is based on the NEC V810 CPU and CD-ROM, and 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. It was discontinued in February 1998 and NEC subsequently exited the home video game console business.
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