If you were old enough in 2000 to follow video game news, you probably remember an urban tech legend regarding Saddam Hussein’s attempt to purchase thousands of PlayStation 2 units to link them into a supercomputer capable of missile guidance, which supposedly leveraged the console’s Emotion Engine chip. While it was eventually proven that this was just a legend, a recent statement from a lead Final Fantasy IX and Chrono Trigger developer confirmed that the Japanese government of the time was concerned the Sony console could indeed be used for military purposes due to its unusual power for consumer hardware […]
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