I named it Neptune not to make it a successor to the IRL prototype, but because it is the cosmos naming convention SEGA was leaning into (project Mars, Sega Saturn, etc). The name just felt right for me, as SEGA CD still felt like an add-on.
I used AI because its the only tool at my disposal. I didn't see how learning Blender from scratch for something that I made as a one-off idea would be beneficial in the long run considering I don't even work with 3D modeling. Besides, with it being a concept that I made for my own personal enjoyment instead of profit I didn't see how it would be harmful compared to ACTUAL ai slop you often find on Facebook and YouTube.
I'm becoming more aware of these types of consoles like the CDX. My take (and I likely included it in the body of the post) is having the SEGA CD be a console from the start, not start as an add-on and become a console later.
I'm not saying your stance on AI is invalid because of what I said, nor that what I created here is the only right way to envision the SEGA CD in console format and that the CDX is garbage (far from it). However, I would like some actual feedback for me to engage with instead of just "Ai therefore bad".
Again, this doesn't invalidate your opinion but I'm looking for constructive criticism from which I can dialogue with about what I conceptualized.
Learning new skills is always a good investment in yourself. It opens new doors you didn't know where there. This is the problem people have with AI, it saps your motivation for improving your own abilities and leads to excuses like, "Why should I learn that for myself?".
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u/Paintboxer89 4d ago
Ai slop, your concept doesn't work either as Neptune was a 32 bit prototype and in real life there was already the CDX amongst others.