<theme> <variables> <systemName>PC-FX</systemName> <systemDescription>The PC-FX is a 32-bit home video game console developed by both NEC and Hudson Soft and released in Japan in 1994. Powered by an NEC V810 CPU and using CD-ROMs, the PC-FX was intended as the successor to the PC Engine and its international counterpart the TurboGrafx-16, two successful video game consoles from the late 1980s. It is NEC's final foray into the home console market. The console is shaped like a tower PC and was meant to be similarly upgradeable. However the PC-FX lacked a 3D polygon-based graphics chip which rendered the system underpowered in comparison to its competitors. It was also expensive and lacked developer support, and as a result it was unable to compete effectively with its fifth generation peers. The PC-FX was NEC's last home video game console, and was discontinued in February 1998. It was considered a commercial failure.</systemDescription> <systemManufacturer>NEC</systemManufacturer> <systemReleaseYear>1994</systemReleaseYear> <systemReleaseDate>1994-12-23</systemReleaseDate> <systemReleaseDateFormated>December 23, 1994</systemReleaseDateFormated> <systemHardwareType>Console</systemHardwareType> <systemCoverSize>3-4</systemCoverSize> <systemColor>9378DA</systemColor> <systemColorPalette1>FEC101</systemColorPalette1> <systemColorPalette2>01015B</systemColorPalette2> <systemColorPalette3>5C3073</systemColorPalette3> <systemColorPalette4>F00020</systemColorPalette4> </variables> <language name="sv_SE"> <variables> <systemHardwareType>Konsol</systemHardwareType> </variables> </language> </theme>