However, only a few months later the Mega Drive, a much-anticipated 16-bit console, was released in Europe, and the GX4000's aging 8-bit technology proved uncompetitive.
This comprised the Amstrad CPC+ computers, including the same features as the existing CPCs, and the dedicated GX4000 console. In 1990, Amstrad attempted to enter the console video game market with hardware based on its successful Amstrad CPC range but also capable of playing cartridge-based games with improved graphics and sound. Main articles: Amstrad GX4000 and Amstrad CPC § The plus range Video game hardware failures 3DO Interactive Multiplayer 2.22 Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric and Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal.1.2 Amstrad GX4000 and Amstrad CPC+ range.
