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The PC-FX ( ピーシー エフエックス ? Pī Shī Efu Ekkusu) is a 32-bit home video game console made by NEC Home Electronics . It was released in Japan on December 23, 1994, just weeks after Sony 's PlayStation and a month after the Sega Saturn . It is the successor to the PC Engine (and its many add-ons), known as TurboGrafx-16 in North America. Unlike its predecessors the PC-FX was only released in Japan. 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 that 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.