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It wasn't that the Dreamcast wasn't any good, but that Sega got blindsided by Sony's back room dealing. Sony wanted in and they were willing to throw small moun
by astrodust 10y ago
It wasn't that the Dreamcast wasn't any good, but that Sega got blindsided by Sony's back room dealing. Sony wanted in and they were willing to throw small mountains of cash around to make it happen.
When faced with a choice between a company taking your loyalty for granted and one willing to pay for the privilege, it's not surprising how many jumped.
The same thing played out later with the introduction of the Xbox where Microsoft muscled, bullied, and bought companies to make their platform happen.
- dhimes 10y agoDreamcast was spectacular. I bought it for my young children and I was stunned by how beautiful the graphics were and how smooth the games were. Sonic the Hedgehog was the main one that (I think) I remember.
- astrodust 10y agoIt really was an amazing console. The Saturn was also the best-in-class when it came out, the 2D performance absolutely crushed anything else on the market, but Sony's push for 3D made that irrelevant and the Saturn's 3D capabilities were weak, even weaker than the fairly feeble PlayStation. The Dreamcast showed how Sega took 3D seriously and it was an amazing console, easily competitive with the PS2 and Xbox. The only problem was Sega'd lost their de-facto leadership position and were scrambling to stay relevant. It's interesting, however, that I've met several people who had their first internet experience on the Dreamcast because it had several modules that made that possible.