Hindsight is always 20/20. At the time, and even on paper, 32X did not sound like that bad of an idea. The 32X even sold well initially. I wanted one at launch,

Hindsight is always 20/20. At the time, and even on paper, 32X did not sound like that bad of an idea. The 32X even sold well initially. I wanted one at launch, and bought one a few years ago (it truly is terrible). At launch it was a relatively cheap entry into 3D gaming. Keep in mind the only alternatives were multi thousand dollar PCs and the $800 3DO, not adjusted for inflation. But the announcement of the Saturn soon after killed the 32X. And programming for two VDPs was incredibly difficult. Especially considering games were still being written in assembly even at that point in the industry. Plus the economics didn't make sense. It is cheaper to manufacture a single console instead of a base system and add-on separately. You end up confusing the consumer, and limiting market reach because your add-on market is a subset of your base unit's market size. And the games were bad for the most part. Really bad. I have played the majority of home consoles. Even the likes of the 3DO, Jaguar, Virtual Boy, Sega CD, etc. The 32X is easily one of the worst consoles, ever, period.