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As the other reply says, this didn't really happen this way. The Dreamcast was already on its way out after the PS2's launch by the time piracy really started
by vikingerik 5y ago
As the other reply says, this didn't really happen this way. The Dreamcast was already on its way out after the PS2's launch by the time piracy really started up. Piracy was a footnote, not a cause.
Internet access was one constraining factor. Not everyone in 1999/2000 had broadband to download entire CD images. And an even smaller portion ever knew where to find the piracy methods and content - most of it was on Usenet.