A Forensic Account of What Really Killed the Sega Dreamcast

Eurogamer has an pleasurable , comparatively succinct “ forensic ” detail just why the Sega Dreamcast , a console year forrader of its fourth dimension , failed . They argue that it was n’t Sony who defeated Sega ; it was Sega .

By November 1998 , when the Dreamcast first arrive in Japanese shop , it had been ten long years since the pop Megadrive , a decade punctuated by a ternary whammy of high-pitched - profile computer hardware mistakes … the Dreamcast simply came too late in SEGA ’s hardware decline to reverse a long - break away downward vogue . For all its technological innovations and splendid game , SEGA ’s misadventures during the nineties had left both gamers and publishers wary of any new platform bearing its name … Even if it had ship with a champagne fountain and a nozzle that fired a constant stream of burnt umber and rhombus into the player ’s lap , it seems likely that many possible owners would still have take in a “ expect and see ” attitude .

While we gave away the article ’s thesis , it ’s still deserving heading over to the link and giving the full cathartic piece a read ( before polish off a sestet in DC ’s name and adulterate up some Shenmue ) . [ EurogamerviaKotaku ]

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