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[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago (2 children)

The Dreamcast failed because it released on 9/9/99, then 11 days later, the PS2 was revealed at the Tokyo Game Show. The PS2 looked like a better system on paper, so no one bought a Dreamcast.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It was apparently selling well in the West, but Sega of Japan gonna Sega of Japan.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Was gonna say, knew quite a few people with a DreamCast, was surprised they kinda gave up on it

(EDIT: then again, literally everyone had a PS2…)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Yeah that was a huge part of it too. I'm not saying this was the only part. Just a big contributing factor.