It is undeniable that the dreamcast was a solid machine that had good games and a sleek look, but was ultimately overshadowed by the goliath that is the PS2.

What do you guys think, how could the Dreamcast kept surviving? Should SEGA thought reeling back the Saturn?

It certainly was praised, but didn't get the chance it needed, personally I considered it to be a part of the prior gen (N64, PS1)

Let me know your thoughts!

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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 17 points 5 months ago (12 children)

I have always thought the Dreamcast could have survived once I learned the history of its downfall in detail. SEGA simply had no confidence in it and killed it hella quick and it was just a monumentally stupid idea. It was, and still is, a great machine with a fantastic library that could have been even bigger if they didn't just kill it on arrival.

[–] AlternatePersonMan@lemmy.world 18 points 5 months ago (10 children)

Seconded.

Dreamcast was solid. Decent games. Sega just had their collective heads up their assess. No one had confidence in their consoles. Genesis was a surprise smash hit...then Sega just spewed out consoles; 32x, Sega CD, mega drive, Saturn... Probably more. In that same time span Nintendo released...N64.

No one wants to buy a console that is outdated in a year or two. That game library is tiny and none of your friends have it.

Build a winner, milk it. Release another winner right as the previous one is winding down. Nintendo has mastered that formula.

[–] jkozaka@lemm.ee 5 points 5 months ago

Isn't the mega drive just the genesis, I understand counting the add ons for the genesis, but the mega drive?

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