| mike_intellivision said: Sega's downfall started when it tried to out-flank Sony and release the Saturn early to some select retailers. That led to some stores (such as the late lamented KB Toys) deciding to NEVER carry the console. The move also let Sony undercut on the price. |
Exactly, that was only one of Sega's offenses, but as always, some Sega fans blaming Sony... The Dreamcast had no chance but not because of Sony, but because of Sega's precedents, i mean, putting defective add-on after defective add-on, then releasing the Saturn the way they did (instead of keeping the genius Saturnday and releasing it well, even if that meant releasing at the same time as the PS1), then never helping the devs to understand the architecture (that was really crazy at that time, using quadrilaterals instead of triangles, using 2 processors with one simultaneous access, etc.), then dropping it too early (announcing the Dreamcast after only a few years), they really were a train wreck, then the Dreamcast came along, a really great system, but the damage was already done...
