S.T.A.G.E. said:
KungKras said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Incorrect, if the PSX didnt exist Nintendo would've STILL had a stranglehold on third parties and Sega still would've struggled. Sega failed of their own issues, not because of the competition. Sega Japans biggest offense was not allowing a larger entity to buy them out and fund their hardware development. Sony didnt take third parties from Sega....they ended Nintendos dominant hold on third party. 32X was a mistake, the Saturn was a failure and the Dreamcast though one of my favorite consoles was sadly doomed to fail. It was just one mistake after another. The only bright spot Sega has outside of the objective greatness that was the Dreamcast was the Genesis which was their only majorly successful console.
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You're correct about Sega jumping the gun and launching the Saturn on short notice to limited retailers to beat Sony to the market though.
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Bold part is where you are fundementally wrong. Nintendo only had the stranglehold on third parties during the NES days. Sega had great third party support during the 16-bit days, and that support would have likely increased if Saturn was the only viable CD based console.
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No, Nintendo built relationships with third parties during the NES days, they gained dominance during the SNES days. If the Sony hadn't come all of the top JRPG's would've gone to Nintendo instead of people choosing Sony's format over the old cartridge, even though it was 64 bit. This is why Final Fantasy, Metal Gear and a lot of Capcom titles went to Sony instead of the 64. Nintendo always held down Segas third party and half of it they did themselves.
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So all the third party games on the Megadrive doesn't exist?
You're not being realistic here.
