| pokoko said: The Saturn was a failure in a lot of ways. Personally, I didn't know anyone who owned one. It wasn't real competition at the time. If we're judging that generation, it's between Sony and Nintendo. The PS1 was a lot easier to make games for that the Saturn and Sony provided better support for third parties. Sega made a lot of mistakes, like the way the Saturn handled 3D graphics, and they didn't have the resources to compete with Sony or Nintendo. It's kind of like asking why a small developer doesn't sell as many games as Activision. The other consoles you mentioned, I've never even seen in person. We're talking about perception, and marketing and advertising is a huge part of that. |
Yeah, I agree. I hated Sega at the time. Somehow, I have a CD case with like five Sega Saturn games and two Sega CD games and I've never owned or played either of them either! Somehow they just wound up in my possession. It's crazy. And the other non-Sony/Sega/Nintendo/Microsoft consoles I've mentioned, I've never seen in person, either. The only Sega devices I've actually played were the Dreamcast, Genesis, and Game Gear. The others are just mythical creatures.
To be totally honest, I have a pretty good understanding why Sony won with the PS1, continued to dominate with the PS2, and floundered with the PS3. I just like to play devil's advocate for the sake of discussion sometimes.
