| disolitude said: 3. Killing he Dreamcast and Sega...that one is personal |
Sony didn't kill the Dreamcast.
Sega had shot themselves in the foot previously with the Saturn and lost a lot of support from both Gamers and third party developers (such as EA refused to support the Dreamcast).
This fact, along with the impending release of the PS2, meant many people refused to look twice at the Dreamcast.
The final nail in the coffin was Sega's lack of financial resources to compete against both Sony and Nintendo in the marketplace.
I am largely platform agnostic. I fail to understand why some people get overly fanboyish about what is an inanimate piece of electronics that's obsolete even before it's launched, when there are far more important things to champion, such as preventing environmental destruction or preventing millions of people dying unnecessarily from illnesses. This fact however, doesn’t mean I am not someone who doesn’t enjoy gaming as a pastime (as I have done for the last 20 years) or doesn’t have a strong interest in how the market is evolving – hence my presence on this site.
Platforms owned – PC, DS, X-Box 360, PS3, PSP and Wii.
