Ruler said:
SegaNet Launches
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/seganet-launches/1100-2625699/
Today Sega.com launched the Dreamcast's online gaming network, SegaNet.
"The future of gaming is online, and only SegaNet can take gamers there," said Brad Huang, president and CEO, Sega.com. "SegaNet is building the first online console gaming network for gamers across the country and has permanently changed the face of the gaming industry."
As was previously reported by GameSpot News, to encourage consumers to give SegaNet a try, the price of the Dreamcast console has been dropped to US$149. Those who sign up for 18 months of SegaNet service at $21.95 per month will receive a rebate for the entire $149 Dreamcast purchase price and a free Dreamcast keyboard. Those who have purchased a Dreamcast console previously will be awarded with 50 free hours on SegaNet to try out the service. PC owners may also use SegaNet as their ISP service, as the network has been designed from the ground up to provide low latency for online gameplay or Internet browsing.
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if you adjust inflation thats $29.79 per month. So where was the outcry back then about consoles charching to play online?
PSN and xbox live are a lot cheaper now its 5 or 6 dollars based on 1 year while sega wanted you to pay for 18 months. 18 months? Thats 396$ you had to pay.
Besides that, it was actually a very shaddy deal by sega as the dreamcast didnt last that long. I am pretty sure a lot of peoples subscriptions hasnt reached the 18 months as sega leaved the console bussines somewhere in that timeline.
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The proof is in the pudding. Many just objected by not paying. Many of those that did were part of that deal that was mentioned. LIkely a large part of why the Dreamcast fell off in sales. It was aslo a different time. A time where consoles on the net weren't much of a thing at all.
