How Good was the Sega Dreamcast?

[Onyxmeth]

NYANKS said:

Musouka said:

Dreamcast was on its way to success but Sega just killed it (couldn't afford more loses and I guess they were afraid of the PS2 super hype machine) but oh the fond memories I have of playing Sonic Adventure and Soul Caliber on it... And then Street Fighter III and all the VS. Fighters!

Those were the days :)

Sadly, Sega went downhill especially after the Sammy merger. The restructuring killed many of its talented development studios (many talents left anyway) and Sonic Team is not what it used to be.

Okay, I hear different stories alot. How much of an impact did Sony actually have on The Dreamcast's demise? You make it sound like Sega ended it without much pressure, but many say otherewise. Anyone?

 

In a nutshell, the Playstation 2 killed the Dreamcast. Sega could not get a solid enough footing before Sony brought out the big boy and everything was just downhill from there. Once PS2 was looming, many stuidos started to cut or cancel third party support to start PS2 projects. One notable such game is Tekken Tag Tournament by Namco. It was originally believed the game would be seen on DC, but Sony got it's mittens on it instead.

I firmly believe if Sega would have risked more, and included a DVD player in the Dreamcast, they would have prospered that generation and still be around as their own entity today.