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Hynad said:
AlfredoTurkey said:

Sega CD was an expensive add on for Sega Genesis that was double the price of its base console.

PS VR with move controller and camera is an expensive add on for PS4 which is about double the price of the base console.

Sega CD was thought of at the time as revolutionary and industry-changing while ultimately changing nothing.

PS VR was thought of at the time as revolutionary and industry-changing while ultimately changing nothing.

After Sega CD launched and the initial buzz wore off, people were left with very limited and very underwhelming software to choose from.

After PS VR launched and the initial buzz wore off, people were left with very limited and very underwhelming software to choose from.

After a year or two, no one really cared about Sega CD anymore and no one talked about it.

After a year or two, no one really cares about PS VR anymore and no one is talking about it.

Sega CD's attach rate ended up being around 7.8%

PS VR is currently sitting at around 2.8%


Yeah, totally not comparable... at all.

@Bolded: You have to be kidding. As an accessory for the Sega Genesis, it might have failed, but what media format became standard for most consoles that came after it? CDs and other such disc formats. A format that have continued to evolve and have been the standard ever since. 



Sony was already working with Nintendo by that point and CD-Rom games were running on PC. PS1 would have come out regardless.