Xbox or Dreamcast?

[Chrkeller]

JackHandy said:

Chrkeller said:

100% true.  Sega has been niche for decades.  Literally decades.  

CD was a failure 

32x was a failure 

Saturn was a failure 

Dreamcast was a failure 

I don't recall any of their portables doing much either.  

Sega had one major success...  the Genesis from the 90s.

Edit

Top 20 all time platforms...  Sega has one...  the genesis.  MS has multiple.  

One hit wonder.  

If your criteria is unit sales, then I can see your point. However, many people do not share that criteria, including me. For instance, Wii-U was my favorite console of it's gen, and it was a horrendous commercial bomb. So to me, how Sega consoles sold doesn't matter. It's how fun they were to play, what games they had to offer, and what sorts of features they brought to the table that determine their merit.

Like the DC being single analog when the world moved to double?  Or like the DC having single shoulder buttons instead of double?  The type S controller was far superior.  The DC controller was trash.  

Sales were/are important.  Veronica, DoA2, etc didn't stay exclusive because of terrible sales.  Skies ended up on the GC.  Grandia 2 was on the ps2.

Like I said, Sega is grossly overrated.  One hit wonder that people think actually competed in gaming.  

Edit

Growing up my bother was a huge sega fan.  We actually had a genesis+CD+32x in the house.  One of the dumbest configurations I've ever seen.  I got a DC at launch and it was cute, but it was no xbox, GC and certainly no ps2.  

The 360 was a huge success and the One did well.  The One sold more than the Genesis.  Halo lives on today and is still very much relevant.  

I would personally put xbox way behind Nintendo and Sony in the world of gaming.  But MS is still 3rd in console impact.  Which means Sega is 4th.  

Sega competed that one time...  and that was it.  

Last edited by Chrkeller - on 01 October 2024