Wellfare - Xbox Hardware is Declining Fast

[firebush03]

RolStoppable said:

firebush03 said:

Funny that you bring this up: Wasn’t DC on track to outsell GCN and Xbox (assuming sales figures maintained momentum)? The system was a breakout success at launch, and managed to blast through 9-13mil in only a little over a year, i believe [9.9.99 -> 1.31.01].

No, the DC wasn't. In the USA:

It performed on Wii U levels after its launch plus first holiday season. It wasn't any better in Japan or Europe either. About half of DC's global lifetime sales (which are around 10m at best) happened at dumping prices once Sega had announced its discontinuation

oof i see. Yeah, i just knew the system had a “record-shattering” launch in NA/USA, and certainly was a big hit for a Sega system for a bit (compared to all the previous Sega systems, that is). If Sega could’ve afforded the price cuts earlier on — as well handled the piracy problem a whole lot better (not to mention: a level of confidence in their product succeeding, as opposed to kinda throwing the towel in right from the start with their unrealistic hardware goals) — then the system certainly could’ve been a big hit!…but ig we’ll never know.