How Dreamcast Killed Sega's Hardware Reign

[@maverick85]

The Dreamcast didn't fail us. We failed the Dreamcast.

[@juststatedtheobvious9633]

Speak for yourself. The Dreamcast was the first console of that generation I owned. I also owned a Sega CD, 32X, Game Gear, Nomad, and Saturn. Sega shot themselves in the face, over and over again. After a glitched Virtua Fighter and nonsense like Alex Kidd in High Tech World, X-Perts, and Afterburner III? Those idiot crack whores got everything they deserved from years of sabotaging 3rd parties and each other.

[@justthisguy1948]

@@maverick85 copy and paste 😩

[@cax1175]

The Dreamcast didn't killed Sega making consoles. They were out of the game before it launched. They lost too much money on the Sega CD, 32X, and Saturn. This myth that the Dreamcast killed Sega is so tiring at this point.

[@Tstumpman]

@@cax1175 yeah it seems like if Sega has just gone from mega drive to Dreamcast, they might still be in the game.

[@aaronogden9900]

Yes it was a great machine for its time but I remember friends at the time not considering it because everything since the Genesis/Megadrive had been fairly crap.

[@skycloud4802]

I think so. The CD, 32x, and Saturn definitely killed off consumer confidence in Sega. Worst still, Sony Playstation 1 and 2 probably killed Sega off for good.

[@playtoonsrv6209]

Agree, the dreamcast was their final hurrah, which made a lasting impression to, the audience.

[@worldshaking0502]

True

[@Shaggyjunior760]

I still got my Dreamcast

[@Draw2quit]

Me too. I'm about to mod it with a new psu and sd card reader. I got my dreamcast when it released rather than waiting for the ps2 which I never owned. I have no regrets.

[@worldshaking0502]

Keep it! It’s a gaming relic.

[@jgrim03]

Came out as I was entering college…Kind of resent a guy down the hall already having one, or I might still own it like the GameCube I later bought over the ps2 w/ no regrets. 😢

[@capt.spacefrog298]

I still love my dreamcast, except its noises

[@insomniacaudio9063]

Same here!! But because it's a relic, you can't find any good games for reasonable prices. I'm going to modify mine in the future!

[@MrMegatron85]

As a kid, I didn't ever think graphics could possibly get better than the Dreamcast haha

[@tommystrawnarm2810]

@@MrMegatron85 The Bit wars went on for awhile. The last time I heard bits was when they got to 128 but consoles. 8 bits were cool, 16 bits were a step up but 32 bits is where graphics started to really change with polygons. 64 bits were a pleasure to experience. Nintendo 64 got it right as where Atari Jaguar 64 failed big time. An then there's the 128 bits, The Dreamcast was the first an then came PS2, GameCube an OG Xbox. 128 bits era defined what gaming was about. Games came a long ways to get to that point.

[@NeonXtremeE]

I'll never forget the launch of the Sega Dreamcast. What a time to be alive. SEGA was firing on all cylinders. Gaming has never been the same. Most will never know what a masterpiece it truly was.

[@jorge69696]

It was no masterpiece lol. Clearly the right move was to wait 1 year and get the PS2.

[@iboughtmeth1384]

Lmao dont get me wrong I loved my sega but it was an objectively terrible console 😭💀

[@sonicspeed6413]

@@jorge69696 It depends on the games you like. The Dreamcast has so many unique, charming and quirky games that are among my favourites, I even started to like new genres after exploring the Dreamcast library. PS2 on the other hand mainly had Silent Hill 2 for me, and a few others.

[@stalledparade]

I enjoyed plugging in the ol’ phone cord and trading chaos on Sonic Adventure. Thought it was the most amazing thing ever.

[@christhickson7950]

No one believed the hype of the Dreamcast at the time. I was in grade 10 when the Dreamcast launched, and no one cared about it. Everyone was waiting for the PS2. Arcade games might be fun, but compared to what the PS and N64 had, it didn't matter. I mean, compare the content of WWE Royal Rumble to No Mercy or Wrestlemania 2000. People still played those games back then, and most didn't have internet speeds fast enough to take advantage of a console and a PC to go online. Nostalgia is a powerful thing, but the Dreamcast was never going to succeed and just wasn't what North America wanted.

[@bound2thefloor1]

The Dreamcast wasn't the best console ever, but man, it was the most fun I ever had with the actual hardware. I loved the controller, the VMU, the rumble pk (kicked harder than anything before it), the microphone w/ Seaman. The gun, plus rumble pk w/ House of the Dead 2. God, that launch was so much fun. It was the first time I played online....and the last time I was actually excited w/ the experience of a new console.

[@mezykin]

@@bound2thefloor1 it was ahead of its time though

[@Bestman1314]

@@mezykinno it wasn’t, I hate when people put this narrative around it. Two specific things killed it, it was super easy to get the games and not pay for them with boot disc, also the fact that sega was already leaving the game market made it doa cause it wasn’t gonna be something with support for it in the near future. If it would’ve came out at a later time it would’ve outright not sold competing against Sony , Microsoft, and Nintendo wouldn’t have been an option for sega. Piracy and no support killed the Dreamcast, I literally still have one with all the games.

[@jeffro9252]

@@Bestman1314it was ahead of its time though. Not sure you’re grasping what that actually means.

[@Bestman1314]

@ it wasn’t though, I don’t think you’re grasping the time period and what happened right after it came out, the Dreamcast would’ve never even sold if it came out later due to ps2 and Xbox. It would have did fine if piracy wasn’t big then, the reason they lost $400 million on it cause games didn’t sell, but why would the games sell when you literally could just burn them on a regular cd and make a boot disk and you have every game made for it. There’s no point it time it would have survived after the point it was released, if anything it should’ve came out before the Saturn cause the Saturn should’ve never been released.

[@chris19873]

Ready to Rumble and Crazy Taxi so much fun

[@platypusduck54]

I think you mean “How Sega killed Dreamcast’s Reign”

[@gracebonez]

Yup.

[@thecunninlynguist]

9-9-99....best date ever.

[@SonicAdventureX]

Even till this day I still play with a Dreamcast. Along with the PlayStation 2. Those consoles where both goated.

[@Trakker1985]

I got a Dreamcast again this year and modded everything i could, got the GDemu, new power supply, rechargeable cmos battery, new fan, got a HDMI out for the VGA. and just got myself the retrofighters wireless Dreamcast controller. life is good =D

[@robert5235]

Me too and I love it got the Racing wheel and the fishing rod Dreamcast is still great 🍥

[@iNFAMY78]

The Dreamcast was when I started playing Resident Evil 2, 3, and code Veronica ❤

[@MrStrangermoon]

funny think is if dreamcast survived way better survival horror game should out called Nocturne. it was out on pc it look like ray tracing games today. playing resident evils on dreamcast worse thing to do. noctrune suppoe to out dreamcast and kill them all. even ps2 slient hill 2 a joke compared nocturne. all sh2 game can be single level of nocturne at best.

[@mariorickman321]

Sega should make a another system

[@thewatcherofawesomecontent]

In this day and age, if they could find a way to merge console/tablet/phone/VR then SEGA could be on to something... but a brand new console would just be another Saturn 2.0 (but even worse).

[@gimmybhullar574]

They are making arcade unit hardwares though.

[@vitorrodrigues5735]

it's already happening

[@markbartoszek8585]

With what? Hopes and dreams?

[@arcademan8899]

had a awesome game launch

[@maroon9273]

6 button or 4 shoulder buttons layout.

[@LunaTheFoxgirl]

Fun thing is that SEGA kind of already to some extent had planned for dual-analog. The maple bus protocol for the controllers have a mode for dual-analog sticks.

[@NoWay-ky6wd]

Unfortunately Xbox might be next

[@DarkKielx]

The console yes but that is what Microsoft wants. They are a software company not really a hardware company.

[@mildhoof]

I think they’re happy to just be the Netflix of COD-style gaming instead.

[@bargaintuesday812]

​@@DarkKielx They're a software and hardware company. I don't know why people say that as if it means anything, like it's some kind of gotcha. And if you watched the video, OP, you'd see that there's really no similarities between. Microsoft and Sega back then. The people who parrot this have zero understanding of what actually happened.

[@DarkKielx]

@@bargaintuesday812 It is an unusual way of addressing people without directly calling someone a name. However, they are a software company that also manufactures hardware. Unfortunately, many people do not understand how business operates. Just like when people say Tesla is a car company when we are not a car company but a tech company that makes cars...

[@DarkKielx]

@@mildhoof and that’s the goal. Microsoft has been very good at making lost investments into profits.

[@boodikon7349]

The real reason is terribly bad television adverts and playstation 2 had a dvd drive, people were buying ps2 because of that and the dreamcast suffered.

[@SniperPFL]

Graduated high school in 99. Both me and my best buddy had Dreamcasts at launch. Soul Caliber, Code Veronica, Rumble Boxing, and Power Stone were so amazing to play together. Solo I would play Jet Grind Radio and Phantasy Star until the sun came up and would pretend to be passed out when my Mom got up. Holy smokes what a time to be alive.

[@sonicspeed6413]

Good times... that year was the terrible last year of junior high for me, but man was the Dreamcast ever fun, probably my best memory from that year :)

[@SniperPFL]

@@sonicspeed6413 thanks for sharing 👍

[@Nov-5062]

The dreamcast didn't failed, we failed the dreamcast.

[@maroon9273]

The true killer is the sega cd, 32x, and suprise launch of the seg saturn

[@IamLegend32]

@@maroon9273 exactly. A lot of people had lost trust in the Sega brand by that point, even after the successful launch of the Dreamcast. That and plus Sony was riding off such huge momentum off the PS1. When the PS2 came out, and the huge bonus that it was also a DVD player, it was pretty much game over (pun intended) for the Dreamcast.

[@dkelli6020]

I'd argue the SEGA CD, 32x and Saturn were the ones that killed Sega. The Dreamcast was the EMTs that showed up a little too late to save the victim.

[@n7slay460]

I still have my dream cast with all my games and accessories. It was a great rebound from Sega Saturn and Sega CD. It was just bad timing with Sony gaining popularity and adding a DVD player

[@magdieljmc]

In a time when the market was dominated by Playstation and Nintendo, I was one of the lucky few in my country to get a Dreamcast. Little I knew that I was getting it in its latter days, at the end of 2000 I believe. Playstation was the console I wanted back then but I got the best one without even knowing it. I remember playing Sonic Shuffle, the unforgettable and gamechanger that was Jet Set Radio (Jet Grind Radio in my country) and the astounding Soul Calibur. I literally grew up with these games, they are part of my late chilhood and early teenage years and I love every memory revolving around it. I remeber keeping my lovely Chao with me on my VMU with Chao Adventure 2 when my mom was giving birth to my younger brother. Having that little thing with me when I was at a hospital late at night, not knowing if I'll see my mom again or meet my brother, it was conforting. I could shake off my bad thoughts and just focus on the joy of carrying a "friend" with me all the time. And then my little brother learned to play at the age of 2 with Sonic Adventure 2, so now two generations of gamers in the family were born with this beauty. Dreamcast might have been a comercial failure. But it means the world to me when it comes to memories about a past I cherish so much

[@loiedonn4192]

Its Sega Saturn that killed Sega in the console business. Imagine having no mainline sonic launch games even after the last years of the hardwares life cycle theres still no mainline sonic game. Some games are japan only, lack of sports games, lack of proper rpg games and lets not forget some of the ports on the sega saturn are worst compared to PS1. Examples are the port of Resident Evil 1 and Castlevania Symphony of the night. Despite both having more content compared to the PS1 version graphically their worst. To think the PS1 is both weaker than Sega Saturn and N64 but PS1 due to being easy to develop for and have full 3rd party support destroyed this 2.

[@MrStrangermoon]

sega saturn sell well on japan even beat ps1 so saturn not killed sega. sega saturn infact reason to born nvida. without saturn there was no nvidia today. bascily helped what pc become today in sense. resident evil no that bad compared to ps1 version. there was 3d games on saturn work better than ps1 like nfs1 watch digital founday last video. funny think about resident evils and slient hill 2 they become famous bcouse of death of dreamcast. there was game called Nocturne its pllaned to out dreamcast if not died. nocturne on pc out 1999 it look like ray tracing graphics comparable today games. slient hill 2 become 8bit game compared nocturne but today no one knows. evey one screaming sh2 resident evils. all resdient evils 123 combine cant even match one nocturne 1 map. when nocturne not out dreamcast ps2 sh2 bcome a fame. there was also open world game called outcast suppsoe to out dreamcast way before gta 3. same for half life 1 system shock 2.

[@Johnlmooring]

To this day The Dreamcast is still the most innovative system of all time(even though it lacked DVD). The EA partnership, The Saturn, The SegaCD, The 32x all helped lead to the death of the of the Dreamcast.

[@terrencetee0826]

And forgot that they could of had exclusivity to GTA series back then

[@IamLegend32]

Also, the pending launch of the PS2.

[@MrStrangermoon]

there was two game on pc that time survival horor game called Nocturne amazing graphics still look better than today games and open world game called outcast before gta3. both suppsoe to out dreamcast with half life port. when they not out console slient hill 2 resident evils gta3 halo kiizone become fame. compared nocturne with slient hill 2 makes sh2 8bit game. no one chose ps2 if it was out .

[@akalalaimranrp]

Dreamcast is still the king of all sega consoles.

[@andraescott7470]

I'd rather have Sega still competing than Microsoft. They cared about innovation and exclusives

[@xxfratosxx8257]

So you saying Microsoft don't innovate?

[@1234-y8z]

Lol you mean exclusives that don't make any money lol. Ask Sony how they got 60 million consoles sold but ony 1.5 million people bought the game of the year exclusive!!!! Ask Square how exclusives worked out for them. You do realize businesses need to make money to stay in business and to grow!!!! Exclusives don't make money anymore because the majority of gamers don't give a damn!!!! The most played games are multiplatform games. That is where the money is. Times have changed companies that don't adapt will get left behind. Which is why Sega don't have a console today smh!!!!! You know how you compete by making more money. I bet you still watch black and white tvs or talk on corded phones smh.... Don't come for xbox because they have the best most played games, and they are letting everybody play them wherever they want!!!!!!

[@andraescott7470]

Ask Nintendo if exclusives don't matter to their fanbase or that no one cares about their exclusives and they dont make Nintendo any profit they only have majority exclusives most 3rd party games skip the switch the only one who has major issues selling games is Microsoft and you can thank gamepass for that because they have conditioned their hardcore fanbase not to buy games

[@andraescott7470]

Microsoft does not innovate they have had the exact same controller for the past 2 generations the series s I dont see anything innovative in releasing underpowered hardware that gives developers like black myth wukong a reason to skip over their platforms their mid gen refresh they just added a 2 terabyte ssd and a new paint job im still waiting for the technical deep dive so i can understand why they charge $600

[@xxfratosxx8257]

@andraescott7470 yet that will not be sustainable for long. There aren't many kids today willing to play a Mario game over Roblox or Minecraft. Nintendo is surviving cause of its IPs and low budget cost into software and hardware. In addition, the major part people forget is Nintendo is third party in some ways. It's not just the consoles. They have games on mobile devices, make a killing off merchandise, display of characters at theme parks like disney, and other events. They also tapping into movies like Mario. If Nintendo was console only they would have died or have to keep up with Xbox and PS. Nintendo is fine for now Nintendo does get into trouble and quite clever when it comes to competition threats. Palworld for example, exposed and made Pokémon vulnerable. They easily won in court but now gamers are catching on to repetition. So Nintendo does have to make changes in the long run but they flaws can be easily forgettable.

[@crocolixsurfstar7561]

I am still sad about! Loved the Dreamcast, did not play games till PS3, since then my new home. But the magic will always be wit Dreamcast, Bernie Stolar and and and

[@azozazoz9196]

Sega also delisted all of their classic games on the digital stores.

[@mr219gip5210]

I'd wish Sega would of continue as a console, but its cool to have collab with other consoles, hell, who would of thought Sonic & Mario would link up, and give us Olympic Games? Sega still one of the best consoles from back in the days!

[@PieManZXY]

The Dreamcast didn’t kill Sega on the hardware side. Making the 32x for the Genesis with no library, only to release the newer 32-bit Saturn a year later with almost no warning to devs and consumers is what killed Sega. They never had a shot against Sony because of how often they mismanaged their hardware, development, and marketing.

[@BURRITO44]

If lots of gamers would have supported the Dreamcast , it would have survived !!

[@maxcady360]

Keeping the Mega Drive alive longer than necessary, the 32x / Saturn debacle, no major support from EA and Square and the PS2 just looking like an absolute beast.

[@johnfelton4669]

The Dreamcast was a fantastic console

[@Aragorn7884]

Top 3 of ALL TIME

[@memohdfromwwe_]

I have two Dreamcast version (1)s. You won't get bored playing Dreamcast with Arcade hit titles, and games pushing the console to it's limits (Shenmue II). If you had Broadband in 2001 / 2002 and blank CDs, I'll leave it at that :)

[@Gr4yF0x]

Last time I played mine was 8 hours ago. RGB to component converter, CRT tv. Just glorious as ever.

[@bigfootwalker5399]

Peter Moore lost multiple console wars

[@perfectlyslicedegg3348]

No DVD player so it couldn’t compete with the PS2. SEGA was going to implement a DVD add-on for the Dreamcast but scrapped the concept and decided to end their hardware business.

[@Allapa-im9jr]

People don't buy game consoles to watch DVDs on it, though some DVD watchers do buy game consoles to watch films on them, and many PS2 owners were not even true gamers, they just bought it because it was a dirt cheap DVD player when every other DVD player cost an extortionate amount.

[@MrStrangermoon]

its like chosing gas car over electic car bcouse of more seats. bullshit. dvd jut a lie to buy ps2. they never buy dreamcast even dvd support only on dreamcast. sega saturn have more features than ps1 includin watching cd movies they still buyed ps1. ps1 not even have inside memory card still buyed ps1. if you llook early games saturn have more 60fps games still buyed ps1. there is game called nocturne suppose to out dramcast looking like today ray tracing games way way better than slient hill 2 ever will be and haf life suupose to out dreamcast . even they out they probably still buy ps2. its just say lie to not buy sega console. there was first open world game called outcast before gta3 suupose to out dreamcast. they still buy ps2 even that out. funny outcast 2 out 2024 after 25 years later and open world amazing game fliyng with jet pack. who won game awards astro bot plastation game a created from demo game. outcast 2 not even nominee. so dont say dvd cd bluray lie.

[@dbmooo]

Still my fav console

[@jrecio325]

Sega should make a new console, I'd buy preorder one instantly.

[@MrStrangermoon]

new vitura figter coming. viruta figher means always new sega console who knows. they just make nvidia based console to kill amd based playstation and xbox. but fan base still no buy sega console they stuck with plastation and nintendo brand. only they out if physcal games only avaialbe sega console something like that.

[@franck2k5]

I'm surprised we didn't get a dreamcast mini a few years back. Would have loved it

[@mjdf122]

I’ve seen all from 1980-Now I have every console and tons of games the Saturn and Dreamcast did not hurt Sega’s Hardware reign now I’m going to give you guys the usual 7/10 that you give to tons of games

[@hammertoe00]

I had a cousin who would burn dreamcast games onto discs. He created a boot disk for it, and the console would read them like actual game discs.

[@shaggyfrankdizzl]

Sold my Dreamcast in 2021...... I really miss that system, will always have a special place for me.

[@NavelOrangeGazer]

"They knew what was going to be a good game and gamers didn't know" The more things change the more they stay the same...

[@blazept567]

I've been on a sega marathon for the past 2 weeks, so this content is very welcome

[@markbartoszek8585]

5:35 The Dreamcast was absolutely a transitional console as a result of the Saturn's short lifespan. Compared to the PS2 and Xbox, it was underpowered, the controller lacked buttons and a second analog stick, and had no DVD playback capability. Game-Set-Match

[@frankrey7676]

Sega saved Nvidia from bankruptcy by scaling back the Dreamcast. I wonder what role that played. Subjective opinion Dreamcast looked and played better than everything else that was out at the time.

[@albertomendez7063]

We killed the Dreamcast

[@Ruffles811]

Growing up as a Sega fan, because my brother for some reason had a Master System when everyone else had a NES, reminders like this video always makes me a bit sad. The Dreamcast had such amazing potential and in 2000 I truly believed Sega had pulled off a great comeback. But in hindsight they never had a chance. I still use my Dreamcast from time to time, still liking it a lot.

[@WhereDaMoney]

It’s time for sega to bring a new console 👀

[@mildhoof]

It’s really not

[@MrStrangermoon]

yes bcouse new viruta fighter coming too. usaly comes with new console. make nvida based consoel thats it easy win.

[@Aragorn7884]

*"Have you seen any sailors?"* 😅

[@Longlostpuss]

All they had to do was incorporate a DVD-ROM drive and put a bit more effort into the marketing. That console had a modem for online gaming powered by an early version of Windows, it was just brimming with innovation. The Saturn even had a modem that wasn't used. I'm not saying they'd have necessarily derailed the momentum juggernaut that were Sony by that time, but they would have stood a better chance of just hanging with them at least. But for me, those first two Shenmue games were the most mind blowing gaming experiences I ever had in the first decade of the 2000s. That was the first ever AAA open world game and was the pinnacle once again of SEGA's innovation bringing us truly into the next generation.

[@MrStrangermoon]

first open world game outcast suppose tou out dremcast before gta3. there was also ray tracing like graphics surival horor game 1999 nocturne suppose to out dreamcast like half life 1. nocturne engine that time looking better than unreal engine.

[@katelynnsgiraffe6456]

it died due to the dvd player and sony pushing bs like having toy story graphics.

[@J.A.Z-TheMortal]

Yup. I remember showing the console and games to all my friends and they where extremely impressed by it, but they all said the same thing - "I'll wait bc the PS2 is coming out soon, and Sony promised that PS2 games will look like Toy Story, and it plays DVDs"

[@batman-cu1ep]

This console was great. It was really thinking on it's own

[@YoshioSan]

Saturn had a bigger negative impact on SEGA, more than the Dreamcast. Still, the Saturn wasn't a bad console per se... It's hardware was just too complex to work with.

[@MrStrangermoon]

saturn outsell ps1 over japan it goes much longer with much more games until even 2000. japan view is important so dreamcast fail on japan. mega drive also was second console on japan.

[@Baklavann]

I still posit that the ideas for the Dreamcast were to far ahead of the available hardware, but they made the most with what they had, and a lot of those ideas are why the PS2 was so successful. It's also odd that the VMU didn't become anything outside of the Dreamcast because I think it was a brilliant concept fairly well executed at that time, and could've been even more brilliant.

[@early252]

The Dreamcast didn’t do it. The Saturn didn’t even. The 32X, years of terrible business decisions, and the PS2 did.

[@MrStrangermoon]

saturn outsell ps1 on japan.

[@knuclear200x]

Ive only ever touched a Dreamcast once. Now i just emulate it. This is what missing out still feels like

[@rocketpunchgo1]

The Dreamcast was low key one of the most revolutionary consoles in gaming history.

[@OnizenArt]

Dreamcast was just too amazing and ahead of it's time. I still have my day 1 original Dreamcast and have never had any regrets owning it

[@moldyrefrigerator]

I had a subscription to Official Dreamcast Magazine as a kid, and I never even owned a Dreamcast lol.

[@Paul-wu7xd]

The thing is SEGA missed the N64 vs. Playstation era. So when they decided to release the Dreamcast, they were going against a hyped Ps2 that was coming out. And since they missed a generation, most people at that point were no longer playing Sega Genesis. Otherwise, the Dreamcast is one of the most underrated systems of all-time.

[@Lord_ofcinder]

Nintendo vs playstation was never really a thing. It was always nintendo AND playstation. Its almost close to whats happening to xbox, but because daddy big bucks microsoft is huge, xbox has a saving grace of not failing. If nintendo was the god everyone knew, playstation was and will always be the grim reaper.

[@sergioflores7172]

Really started since the Sega Saturn tbh

[@yousefslimani99]

Dang I was just 5 months old when they announced the release of SEGA Dreamcast back then

[@ZenithMusicNet]

It was the Saturn and their management that caused havoc to Sega. The Dreamcast did relatively well in sales and customer satisfaction.

[@Captain-America4992]

Not having a trillion dollar parent company to bail them out killed Sega's hardware efforts.

[@skyMcWeeds]

It was Sega's other failed consoles that sunk them to bankruptcy mainly the 32x, Sega-CD, Sega Saturn and probably the Nomad and Game Gear. Dreamcast was actually a success for Sega still has one of the best launch lineup and memorable games. Dreamcast lived up to its name it was a dream that was not long for the world.

[@RuTube981]

IGN, PLEASE make more of these documentary-type videos. They're so interesting and a breath of fresh air. 7/10 JK we really do love these kinds of videos.

[@civilwarfare101]

I always wondered if they were people who straight up quit gaming because Sega stopped making hardware.

[@NiGHTS1980]

For some, the Dreamcast never died. The last true gaming console. Now we have PCs in a box.

[@AndyGarcia-nr8zm]

I like to think the OG Xbox was the spiritual successor to the Dreamcast.

[@Vindicator18]

What killed the Dreamcast? The Mega CD (Sega CD), the 32X, the Saturn, shunning EA, not having a DVD drive, and not being a Playstation. I'm amazed Nintendo is still around, the Gamecube wasn't much better than the Dreamcast.

[@gogosegaga]

The best selling console doesn’t mean it’s the best console. Real gamers know Sega Saturn and Dreamcast had better games. It’s generic news outlets like IGN who were bought out by Sony marketing dollars who were to blame for Sega downfall. Like you’re attempting now with this generic analysis which has some serious oversights of the situation. Also Sega are doing great now as a third party and don’t need this sort of negative spotlight for something that happened over 20 years ago.

[@MrStrangermoon]

funny think yes you are wright generic sega failed day of dead dreamcast videos ousisde of sega gamers but funny you sega guys also dont know what dreamcast failure means. evey sega guys knows half lfie 1 dreamcast port so when that not out its impact golden eye halo and kizzone like games a king on console. what you guys dont know there was more example like that. for example a survuvial horror game called Noctturne. when nocturne not out dreamcast slienh hill 2 become fame and resident evils become money making games even today. Nocturne was so ahaed of time it was better than unreal engine it look like ray tracing games today. there was a open world game called outcast when that not dreamast bascily gta 3 become first open world and make rockstar king. its much complex topic that dreamcast failure what resulted today gaming world.

[@mrhamburgler480]

IGN, this is the kinda content I like to watch/see from the channel.

[@Boss_Fight_Index_muki]

The Dreamcast, as great as it was, just couldn't overcome the shadow of the Saturn.

[@thegamingchef3304]

Dreamcast was a great system. Shenmue should have been a company saver and system saver much like how Halo was for Xbox or how GTA 3 helped sell millions of PS2s. But unfortunately most Americans want games where you shoot and destroy everything in sight, rather than a game where you need to think. Shenmue should have absolutely saved Dreamcast, And one of the major factors along with Resident Evil Code Veronica as to why I wanted one and bought one. I still to this day have no clue how Shenmue flopped. Id still to this day play it on Dreamcast over any GTA to date. And I actually like GTA. I still play my Dreamcast.

[@RickyIcecubes]

Everybody who wanted the Dreamcast bought it on day one; and hardly anybody bought them after that.

[@mekman4]

You guys do historical retrospectives on gaming consoles? Sign me up!

[@Rorujin]

No mention about how consumers were burned by the launches of the Mega-CD and the 32X? Or how the botched launch of the Sega Saturn also helped (it is mentioned that Sega mended relations with retailers, but it's not said exactly "why"). Oh IGN...

[@mrtn3rd]

I remember when I got one I went to the store to get some games and they told me they don't make games for the dreamcast anymore

[@jacob4451]

I never knew how similar the Dreamcast opening and GameCube one are omg

[@AliFOJ5]

Sega launched too many add ons and made stupid decisions with Saturn that had already dented them badly. Imagine Dreamcast came a year earlier and they didn’t wasted their money on 32x or Sega CD. They could have nailed it with DC

[@AMcCarthy83]

A certain other platform holder paying other devs to withhold software from Saturn and Dreamcast killed their hardware business…

[@DigiSpaceProductions]

title correction: "How Sega killed Dreamcast’s Reign"

[@deondraemcknight232]

Surprised Sega hasn't tried to get back in the console game

[@kabiebebe2332]

Dreamcast was great but 3rd companies dont want to make games on failing console

[@ArkOfTheShadow]

I watch a guy on KZbin, Neal Bauer and he made a video called "How I Killed The Dreamcast" he talks about when he worked at Hollywood Video

[@kabl00muk94]

Keep these great nostalgia deep dives coming! Best content on IGN as per usual gents 👌🏻

[@owwmykneecap]

The Gaming industry would be in a Much better place if Sega were still in hardware and Microsoft never got a foothold. Og Xbox and the first years of 360 were positive but there has been nothing since.

[@NateSmokes816]

Its still my favorite. It was game changing. It also broke alot. So much missed potential.

[@bassman12]

Still my favorite console ever. So many good and creative games. It was just that everybody was on the ps bandwagon and it had a built in DVD player.

[@kelinjohnson7421]

Now make a video why IGN is no longer anyones go to source for gaming news anymore.

[@BobbyHo2022]

The 2 playstation 5 games I'm playing now is Infinite Wealth and Sonic Generations 2 so I'm still playing Sega.

[@Segadeth003]

As someone who wasn't around during sega's hardware days, I would absolutely love another console. Sega has so many unique games besides sonic that are just simply amazing, but never got a fair chance because Sony didn't publish them. In a world where two of the three major console manufacturers don't make games, seeing sega's downfall is absolutely devastating.

[@wmv8996]

Sega of Japan and Sega of America butting heads all the time is what killed them.

[@angrynorway]

To be honest, it was more the Saturn's fault.

[@boodikon7349]

The sega Saturn failed aswell because it didn't have a dedicated 3d processing chip and was very difficult to make 3d games, then sony showed the world ridge racer on the ps1 and that was it.

[@MrStrangermoon]

sega rally virta figter 2 not so far away from tekken and ridgeracer. and in launch ssaturn more exlusves as well thirdpary games like vipeout until 97 end

[@jamess.9743]

Sega didn’t kill it. we did. all of us holding out for the ps2 and their dvd tech. now we look back as if dvd wasn’t important yet for many it was their first dvd player

[@1989marcomendez]

Still waiting on a sega dreamcast mini to come out, games: Sonic aventures Sonic aventures 2 Sonic fighters Soul calibur Fighting vipers Knights Shinobi Jet set radio Crazy taxi Shenmue disc 1&2

[@crobinson2624]

Peter Moore has had a long sad history of failure from Sega to Microsoft and EA.