Why Did Dreamcast flop?

[spliz]

Oh and 1 more thing I forgot about.

Sega incorrectly assumed how much longer 2D games would be relevant. Saturn was build around 2D graphics, Playstation around 3D. That in itself was a huge blow to Sega. You had games like "Tomb Raider", one of the biggest games of that era, that ran like shyt on the Saturn.

Fred.

Yup..I put this in my first response to this thread..lol..

 

[AITheAnswerAI]

I had a dreamcast, and remember playing games like soul caliber, sonic, and shenmue. Then the PS2 came out pretty soon after with games like mgs2 and whatever else and completely put the dreamcast in the shade. I only knew a couple other people who had dreamcasts back in school.

 

[hex]

Yup..I put this in my first response to this thread..lol..

I had a Saturn and bought "Tomb Raider" anyway.

Thought it was the GOAT game at the time.

Then I went over my boy's house and seen "Tomb Raider" on PS1 and was because it looked, played and ran 100x better.

Went and copped a Dreamcast the first day it came out anyway.

Fred.

 

[PIFF101]

Dreamcast was Piff. 2K, Tony Hawk and Virtua Tennis had me like

 

[Boolean]

the GOAT console with the GOAT catalog crushed its buildings :notbad:

 

[Optimus Prime]

9/9/99, still got mine in my office. no EA (no Madden/Live) and you could bootleg all the games pretty easily. i think all you have to do is burn the iso to a cd. it was ahead of its time, you could go online with 2K using the modem and there wasn't much lag

 

[Bryan Danielson]

Bcz these PS guys wasn't ready for that next level shyt. They was scared and complaining about Internet. " bu bu bu but why do we have to play games online"

 

[Rebel Soldier]

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3rw-9Q0lJ0[/ame]

This video pretty much explains it. Start at 14:40 but I recommend watching the whole thing.

 

[Chill]

Bcz these PS guys wasn't ready for that next level shyt. They was scared and complaining about Internet. " bu bu bu but why do we have to play games online"

I remember hearing about this, alot of console players at the time wasn't interested in online gaming it seemed. Hell if the Dreamcast came out today with it's GOAT game selection .

 

[Heelmatic]

The first console that had internet, which meant I could look at as many naked bytches that my young mind could handle

I think I still got a copy of the 2K with Iverson on the cover somewhere. Loved the fukkin Dreamcast man. Sold that shyt to my boy for $20, with Shenmue, after I got an XBOX Really wish I wouldn't have sold it.

 

[Chill]

I swear the industry is missing out by not partnering up with Sega and re-releasing the full Dreamcast catalog on their marketplaces because alot those games would make great side games.

 

[StatUS]

Didn't have a DVD player or Madden.

I mean there's the whole Sega being bad at business and marketing their brand but those two reasons were the biggest and simplest explanations.

 

[Momentum]

Sega relied too much on their in house catalog, then decided that they wanted to go multi-platform and make more money.

 

[spliz]

I had a Saturn and bought "Tomb Raider" anyway.

Thought it was the GOAT game at the time.

Then I went over my boy's house and seen "Tomb Raider" on PS1 and was because it looked, played and ran 100x better.

Went and copped a Dreamcast the first day it came out anyway.

Fred.

Son I peeped what was goin on wit those systems and was following since before they dropped so I made sure I had that Playstation on deck when it first dropped...and yea that Dreamcast was so ill man...Like I said I still play it...

 

[Grifter]

I miss my Dreamcast.