[QUOTE="Cloud_765"]Actually, this is a new thread, just made a few weeks ago, man.
In fact, a new member made it.
CrimsonMaher
My first thread here and its still going strong!Â
Ghostly: Yes, the PS2 did have a hand in lowering the sales of the DC but as I mentioned before it was more SEGA throwing in the towel too early because they were "bleeding" money. I personally think had SEGA given it a little more time it would have survived longer!
I also mentioned before that despite the PS1 having no VCD playback ability as opposed to its competitors back then (3do, CDi) it still managed to beat everyone and capture the market, which makes the lack of DVD argument disputable.
The 3DO would have lasted, if they followed the razor and blade model. (Sell the razor for cheap, and then let the blades be more expensive, where the blades are the games, and the razors are the game consoles). Anyways, on top of that, the CDi was a horrible idea, and it really had no use. It was a gaming console trying to be played off as a developer's tool. Didn't work. The VCD playback really did not take off, or else we would've seen a larger play on the market. If the Dreamcast had this ability the media (may) have taken off, but other than that it was not too good of an idea. Sega needed 5 million consoles, they sold 3 million, and with the huge DESTRUCTION in Japan, they ended up losing a large portion of a would-be market. I have to say, Dreamcast is a pretty epic console, and it probably did end at the time it needed. Other than that, I don't see why else it would stay in: it could lose too much. They didn't have a strong enough brand loyalty.
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