WHy did the dreamcast fail was it bad

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#1 sulimanitachi
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I don't know how it died. Can someone explain.
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#2 cobrax80
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I don't know how it died. Can someone explain. sulimanitachi

PS2 hype.

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#3 Mass_Effect
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Sega didn't have enough money to keep it going. Its a shame, because the Dreamcast was better than the PS2 at the time of its demise
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Sega didn't have enough money to keep it going. Its a shame, because the Dreamcast was better than the PS2 at the time of its demiseMass_Effect

yeah, that too.

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#5 gameofthering
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dreamcast was best last gen
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#6 perfect_chao
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Crushed by PS2 fanboys it was, it was almost as powerful graphically as the ps2 aswell..

Games like Shenmue/Sa2/Soul calibur were great.

But fanboys expected "Toy story" gfx out of their ps2.. so it got pwned by noobs for nothing

Hell DC can emulate PS1 games better than PS2 could aswell.

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PS2 crushed it with its DVD player and massive hype. *NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF PLAYSTATION* Its a true statement, well...was..hehe!
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#8 kutaragism
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The dreamcast failed? Someone should tell Microsoft to stop copying it in that case.
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#9 NaiKoN9293
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it had some good games like sonic, silver and resident evil code veronica. the latter is really the only reason I bought it but i never regretted it anyway
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#10 HappyInvader101
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Sega went bankrupt i believe
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#11 shaggyaz
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PS2 hype along with sega being in debt
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#12 bc1391
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PS2 hype and Sega was near dead-broke.
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#13 Mass_Effect
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The Dreamcast was the last console where I was actually really excited about the launch; and yes, I have bought every console since then (and I'm picking a PS3 up tomorrow).
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#14 miss_kitt3n
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Sega went bankrupt i believeHappyInvader101

 

The one right answer in this entire thread.

 

Stop blaming DC's death on PS2. 

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#15 cobrax80
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PS2 hype along with sega being in debtshaggyaz

BINGO! /Thread.

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#16 Iyethar
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Sega didn't have enough money to keep it going. Its a shame, because the Dreamcast was better than the PS2 at the time of its demiseMass_Effect

Bad accounting.

Actually, everyone should just be happy that Sega's accounting was so poor.  If they had actually known what their real financial position was prior to launching the Dreamcast, they would never have released it.

As it was, one day they looked up and realized, "Hey!  We have no more money!".  So they had to halt their operations and re-organize their business. 

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#17 cobrax80
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[QUOTE="HappyInvader101"]Sega went bankrupt i believemiss_kitt3n

 

The one right answer in this entire thread.

 

Stop blaming DC's death on PS2. 

Sorry but it is knd of true, people buying more dreamcasts would have helped sega's debt but the PS2 hype train ran over sega.

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DC was the first console I ever played online.*sheads a tear* I miss the DC.
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#19 bc1391
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[QUOTE="HappyInvader101"]Sega went bankrupt i believemiss_kitt3n

 

The one right answer in this entire thread.

 

Stop blaming DC's death on PS2.

PS2 hype had alot to do with it. The dreamcast was sega's swan song; it sold well at first but that completly changes when the PS2 released. Dreamcasts stopped selling and PS2s became a hit. 

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#20 jrhawk42
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dreamcast was doing pretty good until ps2 dropped it's price.  Sega just couldn't keep up after that.
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#21 mighty_shark
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It was a great system. It should have survived.
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#22 Ezgam3r
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Heres a good article on the DC's US history