[Music] now unfortunately the Sega Dreamcast
now unfortunately the Sega Dreamcast
now unfortunately the Sega Dreamcast didn’t enjoy the lengthy life cycle that
didn’t enjoy the lengthy life cycle that
didn’t enjoy the lengthy life cycle that consoles enjoy today it didn’t last five
consoles enjoy today it didn’t last five
consoles enjoy today it didn’t last five years or or even six or seven like the
years or or even six or seven like the
years or or even six or seven like the playstation 2 it really only lasted
playstation 2 it really only lasted
playstation 2 it really only lasted about a year and a half to two years and
about a year and a half to two years and
about a year and a half to two years and there are a few reasons why that
there are a few reasons why that
there are a few reasons why that happened it was really easy to burn
happened it was really easy to burn
happened it was really easy to burn games and play them on the Dreamcast so
games and play them on the Dreamcast so
games and play them on the Dreamcast so no longer were you hindered to having to
no longer were you hindered to having to
no longer were you hindered to having to actually pay money and buy games you
actually pay money and buy games you
actually pay money and buy games you could simply go online and download a
could simply go online and download a
could simply go online and download a game burn it to a CD and would play
game burn it to a CD and would play
game burn it to a CD and would play right in the system with no modchip
right in the system with no modchip
right in the system with no modchip needed now that was a fatal coupe to
needed now that was a fatal coupe to
needed now that was a fatal coupe to grass for the Sega Dreamcast now aside
grass for the Sega Dreamcast now aside
grass for the Sega Dreamcast now aside from this there was also a major problem
from this there was also a major problem
from this there was also a major problem with one of their third party developers
with one of their third party developers
with one of their third party developers early in the second Dreamcast lifecycle
early in the second Dreamcast lifecycle
early in the second Dreamcast lifecycle EA made it abundantly clear that they
EA made it abundantly clear that they
EA made it abundantly clear that they were not going to be developing for this
were not going to be developing for this
were not going to be developing for this system yeah it sort of decided they were
system yeah it sort of decided they were
system yeah it sort of decided they were going to focus on making games for the
going to focus on making games for the
going to focus on making games for the playstation 2 which slowly got more and
playstation 2 which slowly got more and
playstation 2 which slowly got more and more press and sort of created a bit of
more press and sort of created a bit of
more press and sort of created a bit of a background static around the Dreamcast
a background static around the Dreamcast
a background static around the Dreamcast all that sort of politic aside the Sega
all that sort of politic aside the Sega
all that sort of politic aside the Sega Dreamcast did also suffer another major
Dreamcast did also suffer another major
Dreamcast did also suffer another major problem and the major problem was the
problem and the major problem was the
problem and the major problem was the Sega Saturn Sega Saturn was a system
Sega Saturn Sega Saturn was a system
Sega Saturn Sega Saturn was a system that preceded this and what it did
that preceded this and what it did
that preceded this and what it did unfortunately is it cost a lot of people
unfortunately is it cost a lot of people
unfortunately is it cost a lot of people to distrust Sega people may have certain
to distrust Sega people may have certain
to distrust Sega people may have certain short-term memory issues when it comes
short-term memory issues when it comes
short-term memory issues when it comes to certain things but often people will
to certain things but often people will
to certain things but often people will stigmatize a company based on their
stigmatize a company based on their
stigmatize a company based on their previous performances now unfortunately
previous performances now unfortunately
previous performances now unfortunately as we know the Sega Saturn was
as we know the Sega Saturn was
as we know the Sega Saturn was absolutely crushed by the Sony
absolutely crushed by the Sony
absolutely crushed by the Sony Playstation so if you take account the
Playstation so if you take account the
Playstation so if you take account the ease of piracy the lack of third-party
ease of piracy the lack of third-party
ease of piracy the lack of third-party support when it came to EA at least and
support when it came to EA at least and
support when it came to EA at least and just the bad stigma Sega had it was
just the bad stigma Sega had it was
just the bad stigma Sega had it was really just a ticking time bomb in a
really just a ticking time bomb in a
really just a ticking time bomb in a matter of just waiting it out to
matter of just waiting it out to
matter of just waiting it out to eventually they ran out of steam and
eventually they ran out of steam and
eventually they ran out of steam and that’s sadly what happened
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