When the Dreamcast first came out in 1999, it was immensely popular. There were many more games that people were looking forward to, such as “Sonic Adventures” and “Soulcalibur,” as IGN writes, even though EA Games had stopped cooperating with Sega to produce sports games (which would cause company difficulties later). When the PlayStation 2 debuted in 2000, the Dreamcast, however, proved to be no match for it.
The Dreamcast lacked numerous features that the PlayStation 2 did. The PlayStation 2 swiftly surpassed the Dreamcast thanks to a number of factors, including DVD playback, well-known sports games from EA, and stronger marketing. Sega made an attempt to address this by lowering the price of its most recent console, but while this temporarily increased sales, it was insufficient to enable a full recovery. Sega understood that if it couldn’t compete now, there would be no hope for the Dreamcast in the future since the GameCube and Xbox were about to launch.
The Dreamcast was abandoned shortly after it was introduced (via ABC News ). The PlayStation 2’s sales sold nearly the same number of units as the Dreamcast did at the time, and overall, Sony’s PlayStation brand had sold about 75 million units. Sega stopped making hardware after the Dreamcast and began concentrating on making video games. Nevertheless, despite the Dreamcast’s failure, it gradually developed a cult following because of its tremendous library of games, many of which remain among gamers’ current favorites.
