Dreamcast sales did not meet Sega's expectations after several price cuts, and the company suffered significant financial losses. However, interest steadily declined as Sony built anticipation for the PlayStation 2. Though released in Japan to a subdued reception, the Dreamcast had a successful US launch backed by a large marketing campaign. ![]() The Dreamcast was the first console to include a built-in modular modem for internet access and online play. ![]() Sega used the GD-ROM media format to avoid the expenses of DVD-ROM technology and a custom version of the Windows CE operating system to make porting PC games easy. In contrast to the expensive hardware of the unsuccessful Saturn, the Dreamcast was designed to reduce costs with "off-the-shelf" components, including a Hitachi SH-4 CPU and an NEC PowerVR2 GPU. The Dreamcast was developed by an internal Sega team led by Hideki Sato. ![]() It was the first sixth generation video game console, preceding Sony's PlayStation 2, Nintendo's GameCube and Microsoft's Xbox, and was Sega's final console, ending the company's eighteen years in the console market. The Dreamcast is a home video game console released by Sega on November 27, 1998, in Japan, September 9, 1999, in North America and October 14, 1999, in Europe.
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