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Re:Dusting Off Dreamcast Linux by rtpg on Monday February 20, 2023 @07:36AM (#34867519)
I get that argument but it’s not like the Dreamcast was the Saturn. There was lots of third party support, I feel like lots of units moved… the timing with the PS2 was messy but…

I don’t remember the story but I do remember reading something about how Sega US was pretty hype to continue with the Dreamcast and got a bit blindsided by the decision to stop.

Fun aside: I only learned about pirating on Dreamcast thanks to an article in Tips&Tricks talking about it being a problem. As a kid I did not grok that maybe illegally downloading games is no bueno

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Re:Dusting Off Dreamcast Linux by ac2u on Monday February 20, 2023 @08:58AM (#34868105)
Good third party support but crucially EA didn't want to release sports games on it, reportedly because of SEGA's first-party efforts here.
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Re:Dusting Off Dreamcast Linux by ekianjo on Monday February 20, 2023 @09:08AM (#34868184)
you got the story wrong. EA wanted exclusivity of sports franchise and Sega said no.
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Re:Dusting Off Dreamcast Linux by ac2u on Monday February 20, 2023 @09:09AM (#34868189)
Yeah, I said it sort of backwards but that’s what I meant
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