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Re:Mid-1990s Sega document leak shows how it lost the second... by tenebrisalietum on Thursday July 06, 2023 @09:59AM (#36615872)
It's also the price. Saturn was $399 on release, Playstation was $299.

Without Sony's big name and 3D graphics, $299 would have spelled doom ($199 was the standard price before).

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Re:Mid-1990s Sega document leak shows how it lost the second... by Grazester on Thursday July 06, 2023 @09:55PM (#36626016)
E3 95 when Sony came on stage and announced the price of the PlayStation and then just mic dropped because they knew they just beat Sega. Yeah....
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