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. It was the first sixth-generation video game console, preceding Sony's PlayStation 2, Nintendo's GameCube, and Microsoft's Xbox. The Dreamcast was discontinued in 2001, ending Sega's 18 years in the console market.
The PS2 provided tough competition for the Dreamcast.
Die shot of the Dreamcast's ASIC
The limited-edition black "Sega Sports" model.
The Divers 2000 CX-1 is a special edition of the Dreamcast that was built-in to a television set.
Sega Corporation is a Japanese multinational video game company headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo. Its international branches, Sega of America and Sega Europe, are headquartered in Irvine, California, and London. Its division for the development of arcade games and home video games, Sega Games, has existed in its current state since 2020; from 2015 to that point, the two had made up separate entities known as Sega Games and Sega Interactive Co., Ltd. Sega is a subsidiary of Sega Sammy Holdings. From 1983 until 2001, Sega also developed video game consoles.
Sega's headquarters in Shinagawa, Tokyo
The Diamond 3 Star was a coin-operated slot machine produced by Sega in the 1950s.
Sega's first video game console, the SG-1000
The Master System, released in North America in 1986 and Europe in 1987