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"The father of PlayStation" says everyone at Sony thought the PS1 would fail when it was first pitched (www.gamesradar.com)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Sega Saturn and Dreamcast also probably factored in. They weren't nearly as successful as the Genesis. With even established brands floundering it's no wonder people didn't think the Playstation would work.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Not really. Just Sega CD. The PlayStation and the Saturn both came out in 1994 so they were directly competing with each other. The Dreamcast didn't come out until 1998, after the PlayStation was already successful.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Ah, yup. You are correct. For some reason I thought they came before.