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Short: The Death of Sega

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Sega's Rise and Fall in Gaming

This chapter explores the competitive video game landscape of the early 1990s, highlighting Sega's unexpected gains with the Genesis console against Nintendo. It chronicles Sega's ventures into CD technology, the troubled launch of the Sega CD and 32X, and the impact of internal conflicts leading to the Saturn's chaotic market entry. Ultimately, the narrative culminates in the Dreamcast's promising features, its competition with the PlayStation 2, and Sega's eventual exit from hardware, marking a poignant shift for the gaming giant.

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