Is Sony's PS3 the new Sega Dreamcast?

Ravi Sinha writes: "So many features of the PS3 resonate with how Sega was handling the Dreamcast in its heyday. Several exceptions exist, but they're only so different in their timing, preparedness and resources. Both launched with a bevy of titles, but it was the Dreamcast that could be said to have gained more recognition in the exclusives with Sonic Adventure and Soul Calibur, whereas the PS3 was acclaimed foremost for Resistance: Fall of Man. Both followed their launch repertoires with high-ranking games - but while the Dreamcast leaned more towards fighting games and RPGs (Virtua Fighter III, Dead or Alive 2, Phantasy Star Online, Tech Romancer and Skies of Arcadia), the PS3 featured more variety (MGS4, LittleBigPlanet, Warhawk, Ratchet and Clank Future, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Killzone 2) with the single unifying theme being their large budgets. And needless to say, Sony and Sega both have had mixed success with accessories.

"However, in many ways, Sony has become the Sega we used to love."

[Gue1]

The Dreamcast didn't last this long...

[BRACHATTACK]

This can't get approved.

[MaximusPrime]

lemme guess. the submitter is a "trainee"

[Nike]

"However, in many ways, Sony has become the Sega we used to love."

Doesn't sound like something an anti-PS3 writer would write.

[Genesis5]

But we just had this story like 2 or 3 weeks ago.

[Rangitahi]

media bots??

[JokesOnYou]

all they read is the headlines

JOY

[JOLLY1]

That was awesome. I really liked that history. That was super cool. Even page 2, where it showed the differences.

[Genesis5]

That is because I will not give these sites that use flaming headlines a hit because that is all they are looking for.

[SupaPlaya]

that writers need to resort to such flamebait title to garner hits. And I am referring to the title, not the content.

I will not be giving any site that use these tactics hits at all.

[meepmoopmeep]

that's right Feline

i'm a renowned Xsnot

:)

[JOLLY1]

You did agree with me once, that has to mean something? At least it looks like you read the article. The guys seems to be pro-ps3. I guess some people are fragile these days and can't deal with the pressure.

[meepmoopmeep]

no, i have no bias when it comes to approving or reporting stories
wish i could say the same to the majority of people on here.

i go by the guidelines. that is all.

[ape007]

sales are very very good

it's the most expensive

media bash it all the time

sony ads is nothing like ms

and still it sells

price cut

killzone 2

exclusives

sales will boom :)

[slayorofgods]

I don't see why people are upset that there are similarities between the dreamcast and ps3 and even the 360. The writer of this article looks mostly at the innovation of Sega (making a system that is internet compatible)and compares that to sony's innovation to making the psn free and successful.
I agree that the dreamcast did have some good ideas such as the emulator compatibilities but were dragged down by their lack of funding.

[IzKyD1331]

the mart, N4PS3G and bloodmask approved this lol

[GameGambits]

Ahh, another day and yet another flame X console as dying "news" article. Hey game "journalists/news givers," it's okay to take a day off if there is nothing to talk about in the world of videogames. You aren't obligated to make flamed up idiotic drabble like this to produce hits.

Let's discuss a console being dead when it is. When we can all come to that same agreement and it is a fact. Till then you can oh I don't know, LEARN TO DO YOUR JOB!

[hay]

Good. It's actually a nice read. I would you suggest to turn on your f*ckin; brains for 2 minutes and pass through the article. It's an opinion, but It's something I think too.

PS3 has a some of the Dreamcast awesomeness in it. Give me Shenmue 3, Powerstone 3, Ecco, and Skies of Arcadia 2 and I can die happy.
* Imagines current gen Ecco game and sheds a tear how incredible it could be *

[DelbertGrady]

This is miles better than anything that has ever come out of HipHopGamers site.

[Biphter]

Strange article, its praising Sony, why not read "Is Sony the new Sega we loved in its heyday?" Associating PS3 to Dreamcast instantly says "Fail", it shouldn't because the DC was amazing, but thats how it comes across.

Why does there HAVE to be another "Dreamcast" anyway? First it was Xbox 360 is the new Dreamcast back when it launched (i.e. it will fail)... and now its PS3.. Why? Because people like to think that Sega's mistakes will happen again? Not likely, at least not this generation. It will take multiple blunders over another generation or two by either Microsoft or Sony to end up like Sega. I remember when people thought Nintendo were next to go and look what happened there. History doesn't necessarily repeat itself.

If anything I see direct relation to the SNES for PS3, with the Xbox 360 being the Megadrive. I was in my prime time as a gamer back then and this generation these two machines are reminding me very much of the heated battles of the early 90's. Both are thriving and both are in close healthy competition.

The Dreamcast was an amazing machine (my favourite ever) thats how it should be remembered. Not as something to measure epic failure or that killed a companys hardware division, it didn't, Sega did that to themselves.

[N4g_null]

This is hilarious!

Yet the PS3 is no dreamcast. The funny thing is the dreamcast had all hardcore games... I mean true hardcore games and that was their down fall, nothing for the PS2 loving crowds.

This was in sega hey day also. This console really did get a lot right but gaming had already changed and arcades where dying. You see Sega was one of the arcade kings and that success made them very powerful in the high end market. Every one knows there is only 10-30% of gamers in the high end market. The sales show this, every one else is in the mid to low end, example the Wii and the PS2.

Sega learned that die hard fans do not equal sale units just die hard fans. Sony is learning this now as did nintendo when the GC got curb stomped. Yet SONY is the weakest software producer in front of MS for games right now, because they simply do not understand what every one likes and continue to only cater to the tech gamers or people who should move on to PC gaming.

SONY may have more developers yet that means nothing if more people are not buying games. The same problem that sega faced along with console sales that just plain stopped. Will that happen with the PS3 no one knows, yet it much more likly to happen as every one gets laid off.

[Beast_Master]

Sorry to burst your bubble on a few things: First last Gen Nintendo did not reley on the hardcore. Yes they put out Eternal Darkness and a couple of Resident Evil games but they also put out more of their core franchises like Mario and Zelda, they more or less tried to appeal to everyone but they found that strategy would not work. Second the PS2's casual audience was not part of the original adopters like the Wii, PS2 appealed more to casuals because of its ability to play DVDs not for its library, let us not forget the PS2 had GTA3, Metal Gear 2, Soul Reaver 2 FF X etc, all of which are way more hardcore than the Dreamcast.

And the downfall of the Dreamcast was due to more than just the release of the PS2. They lost the support of 3rd party publishers like EA (because of the 2k franchise) and Midway. Microsoft was supposed to help Sega launch the online console gaming revolution but instead abandoned Sega to create the Xbox. In 18 months they sold 10 million consoles world wide and had lost all 3rd party support and Online capabilities, and had to close much of its internal development studios.

Compare that to the PS3, and no 3rd parties have abandoned the system. They sold 20+ million consoles worldwide in 18 months. They have more internal development studios than the competition combined,

I don't think Sony is in as bad a shape as you think. Consider this at the current rate they are going, even if they don't cut price they will have and install base of 30 million by Dec. 09, that is 3X more than the Dreamcast, 6Million more than the Original X box and 4 million away from the financially sucessful N64.

[N4g_null]

@Beast_Master

Notice I said die hard meaning the people who love certain games even if it is mario party. I've never owned one but lots of people loved that game and got a GC for it.

Second you proved you first statment wrong by saying
"Second the PS2's casual audience was not part of the original adopters like the Wii"
Then you move on to say-
"PS2 appealed more to casuals because of its ability to play DVDs not for its library" Now if you replace Blu ray or HD graphics you would have SONY's current state.

I did not forget those games you listed yet I'd rather play the first soul calibur along with some of the other shooters on the dreamcast... yes the dreamcast did have lots of shooter which are way more hardcore than what you listed.

You are right the dreamcast officially die because big pubs pulled out and sega did not help any by claiming they would be fine.

Hey maybe SONY is fine but they seem to be in more danger of being a dreamcast due to their weak 1st party games and limited appeal. No game in their line up so far has been a system selling game. This is the main problem the dreamcast faced.

It's really weird how you guys see the xbox struggling and think that this will not happen to the PS3. The sales will taper off, it is a high end machine. They always have limited sales.

[yoghurt]

keep trying

[Graphics Whore]

Lol Bloodmask.

In some ways I agree, they both have great games. Is the PS3 on the track to low sales and failure? No, it's backed by a multi-billion dollar company that makes more revenue then Microsoft, it's not going anywhere.

You didn't even need to mod a dreamcast in order to play burnt games, that was a pretty big problem in its day.

All in all, this is a pretty garbage article though.

[Nike]

"It’s not a comparison in sales. It’s only comparing how Sony is doing many of the things Sega did right, while staying away from what they did wrong, like giving up when the going got tough."

[Beg For Mercy]

this spam get approved and make the front page is beyond me.

[Brodiesan]

Then you should have accurately titled your submission. Its current wording suggests yet another:

"Top X reasons why the PS3/Wii/360 is Doomed/A failure/crap."

I don't even read these articles anymore. Not because they are or are not poorly written but because any games journalist worth his salt would never write such obvious flamebait.

If you have valid arguments to make as you say you do then maybe create a submission like:

"The PS3 - doing what SEGA did best. And staying clear of what they did not."

Trust me: you'll actually get more hits that way as I (and many others who ignore the same hodge-podge regurgitation) would definitely read an article with that headline.

I freely admit that I never read the "Microsoft/Sony/Nintendo have lost the war - and here's why" nonsense.

[TheColbertinator]

Dreamcast Rules!!!!!

[Bazookajoe_83]

to bad they scraped it :-(

[MicroSony4Life]

The first Final Fantasy i played was on the dream cast and it holds a ever lasting memory in my heart.

The PS3 is slowly doing the same thing, MGS4 is an experience i will never forget and hopefully kill zone 2 can do the same.

[hay]

FF on Dreamcast? You were emulating? Cause I can't recall any other way to play FF on DC.

[Gobuz]

This has been posted before, shame on the people that approved this rubbish.

[jaybdemented]

i love dreamcast.

[Jerk120]

You kidding me? Saying that Sonys Ps3 is the new Dreamcast is an absolute insult towards the Dreamcast.

@Queer : Still stuck in the past? Last I heard the Xbox360s failure rate wasn't 33% anymore.

Not only that but your comment had nothing to do with my comment or the article in general.

I never said it was the next Dreamcast, jackass.

I said that calling it the next Dreamcast or even anything similar to the Dreamcast is an insult towards the Dreamcast.

And last you checked it still did? When was that, huh? 1-2 years ago?

CHECK AGAIN.

OH AND LOL@ISAYWATIWAN - WATCH OUT GUYS, WE GOT A REBELL HERE!

[Queers of War]

Comparing the 360 to a heater is an insult to the heater, because the heater doesn't have a 33% chance of failure.

edit: Dunno, are you? Last I heard it still does. And last time I checked ps3 is selling at a faster pace than 360 is, at double the price, hardly the next dreamcast. Besides, I'm in the open zone, I can say all the sh*t I want, right? It seems that it's all you ever do.

[ALL_STAR_28]

lmao funniest thing ive read all day

[xbollox]

lol

[ALL_STAR_28]

haha my bad thought it was an N instead of an R So Queers of War lmao

[cliffbo]

oh, it got approved, there's a surprise. the answer is 'no' anyway

[PotNoodle]

Is Microsoft's Xbox 360 the new sega dreamcast?

Shall i go set up a blog and make a few comparisons between the two? I mean, what is the difference between someone doing this and me doing that?

I wish actual NEWS was posted on this.

[Mindboggle]

Go for it...

[TheColbertinator]

No but seriously.They are not alike at all.

The Dremcast was a pure gaming system not multimedia.It had so many unique designs and also had innovative peripherals like the VMUs,the installed modem,and it was the first console to have a camera suited for its games.

Not to mention it had its classic icon like Sonic and its unique games like Jet Grind Radio,Crazy Taxi,Skies of Arcadia and of course the masterpiece,Shenmue.

To me the Dreamcast was the greatest console of all time and unfortunately was cut short before we saw how far it was meant to go.

[smokey_vols]

I believe the N64 and GameBoy Color both had cameras.

[Snake Raiser]

and the dc had a bs controller/

[GiantEnemyCrab]

I still have my Dreamcast with all the accessories and a ton of games. I haven't fired it up in years but lately I've been feeling the need to play some Shenmue and PowerStone.

[Why dis]

It will be.

[NegativeCreep427]

What You? Are you the new Paul Reubens?

You'll get caught in an adult theatre playing with yourself and then eventually getting charged with possession of child pornography. What else do you have besides that and trolling on N4G?

[Why dis]

You say something?

[Sackdude]

Wrong, Xbox 360 will end like Sega dream cast

http://www.1up.com/do/featu...

[Chubear]

Oh I see, let's throw racial slurs at anything hiphopgamershow puts up as a luring title and label it flamebait but this? no this isn't flamebait at all and oh look, no personal insults & attacks at the owners of the site. Uhm, interesting.

[Rangitahi]

bubbles

[name]

They don't hate the flamebait articles. They hate the "grammar". That's it. It's the "grammar".

[DelbertGrady]

"I could go on to analyze how Microsoft has become the new Nintendo, sticking comfortably to big-selling names and third party titles. Or how Nintendo has become the EA of old, one that bothers less about great games and focuses more on catering to the lowest common denominator these days. That Sony taking the route to satisfy gamers is great, just like it was for Sega."

That is the difference between this writer and Hiphopgamer. The person who wrote this has the ability to reflect about things, and has knowledge about gaming and its history, whereas Hiphopgamer is just a viral marketing tool for Sony and PS3 fanboys. He has no knowledge about gaming and is too stupid to argue about things. If you don't believe me check out one of his "reviews".

[poonoo]

DO NOT CLICK THIS GARBAGE!!! I don't even have to read it but I know it is doing to be missing facts and lacking of any logic, just like ALL of these sensationalist BS websites on N4G that only want attention. If you don;t give them attention, they will go away.

[evrfighter]

i wasn't gonna read the article but I happened to read your comment and gave them a hit in your place

[solidsnakus]

lol i still remember everyone calling the 360 the dreamcast when it launched , now its the other way around. oh how things have changed.

[KarIostomy]

Yeah, lol... i remember too!

The 360 was being called xbox 1.5, dreamcast... and the list goes on.

It really is a sign of the times to see it all so severely turned around.

In light of this, the answer to
"Is Sony's PS3 the new Sega Dreamcast?"
is most likely to be a resounding: YES!

[eagle21]

Playstation 3 is a PS3. It reminds us of the Sony we love.

[RealtorMDandDC]

Sony owns...Movies Studios...Music Studios.....Makes electronic Devices..one of the largest japanese companies in Japan...

Sega....Master system, Genesis, Sega CD, and Saturn...

Bottom line Sony has too much invested with the PS3....The PS3 will help boost the 3D market: 3D televisions and most importantly 3D blu-ray....

FYI: 3D Sony Secret Weapon in 2009 and beyond!

[mcgrawgamer]

based on the comments and see who didn't read the actual article?

I just read that article and the auther clearly is a dreamcast fan after it's downfall. the xbox and dc have more in common than the dc and 360. Personally for me; but that's a good thing.

I loved the Dreamcast. probably why I don't complain about paying for xbl, since I paid for SegaNet.

The only thing that can make the ps3 the new dreamcast is if they get shenmue III.

shenmue II was the only reason I bought the original xbox. Only xbox original I still got :D

[Shuya]

Well the closest thing left to Shenmue 3 in gaming is the Yakuza series. Yakuza 3 it's out in 3 days in Japan, there's a demo on the Japanese PSN.

[MetalProxy]

Maybe the reason why they died is cuz they where charging for the service ;)

[TheColbertinator]

@Feline

Nice article

http://www.1up.com/do/featu...

Although many gamers do see the 360 as the true successor to the Dreamcast.

I will never for get the Dreamcast.It proved to me that even if your console is selling poorly,it can deliver on some of the greatest gaming experiences.I miss the Saturn too

[Zeus Lee]

Ravi Sinha,I suggest you look for hits in another way.

[zonetrooper5]

The article doesn't bash the PS3, people need to read the actual article rather than just reading the title.

[Brodiesan]

The headline is the most important element of the submission. A writer with any pedigree would accurately title his work so it can reach its intended audience.

The fact is: if you label your article using the constant trite nomenclature associated with "trash talking fanboy blog sites" then such an article is open for criticism - and it doesn't even have to be read. You lose all credence as soon as your brand it with such a tired title.

As I mentioned elsewhere on this page: if Nike truly has something valid to say regarding the Dreamcast's performance/history in relation to the PS3 then s/he should have entitled the article a LOT differently and not gone for the instant incendiary wordplay to garner hits.

S/he actually did his or her own article a dis-service.

[wanderofys]

^Bah, what a bunch of crap.

Just because you took the title the wrong way doesn't mean it's flamebait. The guy liked the Dreamcast, and complimented the PS3 for the similarities it has. Oh, but clearly the title was meant to make you think that the PS3 was going to fail like the Dreamcast did, because YOU PERSONALLY made that judgment call when you read the title. Why did you automatically assume that comparing the PS3 and Dreamcast is a bad thing? Not a fan of the Dreamcast? Or does everyone in your fanboy world have to have an ulterior motive? (though I have to admit, around these parts, that's not exactly uncommon).

The title of this article is only flamebait if you make it flamebait. It seemed pretty clear to me that the writer had nothing but good intentions, and any "wordplay" was assumed entirely by the reader.

[TheMART]

Well Dreamcast is impossible that was around for a year or so and sold about 10 mln. systems.

The PS3 will last a little big longer, for sure is the Gamecube of this gen, or if you would like to just call it the PS3rd. If things go like they went untill now Sony could follow Sega. Loosing too much money, stepping out of the hardware business and selling out their 1st party games to other systems?

LittleBigPlanet 2, God of War III, Killlzone 3, GT5 for 360 in 2 years time from now?

Can six PS3tards get me on the ignore list? I have 294 people ignoring me ATM and getting to 300 would be historic. As well as the 108 trackers now by the way.

COME ONE PS3DROIDS GET ME IGNORED!

EDIT, on 295 now, only 5 to go! Go go Poostation 3 owners

[GiantEnemyCrab]

That number is probably half that with all the dupe accounts and years you've been on the site.

Mine is right up there as well. I'm sure my ignored list is at about 300 now, there are some articles I go into and I don't see any comments at all lol.

[phantomshadow]

Why is it that a site has nothing else to write about other than how the PS3 is doing? I'll tell you why. It's because these trash blogs have no writing skills, so they'll take the easy way out and bash the PS3 with doom and gloom stories we've all heard before. It also goes for the 360, and the Wii as well, but the PS3 definitely gets the brunt of it.

How about writing something that is of merrit, like news, or an article that clearly shows the arguements of what you're trying to debate. Oh wait, that would take intellegence to do, which is something these blogs clearly don't have.

[mcgrawgamer]

while I do believe the 360 is the spiritual successor of the DC it's not gonna die like it for obvious reason.

people need to stop looking at comparisions with the DC as a bad thing, especially when bloogers, journalist, or whatever their called these days only look at the positives.

[SiLeNt KNighT]

another lame comparison article of the dreamcast and ps3? Its to the point where it looks like they just cut and paste from the article on the same topic posted the week before. they couldnt even change the freakin title?

You can compare any system to the dreamcast in one way or another. With the general statements and comparisons i wonder if these people do psychic readings also?

I can see the future...I predict you are going through some 'tough' times in life right now...and I predict this 'Gaming News' site wont be around for long.

[whateva]

I love them Both!

[LinuxGuru]

Absolutely NOT.

[ngg12345]

reason why it sold already 2.5X as much.

[Cajun Chicken]

No, its the new PS2.

[solidsnakus]

360 is the new ps2,ps3 is the new 3DO

[Cajun Chicken]

Incorrectomondo. For so many reasons I can't be bothered mentioning.

For a start, I don't even think the 3DO even made a dent in the UK, let alone Europe.

Only reason I say it's like the PS2 is because its actually the next console in the Playstation range and have all the same first party developers. Y'know, unlike the 360 which decided to sack most of the ones they once owned last gen AND this gen.

[Sir Ken_Kutaragi]

Sony: 21 Million PS3s Sold Worldwide
Sony: 21 Million PS3s Sold Worldwide
Sony: 21 Million PS3s Sold Worldwide
Sony: 21 Million PS3s Sold Worldwide
Sony: 21 Million PS3s Sold Worldwide
+
Worldwide PS3 sales have doubled over the past year
Worldwide PS3 sales have doubled over the past year
Worldwide PS3 sales have doubled over the past year
Worldwide PS3 sales have doubled over the past year
Worldwide PS3 sales have doubled over the past year
;)

That 'DownCast'...er erm i mean 'DreamCast' looks like the xBox 360...
Hmm...
+ 'Tech Romancer' and 'Skies of Arcadia'??? Do what??? Never heard of them???
I liked 'Crazy Taxi' tho!!! ;-D

[TheBand1t]

It's PRAISING the PS3 on the similar things the Dreamcast did RIGHT, not the things it did WRONG.

[dinkeldinkse]

About four people(including me)have read the article, so most of the people don't know that he loved the dreamcast and is praising the ps3.

I am giving bubbles to anyone that reads the actual article.

[Highatus]

I agree, it should be taken as a compliment. Despite the Dreamcasts short lifespan it was a great gaming system, and the article plays on what the systems are doing right.

[digimau]

Ha ha ha New Dreamcast? With 20 New IP for next 14 Months? After 21 Milions consoles Sold? With New Marketing in India and Central/South America? With KZ2 PreOrders is 3.500.000 in the World? With 8 Years future Lifetime?? Ha ha ha ha

[Socomer 1979]

microsoft admits they stopped production on the original xbox because they could not afford its hardrive.
Is that a sign of the xbox360 being killed off soon too?

Microsoft already made a very desperate price cut in the wake of being outsold of the new comer ps3.
is microsoft drying up like a old ladies tetas?

Looks like the xbox360 is inbetween a rock & a hardplace.

[Captain Tuttle]

I think very few people who have commented so far actually read the article.

[Surfman]

wow this kind of article again.. i think its the third "ps3 new dreamcast" article this month

[beavis4play]

i didn't know the dreamcast sold over 20 million? i didn't know the dreamcast had the same kind of amazing exclusives as the ps3?
i didn't know the dreamcast offered free online gaming and an online store offering interesting and innovative downloadable games?(anyone played flower?....awesome!) i didn't know the dreamcast could play HD movies?

and i've read ravi sinha articles before.......and they're just as idiotic and poorly thought out as this one.

who are the blockheads that approved such tripe?

[frictionini]

LOL comments. Though I too didn't read it, no time.

[pacowles]

I hope the PS3 is the new Dreamcast because that console was ill (aside from dying out WAY before its time).

[Picnic]

There are similarities:

Both were the most technologically advanced consoles when they were released (at least in terms of the number of in-built features Xbox 360 fans).

Both are/were in last place in terms of their major competition, making the PS2's 'The Third Place' slogan true in a different way than Sony intended a generation later.

However Sega's philosophy, despite its plethora of add ons and too niche consoles between the Megadrive and Dreamcast, has remained true to providing bright, colourful, arcade fun, sometimes with surprising depth. And, although they introduced potentially worldwide (relatively) online gaming, you weren't made to feel like a social outcast if online gaming wasn't of interest to you.

For £300 I don't expect to have to pay anything extra or provide private information just to get the full experience of the games I am playing. I didn't have to on previous consoles that often had better designed games so why on the PS3?

I only owned a Dreamcast for a short period of time (I bought it second hand a few years ago but quickly sold it because I, arguably wrongly, thought that most of its best games were available as better ports on later consoles). I intend to buy another second hand Dreamcast very shortly.

Sales wise, the PS3 will probably end up closer to the Gamecube- about level pegging with the Xbox of its generation- than the Dreamcast which was a distinct third.

A handful of PS3 games are genius- Uncharted: Drake's Fortune for example- but I think that the Dreamcast will continue to offer more compelling reasons to go back to it that partly to do with the great technology that Sega had at the time but also coupled with a crisp, clean aesthetic that still looks like an ideal of the future in a way that the dystopian images of many PS3 and Xbox360 games often only want to dispel (sometimes brilliantly so though like Bioshock).

[TitanUp]

wow no one reads the articles do they? go back read the article edit your comment and i hope your thinking your stupid.

[Picnic]

Clarify which comment you mean and what you want editing then Farsendor1.

[ApocalypseShadow]

everyone knows there is no comparison between sega and sony except for awsome game making and quirky games.the comparisons end there.

feline has the list above and it points a finger right at microsoft when it comes to which system dreamcast compares to.

all this FUD has to stop and quick.

sony's system is more reliable,has more high qaulity games,now has the top rated games with awards,has more features,sells more next gen digital content either on bluray or on PSN,third parties like Ea make more money on it,the online is stellar,the remote play is awsome.....I COULD GO ON AND ON AND ON.

those who have a ps3 and USE it to the fullest know what system is better overall.and no crappy articles are going to change that.no trolls are going to change that.no bubble taking is going to change that.

it's over FUD spreaders.all the bashing of ps2 resulted in 140+ million in console sales.all the bashing of psp having no games has resulted in 50+ million portables sold.all the bashing of ps1 not going up against nintendo resulted in 102-105 million consoles sold.

NO ONE IS LISTENING TO THE BULLSH!T ANYMORE.

apocalypse...........

[gumgum99]

no...it is not.

[I_Luv_2_Game]

this is ridiculous ps3 the new dreamcast.. hell no.. whoever believes that is a idoit...

[Foxgod]

Absolutely.

[Microsoft Xbox 360]

I'd like to repost this link as a true comparison to why the 360 is much more similar to the Dreamcast.

http://www.1up.com/do/featu...

[Silent]

smart but not bright at all

[Crazywhitie]

The Dreamcast was a failing system from the start, Game Companys didn't make games for the dreamcast so it died quickly, Sony' PS3 on the other hand started off slowly but is now making good game worth a look at, I don't think these to systems are close in any way... the only thing the I liked about the Dreamcast was the Controller LCD Memory card thing... how you could pick plays on it and not on the screen in football games, I think that i was a cool Idea....

P.S. you should never post that Anything is Better then the PS3 on N4G..
Hiphopgamer and his minions will get you.,..

[LordDhampire]

I wuv the Dreamcast ....If the ps3 is the new dreamcast where is my Power stones 3!!!!

[ARog34]

Should I read this article... really should I?!?

[stonecold3]

is the new sega as they ran ahead and launch the 36o early and that the same what sega did with the dreamcast

[kazan]

should re-name your site to split-mind.com

[GiantEnemyCrab]

No! That can't be true..

The Dreamcast was actually fun.

(kidding!)

[cyclindk]

Yes, it is the next Dreamcast... now excuse me while I stop by the bank to get my cash for Killzone 2 this Friday; if you want to reach me I'll be busy playing my dying console.

[ChaoFun]

oh cmon this aint last gen

[L-a-i-n]

Is it just me or does the Dreamcast controller look strikingly similar to the Xbox controller? It is almost scary. Lol anyways why are we going through this again and again. People just play nice with each other. No the PS3 is not the modern day dreamcast anybody that says that is out of their mind.

[cmrbe]

its just saying that Sony is doing great things which the dreacast did which is a complement imo.

[Alex_Mexico]

The PS3 has already sold more than double units the Dreamcast ever sold (DC sold 10+ million).
The PS3 is far from the next Dreamcast.

[TriforceLightning]

I love the Dreamcast and loathe Sony and I have my reasons which are far deeper than the average fanboy could ever dream of.The point being the Dreamcast may have been an early casuality in the "War" but it is far more beloved and more hardcore than the PS3 could ever hope to be.end rant.

[bsquwhere]

I only disagree, because unless Sony killed your family, then your statement is waaay over the top. I mean maybe I'm the average "fanboy" so I wouldn't know why you would say "I have my reasons which are far deeper than the average fanboy could ever dream of". Oh and by some weird way Sony did kill your family, that sucks, and sorry. I think your reason are the same as anyone else who hates Sony..you were a Sega fanboy, now your a bitter 360 fanboy. And not to pull a McCain here, I'm not saying all Sega fanboys are bitter anythings what so ever. And if you don't get the McCain reference I'm sorry more " than the average fanboy could ever dream of" :)

[TriforceLightning]

Calling PS3 the new Dreamcast is an insult to the Dreamcast.This was and will always be the last of the true hardcore consoles.Nintendo the new EA, thats absurd.Nintendo's better than EA on every level.Microsoft will never be Nintendo, they might imitate but they could never duplicate their success even if they tried, which they have and failed.end rant

[bsquwhere]

O.K. look I've been playing video dames for over 20 years now, and i don't ever remember this much b.s. over Sega and Nintendo. People like to hate Sony now, and that's the truth. Not because they hate Sony, but because it gets them attention. Every 5 minuets there's some article about how the Sony went from first to worst. Every "gamer" knows its not true. I say "gamer" because fanboys from either side either think its God or garbage. So when a writer chooses to phrase the title of his article as if it were anti PS3, the fanboy masses will rise up. Don't worry 360 fanboys your time will come, and the PC fanboys will still feel that there better than all the rest. Because graphics is the video game equivalent of a big johnson. Oh yeah and us comic book geeks are taking "fanboy" back, it was ours first !!

[gameman]

and yet it sells good with a double price when they are going to stop

[Killa Aaron]

Simple Answer NO

[Enzo]

What's a Dreamcast? :p

[Ldubbz]

But the article isn't really about that. The article isnt that great either way though, and the author doesn't really say anything interesting...we all know there is still love for the DC, yadda yadda. The parallels he attempts to draw are weak at best, even though they are mostly positive.

The DC is dead and gone, get over it. I had one and enjoyed it too, but that time is long gone.

The PS3 is the PS3.

[SprayandPreycom]

at least the ps3 is quite the dreamcast was theo loudest console ever made to the point of being funny mind you

[MetalFreakMike]

They already had another article about the PS3 being the next Dreamcast before and before that and before that. These fanboys need to stop posting this crap on here and get over that the PS3 is nowhere near faiing as the Dreamcast did. If you check history the 360 is in the same boat as the dreamcast. But everyone on here just likes to look the other way when it is said.

[peeps]

Hate Deja Vu. This comparison of the ps3 and the Sega dreamcast was done some time ago

[greengunstar]

Haven’t we heard this somewhere before?

[otherZinc]

PS3 is hype, the Dreamcast was great & fell victim to the hype of the PS2.

The DC had a great online service that worked, PS3's online are released very buggggggy with patches to come that often don't work. The DC released online games that you could play off line in a campaign or have the same enjoyment by yourself, Warhawk, Socom, online only BS.

The DC had true great games at release, PS3 had overrated games at release. All the PS3 does is over-promise & under-deliver & people are ok with this BS.

Now PS3 owners are excited at the possibility of Killzone 2 having co-op in the future, they worked on the friggin game for 5 years, wtf were they thinking then.

This a BS article, the Dreamcast was legit, the PS3 needs to deliver on some of those wackass promises!

[Argento-Nox]

The DC was last gen technology being on CD while PS2 was on next gen DVD media. Huge difference in space capacity for gaming. DC was also stupidly easy to hack, and unlike PS1, it didn't have the the PS1 number of games to sell it.

I haven't really played a game yet that lags on my PS3 other than SC4, and the only one that kicks me off ocassionally is R2. Don't really agree with you on the lag issue.

PS3 seems posed to deliver on those so-called "wackass promises" by the end of this year, however, 360 is maxed out with little room to go. The only equalizer I see for 360 is the NXE ability to strip games to the harddrive, which would be just as sad with the multiple dvd's.

[DFresh]

I love Dreamcast.
Sony is no way in hell like the Dreamcast.
It's proven it can last this long and it's lasted longer then the Panasonic 3DO and that was more expensive then the PS3.
(Flamebait article!!!!!!!!!!)

[djroberts]

No comparison. The Dreamcast was cool but had little potential for solid first party titles.

[Morgue]

SEGA - Selling Endless Game Adapters

[Picnic]

I like your comment Morgue but I'm not clicking agree because it may seem like I don't like the Dreamcast, which would be far from the truth.