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Why is a Sega Saturn so expensive? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by GreenCrush@lemmy.world to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world
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And why can't I find it anywhere? I know it wasn't very popular when it was out, but is there really a huge demand for it now? I remember 7 years so, I could walk into a retro game store and see a console for $45.

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[–] kbity@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

PlayStation was less of a bitch to develop for, too. Once Sega fucked the US launch, it was over for the Saturn. Nobody was going to try learning to wrangle two CPUs, a 2D background-drawer and a 2D sprite-drawer that had its arm twisted into becoming a 3D quadrangle renderer when the market wasn't there for it.

Really, the only reason anyone collects for the Saturn is that it actually did pretty respectably in Japan on account of being the best 2D machine of the generation and actually having a competent launch strategy over there. Arcade ports, JRPGs and platformers are most of the Saturn's stand-out titles. Ironically, the Nintendo 64 with its "3D-or-bust" attitude didn't do well at all in Japan despite a respectable second place in worldwide performance.