Sega Dreamcast
- Cause of death
- Killed by a successor
- Made by
- Sega
The PlayStation 2 played DVDs, and buyers waited for it rather than committing to Sega again.
The Dreamcast was first to the generation, shipped with a modem for online play years before that was normal, and is widely regarded as the best hardware Sega ever built. It was also following the Saturn, which had burned publishers and buyers alike, and it arrived a year before a PlayStation 2 that doubled as the cheap DVD player everyone wanted. Sega discontinued it after about 28 months and left the hardware business permanently.
Replaced by PlayStation 2.
Standing in the archive
Rank 113 of 127 by lifespan. Sega Dreamcast outlasted 11% of everything else on file.
Cite this entry
"Sega Dreamcast." How Long It Lasted, https://www.howlongitlasted.com/thing/sega-dreamcast.
Died nearby
- Adobe Flash Playerabout 24 years · killed by a successor
- Amazon Dash Buttonabout 4 years · killed by a successor
- Apple AirPortabout 18 years · killed by a successor
- Betamaxabout 41 years · killed by a successor
- Blockbusterabout 28 years · killed by a successor
Sources
- Dreamcast — Wikipedia (archived)
- 10 Failed Electronics Retailers We'll Always Keep in Our Hearts — CE Pro (archived)
Last checked by a human on 24 July 2026