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The '''Dreamcast''', | [[Image:SegaDreamcast-set.png|thumb|300px|A Dreamcast console and controller.]] | ||
The '''[[wp:Sega|Sega]] [[wp:Dreamcast|Dreamcast]]''' (Japanese: ドリームキャスト; code-named "Blackbelt," "Dural," and "Katana" during development) was Sega's last video game console. Launched in 1998/1999, the console is the earliest [[wp:Sixth generation of video game consoles|sixth generation video game console]]. | |||
== Description == | |||
An attempt to recapture the console market with a next-generation system, the Dreamcast was designed to supercede Sony's [[PlayStation]] and Nintendo's [[wp:Nintendo 64|N64]], and although generally considered to be "ahead of its time" (literally fifteen months before the [[PlayStation 2]] and three years before [[wp:GameCube|GameCube]] or [[Xbox]], and it was the first console which enabled players to go online), it failed to gather enough momentum before the release of the PlayStation 2 in March 2000. After the Dreamcast was discontinued, Sega withdrew from the console hardware business. | |||
Only one [[Grand Theft Auto]] game, [[Grand Theft Auto 2]], was released for the Dreamcast, taking advantage of its advanced processing power, which allows the game to graphically appear on par with the [[Personal Computer|PC]] version as well as retaining various features, unlike the PlayStation version. There were also rumors of a [[Grand Theft Auto III]] port to the Dreamcast during development of the game, but it never came to fruition. | |||
==Grand Theft Auto games for the Dreamcast== | ==Grand Theft Auto games for the Dreamcast== | ||
* [[Grand Theft Auto 2]] (1999) | * [[Grand Theft Auto 2]] (1999) | ||
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