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DREAMCAST
DREAMS COME TRUE  ·  ON SALE IN JAPAN — NOVEMBER 27, 1998  ·  ¥29,800
HITACHI SH-4 200 MHz  ·  NEC POWERVR2  ·  16 MB RAM  ·  GD-ROM 1 GB  ·  BUILT-IN 33.6K MODEM  ·  VMU MEMORY CARD WITH LCD
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For nearly four decades, SEGA has defined what it means to play. From Out Run and After Burner in the arcades, to Sonic the Hedgehog on the Genesis, to the 32-bit revolution of the Sega Saturn — we have always been the company that asks "what comes next?" This November, the answer arrives in stores across Japan.

Dreamcast is the first 128-bit home console: a Hitachi SH-4 RISC processor running at 200 MHz, an NEC PowerVR2 graphics chip, a built-in 33.6 kbps modem for the forthcoming Dricas online service, and a Visual Memory Unit that doubles as a handheld game device. From the moment you press the orange power button, you are no longer playing a console — you are connected to a network.

► NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
NOV 24 Dreamcast launches November 27 in Japan — SEGA Enterprises confirms first shipment of 150,000 units to Japanese retailers. Pre-orders at Yodobashi Camera and Sofmap have exceeded supply. Console retails at ¥29,800.
NOV 18 Sonic Adventure ships December 23 — Sonic Team's first 3D adventure for Dreamcast hits Japanese shelves just before the new year. Yuji Naka confirms full English voice cast for the North American 1999 release.
NOV 12 House of the Dead 2 enters arcades — AM1's light-gun horror sequel arrives on the new SEGA NAOMI board. Watch for the home Dreamcast conversion in 1999.
OCT 30 Bernie Stolar departs Sega of America — SEGA confirms that the President & COO of Sega of America has left the company. Reorganization of the Redwood City office continues ahead of the North American Dreamcast launch in fall 1999.
OCT 22 Sega Rally 2 ships to arcades worldwide — AM3's sequel to the Saturn-era classic runs on Sega Model 3 hardware. Force-feedback steering and night-time stages debut.
OCT 15 Yu Suzuki's "Project Berkley" still in development — AM2 chief Yu Suzuki confirms his ambitious next-generation epic remains in production for Dreamcast. No release date announced.
The Dreamcast Launch Lineup
Four launch titles ship in Japan on November 27, with eight more arriving before the new year. SEGA's first-party studios — AM2, AM3, and Sonic Team — have been working in parallel since 1996.

TITLE STUDIO RELEASE PRICE
Virtua Fighter 3tb AM2 Nov 27, 1998 ¥5,800
Pen Pen TriIcelon Land Ho! Nov 27, 1998 ¥5,800
Godzilla Generations General Entertainment Nov 27, 1998 ¥5,800
July SEGA Nov 27, 1998 ¥5,800
Sonic Adventure Sonic Team Dec 23, 1998 ¥5,800
Sega Rally 2 AM3 Jan 28, 1999 ¥5,800

Inside the Box

Every Dreamcast ships with a controller, an A/V cable, an instruction manual, and a Visual Memory Unit (VMU) preloaded with the Dreamcast boot software. The built-in 33.6 kbps modem is the heart of the platform: at launch, Japanese owners can dial into the Dricas network for downloadable demos, Dreamarena chat, web browsing through the included Planetweb browser CD, and head-to-head play in upcoming titles. SEGA is in talks with Internet service providers in North America and Europe to upgrade to a 56K V.90 modem for the 1999 launches.

Hardware specifications:
► CPU: Hitachi SH-4 RISC, 200 MHz, 360 MIPS / 1.4 GFLOPS
► GPU: NEC PowerVR2 (CLX2), 100 MHz, tile-based deferred rendering
► Sound: Yamaha AICA, 64-channel ADPCM
► Main RAM: 16 MB SDRAM · Video RAM: 8 MB · Sound RAM: 2 MB
► Media: GD-ROM (1.0 GB), CD-ROM compatible
► Modem: 33.6 kbps (Japan), 56 kbps planned for 1999 markets
► Operating system: Sega OS, with Microsoft Windows CE for Dreamcast available to developers

The Saturn Lives On

Sega Saturn enthusiasts: we have not forgotten you. Several titles continue to ship in Japan, including Shining Force III Scenario 3 and a final wave of Capcom fighting games. Saturn manufacturing in North America wound down earlier in 1998, but technical support and the NetLink modem service continue from Redwood City. Visit the Saturn pages for the complete back catalog of titles released since 1994. 		SEARCH SEGA.COM



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BY THE NUMBERS
Pre-orders (Japan)500,000+
Launch shipment150,000
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