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1.7 Will Sega's next console, the Dreamcast, work with Saturn
software?
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No. Given the historical failures and financial resources needed to
make backwards compatibility a reality, it may not be a prudent
business decision anyways. For the sake of argument, it might only be
a good thing for retailers who want to sell their Saturn backstock.
The Saturn never had as deep of a market penetration as the PSX to
warrant backwards compatibility (ala the PSX2).
Some rumors have been circulating about a peripheral known as
"Satcast" which would allow Saturn games to play on the Dreamcast.
The "Satcast" and everything surrounding it was an "April Fools"
joke spread primarily by "Gamer's Republic", in which they themselves
later admitted it to be a hoax. Sega officially has no such product.
For more information on this issue, see section 14.4.
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