Where to buy The first console to sell itself as much more than a kid's toy, this unit set the standard for the next generation of gaming. Unfortunately, Sega announced in late Jan. 2001 that it will discontinue the Dreamcast in March. Bargains will surely abound, and Sega says it will continue to make games for the Dreamcast, but its days appear to be limited.
Great things are on the horizon for video game enthusiasts.
The next generation of consoles has hit store shelves, and the release of Playstation 2 will surely end up raising the standards by which home gaming is measured. Playstation 2 will presumably be followed sometime in 2001 by the release of the Nintendo Gamecube, which was unveiled at the Spaceworld trade show in Tokyo in August 2000. A third contender, the X-Box, now being developed by Microsoft, is also expected to create a stir, although it's still pretty much in the prototype stage as far as reviewers are concerned. Although experts have not yet seen enough of these latter two machines to offer definitive comparisons, it's clear that all three newcomers were spurred by the technology featured in the 128-bit Sega Dreamcast. All will have sleeker, more compact designs, more sophisticated graphics and sound, and features such as Internet access typically associated with non-gaming PCs.