Did piracy, the 32x, or something else kill the Sega Dreamcast?

Episode 80 - The Dreamcast was on sale for about three years before Sega pulled the plug. The console quite popular with several quality games, so when Sega announced they were canceling support for the system, folks were shocked. What exactly happened? Every time the conversation comes up, piracy is the most mentioned reason. So did piracy kill the Dreamcast, and if not, what happened? Follow me on twitter to keep up to date on the latest happenings concerning this channel. Also for those post containing the occasional farm animal. https://twitter.com/jenovi -Jenovi Retro Impressions Why Did Sega Fail? A look at the 32X, Saturn, and Dreamcast. https://youtu.be/fu9_Oxn8LmA Contributors to this video and where to find them. ​@UltraHealthyVideoGameNerd https://www.youtube.com/c/UltraHealthyVideoGameNerd/ @Space Asylum - Gaming in Space! https://www.youtube.com/c/SpaceAsylumGaminginSpace/ Some sources used in this video. 1) https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/08/27/interview-with-segas-boss-shoichiro-irimajiri 2) EGM 134 3) EGM 107 Page 4) https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/hard_soft/ 5) http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/data/bizdatapssoft_e.html 6) https://cdn.netzpolitik.org/wp-upload/2017/09/displacement_study.pdf 7) Horowitz, Ken. Playing at the Next Level 8) Kent, Steven L.. The Ultimate History of Video Games 9) https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-best-selling-games-of-2000/1100-2674371/ 10) https://dreamcast.wiki/wiki/images/5/5c/150-000105-1e_SegaDreamcast.pdf 11) Sega Annual Reports 1998-2003 12) Sony Annual Reports 1994-2004 Some Videos used. 1) https://youtu.be/Znbc9cm1YsI 2) https://youtu.be/2DAg2m0-o4c 3) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMKihbCm9Yk #Sega #dreamcast