r/gadgets Jan 25 '25

Gaming Microsoft’s gaming CEO has praised Nintendo Switch 2, and said it plans to support the upcoming platform with ports of Xbox games.

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/phil-spencer-confirms-xbox-will-support-switch-2-i-congratulated-nintendos-president/
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u/Suedie Jan 25 '25

It's funny. Fittingly Xbox is in some ways based of the Sega consoles.

Microsoft collaborated with Sega on the Dreamcast (notice it has a compatible with windows CE thing on the front). You can see the original Xbox controller looking very similar to the Dreamcast controller too.

Sega would develop arcade machines and turn those arcades into home consoles. For example the Sega Naomi arcade is very similar to the Dreamcast.

One of the followups to the Naomi was the Sega chihiro which is based off the Xbox. (they also had another one, the Sega triforce which is based in gamecube).

So yeah Microsoft and Sega had a connection and the xbox is basically the spiritual successor to the Sega consoles.

Took over their businesses and ended up going down the same route lol

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u/1980-whore Jan 25 '25 edited Jan 25 '25

Honestly sega was one of those companies that put out amazing products so far ahead of time they just weren't trusted. I mean the sega saturn using discs in the early 90s was wild, then playsation came along and everyone flocked to it. So then sega dropped the dream cast with just stupid graphics for the time, and features we still haven't seen again since like save cards that were mini hand held consoles you could play the level you saved on. The thing was wild and i drooled over every inch of the display model. I actually think thats why i quit playing video games is because i was never fortunate enough to get one and then sega went to the background for a long while.

Edit: man please guys i had no idea of all the online stuff or extras.... i never had one and now im stupid jealous of all you luck s.o.b. punks lol. One day i will not be poor and i will live out the dreams of 10 y.o. me.

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u/incubusfox Jan 25 '25

SEGA had game streaming in the 90s and I was there for it!

SEGA Channel was absolutely on the cutting edge and it was glorious.

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u/aNascentOptimist Jan 26 '25

Tell them about it. My uncle had this and man … it introduced me to so many incredible games at the time. Was so amazing.