What were the purposes of Sega Cd and 32x?

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wiggy:
Summary purpose: to play catch up with Nintendo (and to a lesser extent, NEC) while still utilizing their (then) outdated hardware.

Einhander:

--- Quote from: sheep2001 on January 15, 2015, 06:56:54 AM ---Firstly, 32x does not play CD's - it plays cartridges.

They are not standalone consoles - they use the core chips of the megadrive/genesis.

Sega CD/MegaCD is not really any more powerful than the genesis - it just has the ability to use CD media (and therefore FMV/CD Soundtracks). If you want a standalone then the Wondermega or the JVC eye are what you want. Bearing in mind how many households already had a genesis - why would Sega release a slightly enhanced machine, with no means for the existing customer base to get the enhancements without ditching what they already have.

If you've never played one, and don't really know what it does, not sure where the opinion of them being pointless comes from?

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Well I've never played one but I just thought it would be pointless to have a system that requires another system if you know what I mean. I'm not saying it's pointless, I'm asking. You said that building a slightly enhanced machine would be ditching the households who owned genesis? But see it's not backwards compatible like PS2, it's just an add on. I don't really understand how it helps their customer base. They could have sold it to others outside the existing base as well. I mean I have a Genesis, but wouldn't have room for an add on. I may have to get the stand alone and put it in another spot, but is it really worth it? And btw didn't these add ons contribute to Sega's downfall?

SegaNomadman:
If you really think about it, the Kinect was and add-on for the 360, and people wanted that.

wiggy:

--- Quote from: Sega Nomadman on January 18, 2015, 07:15:49 PM ---If you really think about it, the Kinect was and add-on for the 360, and people wanted that.

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They did? ???

SegaNomadman:
People being little kids that enjoyed Kinect Adventures! ;D
But seriously how did they sell 24 million (as of February 12, 2013) of these things?

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