Sega is to launch "the ultimate video game machine with the power to outperform all in-home gaming platforms and most arcade systems." That power, driven by Sega's revolutionary system design, will deliver gaming experiences previously impossible on any home entertainment platform. The super console, christened as Dreamcast in Japan, launches November 20, 1998, in Japan and in the fall of 1999 in North America.

Dreamcast has tied up with Microsoft, Hitachi, NEC and Videologic, and Yamaha to customize each partner's Dreamcast contribution for unmatched 3D gaming performance. With 128-bit performance from a reduced instruction set computing (RISC) central processor, an independent 3D graphics engine and a dedicated 3D sound chip, Dreamcast achieves a level of total system performance unrivaled by any consumer entertainment product. Dreamcast is also the first video game console to offer standard networking features for multiplayer gaming, bringing the best features of console, PC and online gaming together on one system.

"Dreamcast is Sega's bridge to worldwide market leadership for the 21st century," said Bernard Stolar, president and chief operating officer, Sega of America. "The Sega you see today is driven by two important goals: delivering the best new gaming experiences this industry has ever seen, and winning back the No. 1 position in the console category. We'll do whatever it takes to get there. "Dreamcast was designed to appeal to the hard core gamer, as well as the casual gamer and people who have never enjoyed interactive entertainment. Polygon counts topping three million per second leave players staring at the whites of their opponent's blood-shot eyes. A dedicated real-time 3D sound processor surrounds players with 64 channels of music, voices and gameplay sound effects at a quality rivaling professional audio equipment.

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(Source: Ninfomania NewsWire)