https://dfarq.homeip.net/what-went-wrong-with-3do/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-went-wrong-with-3do David L. Farquhar on technology old and new, computer security, and more Wed, 24 Jun 2026 07:19:12 +0000 hourly 1 https://dfarq.homeip.net/what-went-wrong-with-3do/#comment-57712 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 07:19:12 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=38621#comment-57712 The early 90s was a great time of innovation and competition in the console space. But the 3DO was just way too expensive in a price-conscious market (which, to answer simultaneously Neo’s point, was also one key reason the Sega Saturn failed in the US – the PlayStation famously undercut its launch price in a dramatic CES announcement). We now seem to be reaching a point where the RAM crisis is causing today’s consoles to reach price levels beyond the reach of consumers.

]]> https://dfarq.homeip.net/what-went-wrong-with-3do/#comment-57100 Tue, 24 Jun 2025 18:52:51 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=38621#comment-57100 why’d did Sega Saturn and Turbo Graphics fail ?

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