Sega Dreamcast Out 9.9.99

Sega Dreamcast Out 9.9.99 puts another piece of PC gear into the September hardware pile, and 1999 is not exactly short on that right now.

Shattering multiple videogame industry records in its wake, Sega of America will storm into retail outlets on Thursday, 9.9.99 launching its long-anticipated Sega Dreamcast console into the North American market. With its built-in 56k modem, ultra-realistic 3D graphics and host of innovative new features, the powerful new superconsole enters the gaming market with a record 300,000 pre-sell orders, more than triple the benchmark set back in 1995 by the then-new Sony PlayStation. Sega officials predict the launch of Sega Dreamcast will be the biggest 24 hours in retail sales the entertainment industry has ever seen.

The hardware race is getting mean, and the upside is simple: gamers keep getting faster, stranger toys to bolt into their rigs.