As 1995 turned into 1996, things at the 3DO company weren't looking good. Despite seeing decent sales numbers of over a million units, this paled in comparison to new machines from SEGA and Sony.
This, coupled with a dwindling number of games, and many owners of the system jumping ship to the SEGA Saturn and Sony PlayStation, made it clear that the 3DO's dream of becoming an established console in the market just wasn't going to happen.
Big decisions were made that would affect the company for the remainder of its short life.
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04/21/22 • 2 min
Memories of 3DO - Saying Goodbye to the 3DO
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As 1995 turned into 1996, things at the 3DO company weren't looking good. Despite seeing decent sales numbers of over a million units, this paled in comparison to new machines from Sega and Sony. This, coupled with a dwindling number of games and many owners of the system jumping ship to the Sega, Saturn and Sony PlayStation made it clear that the 3D0's dream of becoming an established console in the market just wasn't going to happen.
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