"The father of PlayStation" says everyone at Sony thought the PS1 would fail when it was first pitched

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"The father of PlayStation" says everyone at Sony thought the PS1 would fail when it was first pitched
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Sega Saturn and Dreamcast also probably factored in. They weren't nearly as successful as the Genesis. With even established brands floundering it's no wonder people didn't think the Playstation would work.

Not really. Just Sega CD. The PlayStation and the Saturn both came out in 1994 so they were directly competing with each other. The Dreamcast didn't come out until 1998, after the PlayStation was already successful.

Ah, yup. You are correct. For some reason I thought they came before.