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The Dreamcast is a video game console which was released by Sega in November 1998 in Japan and in late 1999 in other territories. It was the first entry in the sixth generation of video game consoles, preceding its rivals: Sony PlayStation 2, Microsoft Xbox and the Nintendo GameCube. Dreamcast sales were positive during launch, but when Sony announced the PlayStation 2, sales of the Dreamcast plummeted. When the PS2 was launched, it became very popular, and the Dreamcast lost much of its momentum. Later, a