History of the Sega Dreamcast/Internet

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Unlike the Sega Mega Drive and Sega Saturn, where being able to connect to the internet was short-lived service bound by the lifespan of each console, the Sega Dreamcast was engineered around the idea of going online, with its services outlasting the console itself by a number of years. This page documents the history of the Dreamcast's relationship with the internet from its initial Japanese release in November 1998 to the present day.

Japan

North America

After the six month extension period, it Sega of America announced that effective June 2003, all official Dreamcast game servers in the US would be disconnected, save for those behind Phantasy Star Online and Phantasy Star Online Ver. 2^[1].

Europe

Australia

Aftermarket services

References

↑ GamePro, "October 2003" (US; 2003-09-02), page 20

Sega Dreamcast
Topics	Technical specifications (Hardware comparison) \| History (Development \| Release \| Decline and legacy \| Internet) \| List of games \| Magazine articles \| Promotional material \| Merchandise
Hardware	Japan (Special) \| Western Europe \| Eastern Europe \| North America \| Asia \| South America \| Australasia \| Africa
Add-ons	Dreamcast Karaoke \| Dreameye
Controllers	Controller \| Arcade Stick \| Fishing Controller \| Gun (Dream Blaster) \| Race Controller \| Maracas Controller (Third-party) \| Twin Stick \| Keyboard \| Mouse \| Third-party
Controller Add-ons	Jump Pack (Third-party) \| Microphone \| VMU (4x Memory Card \| Third-party)
Development Hardware	Dev.Box \| Controller Box \| Controller Function Checker \| Sound Box \| GD-Writer \| C1/C2 Checker \| Dev.Cas \| GD-ROM Duplicator
Online Services/Add-ons	Dreamarena \| SegaNet \| WebTV for Dreamcast \| Modem \| Modular Cable \| Modular Extension Cable \| Broadband Adapter \| Dreamphone
Connector Cables	Onsei Setsuzoku Cable \| RF Adapter \| Scart Cable \| S Tanshi Cable \| Stereo AV Cable \| VGA Box Dreamcast MIDI Interface Cable \| Neo Geo Pocket/Dreamcast Setsuzoku Cable \| Taisen Cable
Misc. Hardware	Action Replay CDX \| Code Breaker \| Kiosk \| MP3 DC \| MP3 DC Audio Player \| Official Case \| Treamcast
Third-party accessories	Controllers \| Controller converters \| Miscellaneous
Unreleased Accessories	DVD Player \| Zip Drive \| Swatch Access for Dreamcast \| VMU MP3 Player
Arcade Variants	NAOMI \| Atomiswave \| Sega Aurora

[:File:GamePro_US_181.pdf_p20-1] GamePro, "October 2003" (US; 2003-09-02), page 20

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