The Dreamcast is a console by Sega. It was Sega's successor to the Sega Saturn, as well as being Sega's fifth and final console. Sega was hoping to recapture the video game market with the Dreamcast and after its release, it was considered ahead of its time. The Dreamcast went on to sell around 10 million world wide and Sega discontinued it aliitle more than a year after its release.