But Dreamcast has another major trend to fight: really cheap, really powerful desktop PCs.
Sega isn't relying on just the sheer power of the Dreamcast system to attract gamemakers.
For Sega's coming Dreamcast machine, developers can use familiar software-writing tools like Microsoft's DirectX.
We're very excited to begin offering gamers our beloved Dreamcast titles again on the current console systems.
ENGADGET: Dreamcast resurrection: classic Sega titles coming to XBLA and PSN later this year
Dreamcast should be able to manipulate a stunning 3.2 million polygons every second.
The PlayStation 3 will sell more units than the Xbox 360 in the same manner that the PlayStation 2 trumped the Sega Dreamcast.
Mindful of Nintendo's software problems with the N64, Sega is already hard at work to ensure that Dreamcast has great games.
Launched on September 9, 1999, the SEGA Dreamcast is one of the most beloved and critically acclaimed consoles of all time.
ENGADGET: Dreamcast resurrection: classic Sega titles coming to XBLA and PSN later this year
But what really seals this skate's fate is the game's incredible speed, which blazes past games like Trickstyle for the Dreamcast.
Actually, Dreamcast will ship with two operating systems, a proprietary one from Sega and Windows CE, Microsoft's "lite" operating system for consumer devices.
Having Windows means that developers of PC games should be able to easily and cheaply convert their existing titles to run on Dreamcast.
If Sega were launching Dreamcast tomorrow, or even this year, it would be a good bet that the machine would be a smash hit.
Dreamcast will also ship with a Microsoft operating system: Windows CE.
This time round she'll have to battle games from a new rival - Sega's 128-bit Dreamcast - a games console which also gives access to the internet.
Videogame magazine publisher Mediaworks said nearly 90% of its readers voted for the PlayStation2 as their preferred choice in a questionnaire, while only 5% choosing rival Sega's Dreamcast.
Playing this game will make you wish, hope, and pray for a Dreamcast version, because Spidey could be the best-looking game in town (if not for the PSX's aging hardware).
Personally, I pick up Resident Evil titles intermittently, and my House Of The Dead on Dreamcast will always have a role, but unique high quality titles with true longevity are rare.
Due to launch before Christmas in Japan and sometime next year in the U.S., Dreamcast will ship with a modem, and Sega is already hard at work developing unique multiple-player online games.
Each game is based on the original Dreamcast incarnation, featuring all of the gameplay that older players fell in love with, whilst allowing a new audience to discover it for the very first time.
ENGADGET: Dreamcast resurrection: classic Sega titles coming to XBLA and PSN later this year
Some other lesser known ones include the Anarchist Federation, the Dracula Society and The Dreamcast Junkyard - a blog dedicated to the community of gamers who continue to play Dreamcast games online, despite the fact they were officially discontinued in 2002.
"The Dreamcast is fondly remembered by a large community of dedicated fans as a console that was ahead of its time in terms of graphics, quality and online gaming" commented Haruki Satomi, VP of Digital Business at SEGA of America and SEGA Europe.
ENGADGET: Dreamcast resurrection: classic Sega titles coming to XBLA and PSN later this year
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