I wasn't really tied into the meta of what was happening behind the scenes with Sega in the late 90s ( I doubt many were back then), so I was shocked when the plug was pulled on the Dreamcast. From my POV I was having the time of my life with that system when it was out.
But they're really nothing alike, asides from the obvious difference in scale. Microsoft just seems so sterile and cold by comparison( and that's in relation to every other major console manufacturer the past 30 years, not just Sega), just a giant ole mega-corp whose tried to buy its way to success in lieu of the creative will and talent to nurture enduring legacy IP. I wish they'd just sell off some of their properties to someone who may actually do them justice. At this point I'm just waiting for them to announce that Fable is getting cancelled. I was a huge OG Xbox/360 fan, but they're losing me.