Saturn doesn't hold a candle to PSX, which went on for at least 3 years more ofcourse, which was a LOT back then. But its one of the best systems ever regardless.
I liked the system itself more, the looks (both the OG black and grey JP are my faves) the media player, the disc drive, the internal memory (yeah ok batteries but if you change while powered on you lose nothing). The cartridge slot was an excellent way to make your console region free too. The controlpad was ace.
The problem with Saturn was, it really wasn't happy going if you had one in 1995 and you didn't go out of your way to import games. Saturn missed out on a TON of games over here. It only became top tier when I had access to Ebay and the prices of games were extremely low around the turn of the millenium. I accumulated some odd 80 games for it back then, including the likes of RSG, Groove on Fight, Princess Crown, Batsugun etc. There are many, many gems on it. About 70% are JP only. Ofcourse, some games like Sega Rally, VF2, Virtua Cop were great at the time but there wasn't really that much in the west while Playstation owners had a wealth of games to choose from by 1997. And many 3D games looked better on PSX.
Saturn was the best when it came to 2D fighters, shmups and arcade ports in general, from which many were never localized. But as per Sega, there weren't many meaty games next to it. Experiences like FFVII, MGS, RE2, GT, Silent Hill, Vagrant Story weren't really there. There are a few big games, or they are put into some sort of a niche like Dragon Force or Shining Force which were more SRPG like.
Still, it was an incredibly fun system and I'd wager its better than the Dreamcast. It was more durable, better controller and if you factor in imports, I liked the Saturn library a bit more than that of the DC.