

Sega added another video display processor in early 1994 to better compete with Sony's forthcoming PlayStation. The Saturn was designed around a new CPU from the Japanese electronics company Hitachi. Its games are in CD-ROM format, and its game library contains several ports of arcade games as well as original games.ĭevelopment of the Saturn began in 1992, the same year Sega's groundbreaking 3D Model 1 arcade hardware debuted. The Saturn has a dual- CPU architecture and eight processors. Part of the fifth generation of video game consoles, it was the successor to the successful Sega Genesis. The Sega Saturn is a home video game console developed by Sega and released on November 22, 1994, in Japan, May 11, 1995, in North America, and July 8, 1995, in Europe. CD-ROM, CD+G, CD+EG, Video CD, Mini CD, Photo CD, e-book Ģ MB RAM, 1.5 MB VRAM, 512 KB sound RAM, expandable with Extended RAM Cartridge
