Sega Saturn (セガサターン, Hepburn: Sega Satān) Japanese home video game console commercial.
0The Sega Saturn (Japanese: セガサターン, Hepburn: Sega Satān; In Japan, the console's name is commonly romanized as one word: SegaSaturn) 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. Part of the fifth generation of video game consoles, it was the successor to the successful Sega Genesis. The Saturn has a dual-CPU architecture and eight processors. Its games are in CD-ROM format, and its game library contains several ports of arcade games as well as original games.
Development of the Saturn began in 1992, the same year Sega's groundbreaking 3D Model 1 arcade hardware debuted. The Saturn was designed around a new CPU from the Japanese electronics company Hitachi. Sega added another video display processor in early 1994 to better compete with Sony's forthcoming PlayStation.
The Saturn was initially successful in Japan but failed to sell in large numbers in the United States, where it was hindered by a surprise May 1995 launch, four months before its scheduled release date. After the debut of the Nintendo 64 in late 1996, the Saturn rapidly lost market share in the U.S., where it was discontinued in 1998. Having sold 9.26 million units worldwide, the Saturn is considered a commercial failure; the cancellation of Sonic X-treme, planned as the first 3D entry in Sega's popular Sonic the Hedgehog series, is considered a factor in its performance. The Saturn was succeeded in 1998 by the Dreamcast.
Although the Saturn is remembered for several well-regarded games, including Nights into Dreams, the Panzer Dragoon series and the Virtua Fighter series, its reputation is mixed due to its complex hardware design and limited third-party support. Sega's management has been criticized for its decisions during the Saturn's development and discontinuation.
セガサターン（SEGA SATURN）は、日本においては1994年11月22日にセガ・エンタープライゼスから発売された家庭用ゲーム機である。一般にはサターンもしくはSSの略称で呼ばれる。発売時の日本での価格は44,800円。
本体開発に関わった日本ビクター（後のJVCケンウッド）からはVサターン（ブイサターン、V・SATURN）、日立製作所からはHiサターン（ハイサターン、HI SATURN）がそれぞれ互換機として発売された。日本ビクター製、日立製などサターン互換モデル全体としてはシリーズ累計で700万台を突破している。
世界展開したセガ歴代コンソールとしては、「SG-1000」や「セガ・マークIII」を含む「セガ・マスターシステム」シリーズ、「メガドライブ」シリーズや「ゲームギア」、後継機「ドリームキャスト」と比較すると唯一、全世界累計販売台数1,000万台を下回ったハードではあるが、日本市場では長年の競合相手だった任天堂の同世代機を初めて国内販売台数で上回り、セガとして日本市場で最も売れた家庭用ハードである。