Microshaft? Ooooh, thats so ORIGINAL and HILARIOUS. Why not call them Microstink or the ever popular M
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As for the Dreamcast, they were as much of a victim of Sony's bullying tactics with devlopers and retailers as they were of name value. As for the hardware power, its arguable whether or not the PS2 is more powerful, and the DC actually did a number of things better than the PS2.