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Sega · Console family

Sega Saturn

A powerful 2D-focused CD console whose Japanese hardware range became a collector favorite.

Documented hardware recordA source-linked factual history appears below. Undocumented development, regional, and package details are left unclaimed.

Saturn launched in Japan in November 1994 and reached Western markets in 1995. Gray, black, and white Sega models were joined by licensed Victor V-Saturn and Hitachi Hi-Saturn machines.

Released
1994 · Exact day not documented
Platform / family
Fifth generation
Format / type
CD-ROM / cartridge expansion
Region
Japan / North America / Europe
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Documented item history

Release and collector context

Source-linked facts

Sega Saturn is a Sega hardware family documented for Japan / North America / Europe, with a release recorded as 1994 (the exact day and month are not documented). The catalog identifies it as Fifth generation hardware using CD-ROM / cartridge expansion. PLAYBACK connects 6 documented hardware variants to this family, including Saturn Model 1 — gray, Saturn Model 1 — black, Saturn Model 2 — white, Saturn Skeleton — “This is Cool”, Victor V-Saturn, 1 more.

Research status
Structured source record
01

Release context

The documented release is 1994 (the exact day and month are not documented) for Japan / North America / Europe on Fifth generation. Date precision is preserved exactly: the archive does not invent a day when the source records only a month or year.

02

Regional differences

This record is scoped to Japan / North America / Europe. The linked structured source does not document a separate regional title or package difference, so PLAYBACK does not infer one.

03

Physical packaging

The physical format is documented as CD-ROM / cartridge expansion. The current structured source does not enumerate every insert, manual, sleeve, or bonus item, so no unverified contents are claimed.

04

Editions and revisions

6 hardware configurations are linked to this family: Saturn Model 1 — gray, Saturn Model 1 — black, Saturn Model 2 — white, Saturn Skeleton — “This is Cool”, Victor V-Saturn, Hitachi Hi-Saturn.

Research sources

  1. commons.wikimedia.org — catalog record ↗