7. Sega Routinely Released New Versions Of The Hardware
Visit a friend's house, ask them to bust out their old Sega Mega Drive, and there's a good chance that it might look different to the one you have stuffed away in an old cupboard somewhere. This is because Sega as a company were continually tinkering with the machine, releasing a plethora of new versions onto the market. Often, these newer versions weren't even advertised to the general public, and the only way to tell them apart was by actually physically studying the consoles themselves. For example, some systems say things like, 'High Definition' on them, whereas others are without those words or feature some different coloured switches and adapter ports. It's pretty crazy that Sega did this, especially without advertising it. Nowadays, with products such as the iPhone, whenever there's even the slightest chance to the technology - even if it's only superficial - Apple are all over it, informing people why they must upgrade.
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