Sega added another video display processor in early 1994 to better compete with Sony's forthcoming PlayStation. The system was designed around a new CPU from Japanese electronics company Hitachi.
Its games are in CD-ROM format, and its game library contains several arcade ports 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 successor to the successful Sega Genesis, the Saturn has a dual-CPU architecture and eight processors. The Sega Saturn is a 32-bit fifth-generation home video game console developed by Sega and released on Novemin Japan, in North America, and Jin Europe.