The Dreamcast also ran a form of Windows CE and had its own version of Xbox Live. Dreamcast was a prelude to what 21st century gaming would be like more or less.
BTW the Windows CE label was even on the console I think: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamcast#/media/File:Dreamcast-Console-Set.png (ah yes, I remembered it correctly) I was always wondering what this has anything to do with Windows. I think it wasn’t a full Windows anyway, and components were modular. Never digged into this myself, which is a shame because I’m interested. Found following interesting link:
In the end, this didn’t materialise into a full desktop interface or integration with Microsoft’s online services. Instead, it served as an optional layer of abstraction to simplify hardware operations.
In conclusion, ‘Windows CE for Dreamcast’ was merely a secondary SDK of choice for developers.
The Dreamcast also ran a form of Windows CE and had its own version of Xbox Live. Dreamcast was a prelude to what 21st century gaming would be like more or less.
Woah, this is the first I’m hearing about it running windows CE. Got anything where I can read more?
BTW the Windows CE label was even on the console I think: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamcast#/media/File:Dreamcast-Console-Set.png (ah yes, I remembered it correctly) I was always wondering what this has anything to do with Windows. I think it wasn’t a full Windows anyway, and components were modular. Never digged into this myself, which is a shame because I’m interested. Found following interesting link:
- https://blink.copetti.org/writings/consoles/dreamcast/operating-system/
It was an opt in feature, not the main operating system I think. Don’t know what the actual OS of the Dreamcast is.
And the obvious links:
Thank you for the detailed answer! That’s interesting!
It literally says Windows CE on the console…
Because I see so many Sega Dreamcasts in my day to day life, in 2026. Man, fuck off. Have some curiosity about the world.
You fuck off, too lazy to zoom in on a picture of it LMAO