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The estimated cost of the device rose to US$370, but market research convinced Sega executives that consumers would be willing to pay more for a state-of-the-art machine. This proved to be a technical challenge, since the Sega CD's RAM access speed was initially too slow to run programs effectively, and the developers had to focus on increasing the speed.

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Responding to rumors that NEC planned a memory upgrade to bring the TurboGrafx-CD RAM from 0.5 Mbit to between 2 and 4 Mbit, Sega increased the Sega CD's available RAM from 1 Mbit to 6 Mbit. This second CPU has a clock speed of 12.5 MHz, faster than the 7.67 MHz CPU in the Genesis. Д«ecause the Genesis' Motorola 68000 CPU was too slow to handle the Sega CD's new graphical capabilities, an additional 68000 CPU was incorporated. According to Kalinske, Sega was ambitious about what CD-ROM technology would do for video games, with its potential for 'movie graphics', 'rock and roll concert sound' and 3D animation. A custom graphics chip would implement these features, alongside an additional sound chip manufactured by Ricoh. In addition to relatively short loading times, Takami's team planned to implement hardware scaling and rotation similar to that of Sega's arcade games, which required a dedicated digital signal processor. It was originally intended to equal the capabilities of the TurboGrafx-CD, but with twice as much random-access memory (RAM). Shortly after the release of the Genesis, Sega's Consumer Products Research and Development Labs, led by manager Tomio Takami, were tasked with creating a CD-ROM add-on. According to Nick Thorpe of Retro Gamer, Sega would have received criticism from investors and observers had it not developed a CD-ROM game system. Commodore International released their CD-based CDTV multimedia system in early 1991, while the CD-i from Philips arrived later that year. That year, Nintendo announced a partnership with Sony to develop its own CD-ROM peripheral for the SNES.

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NEC had been the first to use CD technology in a video game console with their PC Engine CD-ROMВІ System add-on in October 1988 in Japan (launched in North America as the TurboGrafx-CD the following year), which sold 80,000 units in six months. Д«y the early 1990s, compact discs (CDs) were making headway as a storage medium for music and video games. In the early 1990s, Sega of America CEO Tom Kalinske helped make the Genesis a success by cutting the price, developing games for the American market with a new American team, continuing aggressive advertising campaigns, and selling Sonic the Hedgehog with the Genesis as a pack-in game. Released in 1988, the Genesis (known as the Mega Drive in most territories outside of North America) was Sega's entry into the fourth generation of video game consoles. Sega's poor support for the Sega CD has been criticized as the beginning of the devaluation of its brand. Retrospective reception is mixed, with praise for some games and functions, but criticism for its dearth of deep games, high price, and lack of support from Sega. Only 2.24 million Sega CD units were sold, after which Sega discontinued it to focus on the Sega Saturn. The high price of the Sega CD was also a contributing factor in its lack of success. The Sega CD game library featured acclaimed games such as Sonic CD, Lunar: The Silver Star, Lunar: Eternal Blue, Popful Mail, and Snatcher, but also many Genesis ports and poorly received FMV games. This benefit manifested as full-motion video (FMV) games such as the controversial Night Trap, which became a focus of the 1993 congressional hearings on issues of video game violence and ratings. The main benefit of CD technology at the time was greater storage CDs offered more than 320 times more space than Genesis cartridges.

The Sega CD was redesigned several times by Sega and licensed third-party developers. Fearful of leaks, Sega refused to consult with Sega of America until the project was complete Sega of America assembled parts from dummy units to obtain a functioning unit. They partnered with JVC to design the Sega CD. Sega sought to match the capabilities of the competing PC Engine CD-ROMВІ System, and added an additional CPU and custom graphics chip. It can also play audio CDs and CD+G discs. The Sega CD plays CD games and adds hardware functionality such as a faster CPU and graphic enhancements such as sprite scaling and rotation. It was released on December 12, 1991, in Japan, October 15, 1992, in North America, and April 2, 1993, in Europe. The Sega CD, released as the Mega-CD in most regions outside North America and Brazil, is a CD-ROM accessory for the Sega Genesis produced by Sega as part of the fourth generation of video game consoles.

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