Editing Sega 32X (section)

===Launch===
The video-gaming public first got a glimpse at the Summer 1994 Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago, USA. The console was revealed as the 32X in September 1994, with a price projection of $170 USD.

The 32X hit the market in North America in November 1994, during the same month the [[Sega Saturn]] was released in Japan. The 32X had a rough start as the Saturn hardware was regarded as more powerful and had the support of many Japanese third party software developers, which the 32X was sorely lacking.

Only 600,000 consoles had been produced for North American consumption, yet orders were in the millions.<ref name="allgame">{{Cite web|last=Beuscher|first=Dave|title=Sega Genesis 32X|url=http://www.allgame.com/platform.php?id=35|publisher=AllGame|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114094433/http://www.allgame.com/platform.php?id=35|archivedate=14 November 2014|accessdate=26 February 2022}}</ref> The console allegedly had numerous mechanical problems. Games had been rushed for the system in the run up to Christmas 1994, as a total of 50 had been promised by [[Sega]] prior to release. Some early games came with errors in programming, causing crashes and glitches. Other games required leaving out parts in order to make the Christmas deadline; for example, the 32X version of ''Doom'' is missing seven levels present on the [[PC]] and Super Nintendo versions. Also, ''Doom'' for the 32X was criticized for having far worse music and sound effects compared to the other versions.<ref name="Sega-16">{{Cite web|title=Doom for the 32X|publisher=sega-16.com|url=http://www.sega-16.com/review_page.php?id=14&title=Doom|accessdate=29 April 2008}}</ref> Some consumers complained that their 32X was not working with their Mega Drive or television and Sega was forced to give away adapters.

Since this was an expensive add-on system, Sega decided to offer a £50 discount on games with the console in Europe. However, the offer came in the form of rebate vouchers, which were difficult to take advantage of, especially if the owner of the console was beginning to lose interest.