So... Did Sony Rip Off Sega? | PocketStation Retrospective | Gaming GAIDEN

They came out around the same time, but Sega's VMU was built alongside the Dreamcast, where PocketStation felt like an afterthought.

Time codes:
0:00 - Brief History of Gaming Peripherals
3:34 - PocketStation vs. VMU
6:44 - Pocket Digimon World & Digimon World 2
9:04 - Final Fantasy VIII & Chocobo World
12:25 - Conclusion

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Final Fantasy VIII (& Chocobo World) © 1999 Square
Pocket Digimon World, Digimon World 2 © 2000 Bandai

Featuring Music by:
Koji Yamada
Yuko Ishii
Satoshi Ishikawa
Nobuo Uematsu

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