Just moments before the Dreamcast arrived, Sega were due to release a revised model of their 32-bit hardware which incorporated the NetLink port for online gaming. Known as the Pluto, this updated take on the Saturn sported an all new look, however, it was one which remained unseen for many years. While what was due to go to market may have looked more akin to Sega's previous designs, a more Dreamcast-esque mockup of the console has surfaced and been made available to collectors via eBay.
Supposedly coming from an ex-Sega employee, this newly listed auction for a prototype Sega Pluto console has already seen a flurry of attention online. Although the console lacks any innards or working parts, it's without a doubt an early conception of how the updated 32-bit console could have looked from the outside. Peering within though, the designers at the time clearly had not decided upon how discs would sit within the console, as below the CD tray's temporary door is nothing but a flat layer of plastic.
While the thought of buying a prototype games console that had no hardware within isn't exactly exciting, the seller is currently entertaining offers though best offers - should anyone want a non-working piece of gaming history. That said, those seriously interested should remind themselves that a working prototype of the Sega Pluto (with actual hardware within) did surface in recent years, even if the seller couldn't agree on an asking price.
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