E71 - When Sega helped build the original Xbox

In this episode of Tangent Retro Gaming Podcast, we dive into the unlikely partnership between Sega and Microsoft and how Sega’s experience with the Dreamcast helped shape the original Xbox. From online gaming lessons learned through the Dreamcast, to Xbox exclusives like Jet Set Radio Future, Panzer Dragoon Orta, and Shenmue II, this collaboration quietly changed gaming history.

We break down:

Why Sega exited the console business after the Dreamcast

How Microsoft convinced Sega to support the Xbox

The Dreamcast DNA hidden inside the original Xbox

Xbox Live’s roots in Sega’s early online experiments

Why many fans still call the Xbox the “spiritual successor” to the Dreamcast

This isn’t just a Sega story.

It’s not just an Xbox story.

It’s a turning point that reshaped modern gaming.

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