[jgalt212]

My humble opinion is that Dreamcast failed because Electron Arts did not support the platform. As to exactly how Sony got EA to wait for the PS2, especially given how easy it was to develop for the Dreamcast, I would be curious to know.

[toast0]

The official history says EA and Sega were negotiating over EA getting sole publishing for sports game. Eventually, EA didn't get sole publishing and opted not to do any publishing. The 2k sports games were pretty decent, but EA ended up negotiating exclusive rights for both teams and players; and the market wasn't there for made up teams with made up players.