The main flaw with the system was a lack of gaming titles. Put simply, this was a games machine with no games! Okay, there were a few, but I'll come back to that in a moment. A problem with the CPU's memory controller and a number of bugs in the UART (this is a receiver/transmitter that translated data between serial and parallel forms) left programmers scratching their heads, and software companies were reluctant to release titles for the machine. Reviewers were also describing the keypad controller as complicated to use.
A small number of half-decent games were released for the Jaguar, including the first person shooter Alien Vs Predator - this received favourable reviews and became one of the biggest-selling games for the console. But there simply weren't enough decent titles to keep the public satisfied, and the majority of the game releases were from Atari Corporation themselves. Many of the games received poor reviews and there were also delays with releasing them. With all of these problems, Atari failed to convince third party game developers that the machine was going to be successful and well-supported.
When Sega and Sony released their own machines during 1995 (with lots of support from software companies) sales of the Jaguar slumped. Atari's final marketing campaign saw them claiming that they had the only 64 bit console. However, the truth is that the system was not a true 64 bit system, with the 32 bit CPU and GPU processors working in parallel to send control signals to the 64 bit graphics accelerator. Overall, less than 250,000 units were sold during its short life. The system was discontinued during 1996.
A small number of half-decent games were released for the Jaguar, including the first person shooter Alien Vs Predator - this received favourable reviews and became one of the biggest-selling games for the console. But there simply weren't enough decent titles to keep the public satisfied, and the majority of the game releases were from Atari Corporation themselves. Many of the games received poor reviews and there were also delays with releasing them. With all of these problems, Atari failed to convince third party game developers that the machine was going to be successful and well-supported.
When Sega and Sony released their own machines during 1995 (with lots of support from software companies) sales of the Jaguar slumped. Atari's final marketing campaign saw them claiming that they had the only 64 bit console. However, the truth is that the system was not a true 64 bit system, with the 32 bit CPU and GPU processors working in parallel to send control signals to the 64 bit graphics accelerator. Overall, less than 250,000 units were sold during its short life. The system was discontinued during 1996.
