Unreleased Sega Pluto Revealed

A former Sega employee has unveiled an un-released Sega console; the Sega Pluto.

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While essentially a Sega Saturn with Netlink built in, the console features  two controller ports,  a flip-top drive bay, a cart slot, a power button, and the reset button. Only two prototype units seem to have ever been made, and the console still bears the Sega Saturn logo.

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As stated in the post over at AssemblerGames:

“A little more background info — as most of you know, Sega is a company with a history of turmoil. Employee turnover is a sad theme, and the Sonic Reaper (as we call him) strikes all too frequently. As such, the past gets forgotten quickly — treasures from the previous generation are quickly cast aside, as a new regime tries to make a name for themselves (or justify their existence). As such, some of said treasures get left on laid-off-peoples’ desks. And in a beautiful twist of fate, this beauty ended up finding its way to my desk, and then in a box with the rest of my stuff when I left Sega.”