Panasonic 3DO
Born from a licensing agreement with the 3DO company, the largest electronics manufacturer Panasonic, launched what was to be their one and only console. Meant to be a gaming system that additionally functioned as a home entertainment system. The 3DO company had an surprising amount of consoles manufactured besides their own. Consoles were also branded by Panasonic, Goldstar, and Sanyo. Although the 3DO had solid hardware, it was very expensive, and entered a market with lower-priced options about to come. It also lacked quality launch titles. The 3DO company declared bankruptcy in short order. Panasonic lived on, but not without losing one of the greatest corporate fortunes ever.
