 The Sega Saturn ( セガサターン , Sega Satān ) is a 32 @-@ bit fifth @-@ generation home video game console that was developed by Sega and released on November 22 , 1994 in Japan , May 11 , 1995 in North America , and July 8 , 1995 in Europe as the successor to the successful Sega Genesis . The Saturn has a dual @-@ CPU architecture and eight processors . Its games are in CD @-@ ROM format , and its game library contains several arcade ports as well as original titles . 
