 The poor support for the Sega CD has often been criticized as the first link in the devaluation of the Sega brand . Writing for IGN , Buchanan described an outside perspective on Sega 's decision to release the Sega CD with its poor library and console support , stating , " [ T ] he SEGA CD instead looked like a strange , desperate move — something designed to nab some ink but without any real , thought @-@ out strategy . Genesis owners that invested in the add @-@ on were sorely disappointed , which undoubtedly helped sour the non @-@ diehards on the brand . " In reviewing for GamePro , Snow commented that " [ the ] Sega CD marked the first of several Sega systems that saw very poor support ; something that devalued the once @-@ popular Sega brand in the eyes of consumers , and something that would ultimately lead to the company 's demise as a hardware maker . " 
