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(Image credit: Amazon.com product page ) Share Share by: Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Flipboard Share this article Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google The Sega Dreamcast’s built-in web browser was killed by Google earlier this week. In less dramatic terms, Google closed a PlanetWeb browser compatibility window that had somehow remained ajar for a quarter-century. While a raft of Google services no longer respond properly to the Dreamcast’s ancient SSL/TLS stack, fan-made search engines and online gaming servers remain available, so internet-connected Dreamcast stalwarts aren’t entirely doomed.
Sad news guys. After over 25 years of support, Google has finally discontinued support for Dreamcast web browsers. ☹️ pic.twitter.com/3FEKtNWtO1 December 14, 2025
As highlighted by Dreamcast Live, above, the pack-in browser supplied by Sega on a silvery CD is now useless for anything other than an ornament, memento, or Frisbee. The fan account confirmed that even the latest PlanetWeb 3.0 was affected by Google’s changes.
We note that PlanetWeb 3.0 is no spring chicken, though, as it was launched in 2001. But it is as modern as this browser family gets. PlanetWeb 1.0 was released in 1999, and version 2.0 followed a year later. Thus, the official Dreamcast browser lineage stretches back around 26 years.
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- https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/the-sega-dreamcasts-planetweb-3-0-browser-was-killed-by-google-this-week-big-gs-services-no-longer-respond-to-this-quarter-century-old-software#main
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