Yet even with silver linings tucked away beneath them, the 32X and Sega CD cast a dark cloud on the Sega Genesis. Their subsequent failure with the Sega Saturn—including its well-documented non-consensual launch at E3 1995, which was forced on Kalinske six months early by Sega of Japan—is almost a nothing issue when compared to the self-sabotage done on the Genesis by Sega itself. Miscommunication between both divisions of the companies yielded chaos that unfolded in molasses—disorganization that cost the company valuable time and market share.