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mike_intellivision on 12 February 2009

Let's see

1. Sega SAYS it is arcade boards/machines in the filing.
2. Sega just reported a large loss and layoffs.
3. Don Reisinger is not known for being the most-unbiased of commentators (he hates the Wii for example).

Therefore -- BS dream of the author.

I doubt anyone would come into the market right now. Economic issues have limited Sega. Meanwhile, Apple will not undertake any new strategic initiatives until Steve Jobs' health situation has been resolved (He is out on indefinite leave for health issues. And there are many investors who equate him with Apple -- meaning that without him, they won't back Apple.)

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Esa-Petteri on 12 February 2009

Maybe sega will join forces with MS. That would be my wet dream. ;P



Mr.Y on 12 February 2009

I think they'd start with a handheld first.



Vil3 on 14 February 2009
Esa-Petteri said:
Maybe sega will join forces with MS. That would be my wet dream. ;P

or maybe they better would join force with the company who own the console there games are selling on?



Slimebeast on 14 February 2009

SEGA makes outdated games and all their IP's are from the past. They're getting crushed by Nintendo.

SEGA will have a tuff time surviving as a software company. I beliebe they will be bought within a couple of years and most of their IPs will be deleted.



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Naum on 14 February 2009

I don't think we have room for another console, three is enough.



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Lynsanity on 14 February 2009

I really pulled for the Dreamcast.  Felt they should have hung on a bit longer.



Alby_da_Wolf on 14 February 2009

Current trend is that a gen winner gets 100+million HW sales, and a console needs to sell 20 to 45million minimum HW units to be profitable (depending on development and HWcosts and pricing strategy), with Sony and MS closer to the upper limit in this field, so to have enough room for 4 consoles the market will have to grow to at least 220million buyers, but as most probably this gen winner and the next ones will beat PS2's record, 250million will be the minimum market size to allow that.



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Black RL on 14 February 2009

I think that if they keep this course they will not survive to see the next gen.