I don't think Sega is still struggling with the loss of hardware. Sega is struggling to produce high end software. Sega did change when they lost hardware but the company has restructured.
I am pretty confident this announcement is a preemptive move. Sega sees the next generation costs are going to be double to triple and Sega realized they simply cannot produce all the games they do now. Fact is Sega cannot afford to take risks if they are going to make the jump to the next generation.
As for the whole relying on high end strong IP. THQ is establishing new high end IP to survive off of. This is not bad they are creating new properties focusing on high quality.
Fact is Dev costs are simply going to be too high for developers to release software that isn't a sure thing. That means big budget high quality software and/or established software.
I really hope Sega and other publishers release quality software for WiiU to offset costs of next generation Sony and Microsoft hardware.
-JC7
"In God We Trust - In Games We Play " - Joel Reimer
