The Sega handheld market topic (Game Gear 2)

[Assyrian612]

torok said:

Assyrian612 said:

Well considering how much of a failure the Vita is in terms of sales, a bow out fo the handheld market for Sony wouldn't surprise me. Nintendo would be left with all that market share to itself, wouldn't someone want to give them a run? I think with Sega's commitment to mobile gaming growing a handheld entrance for them would be perfect. They already still develop arcade boards so a handheld console shouldn't be a problem. It's just the risk for them, but you're right even if they did the name has to be different. What should they call it?

They have a much better financial situation now, it only depends on their interest alone. About the name, that's a hard call. But I'm sure they could come with something fresh. A lot of people ask for a "Dreamcast 2", but in a similar way as the handheld, I believe Sega shouldn't name a console (or handheld) like a past one. It's more than a gen without their hardware, they shoud choose something that shows the world that they will do something different from the last time. Unfortunately, their last entrants on both home and handheld devices weren't a success. Using an old name is just a way to relate a new product with an old one that had its problems. Something fresh.

I do agree with a name change, I think it would be great because a new name would add to an already legedary line up of consoles. I think if they ever did create a handheld device, the ter "Dream" would be applied to it. Sega has associated the term "Dream" in a lot of its products besides Dreamcast. Either way a new name is very welcome