Assyrian612 on 14 April 2014
| ToxicJosh said: No way. 1) Currently Sega do well publishing games as a 3rd party. They cannot function as both a 1st party publisher and HW developer and a 3rd party publisher. 3rd party releases would both detract from 1st party resources and cannibalise HW sales. Even if said HW was a portable and received the same games as consoles, releasing games as a 3rd party as well would negate the consumers need to buy the Sega handheld. Aside from the few remaining Sega hardcore fans, no one would buy the handheld. This leaves them with the option of only 1st party on their HW. This puts all their eggs into one basket, business wise this would be incredibly risky and would dramatically decrease their potential market. They are successful at the moment, they don't need to take the risk. 2) Nintendo has too much of a grip on the HH market. And more to the point, Sega does well on Nintendo platforms. 3) To be blunt, Sega games aren't good enough to carry a platform. |
1) I agree, that is smart business especially for Sega
2) I agree
3) I completely disagree, Sega has an untouched library. When used correctly they had the market share lead during the Genesis era.
