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It's been what like 13 years since the Dreamcast ended and Sega fans still want a new console??

I love Sega but c'mon 

 



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I know I used to think, one day they will be back, one day!! But Ive accepted now that we will never see a peace of sega hardware again, just look back with a smile and remember the good times.



 

SEGA was always my favorite dev back in the day. I was a total fanboy and i still think i was completely right. SEGA made incredible games by the dozen back then, and the loss of them as first party and hardware developer is probably gamings biggest loss and i somewhat resent everybody that didnt buy a dreamcast for it. The system was great, ahead of its time and had an incredible library of games, but the casuals didnt care.

With that said, personally i have no such hopes. Today's SEGA is nowhere near the levels of excellence that old SEGA had. Most of the talent left or was shoved aside (Yu suzuki). Basically they only have Yakuza team and Sonic Team left (i guess and Phantasy star team and shining team assuming those arent part of the other 2 anymore).
Their games are nowadays largely uninspired, though not terrible. Their financial results weak.

SEGA is not making a comeback to the hardware business in the foreseable future. Its a tough and unforgiving market, wich is why they had to leave in the first place. Even if they released a system now, they wouldnt have the development capabilities of a first party as they were heavily downsized.
As much as i love SEGA of old, i dont want a new console from them to be true at this time cause i know it wont be the same anymore. SEGA of old is dead and its not coming back.

In the future? Who knows? Maybe Nintendo pairs up with SEGA to release a new console and revive its IP's. Actually, i think they should buy SEGA and get those exclusive SEGA IP's on the Wii U. It would help loads. One thing is for sure, SEGA alone is no longer capable of developing and launching a console by themselves.



MegaDrive08 said:
I know I used to think, one day they will be back, one day!! But Ive accepted now that we will never see a peace of sega hardware again, just look back with a smile and remember the good times.


Are you looking back through rose-tinted glasses or something? Peace? It was f*cking war back then! We killed each other in the Schoolyard! 

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Lol, you got to look back and smile a those times to, oh and sega allstar racing transformed is boss!! A games not badass until gilius thunderhead is in it!



 

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Nem said:
In the future? Who knows? Maybe Nintendo pairs up with SEGA to release a new console and revive its IP's. Actually, i think they should buy SEGA and get those exclusive SEGA IP's on the Wii U.

I've been saying that for a while. It's such a perfect match, in the end. Half of Sega's IPs fit into Nintendo neatly, and would benefit greatly from Nintendo's guidance. On the flipside, the other half of Sega's IP is the kind of stuff that Nintendo doesn't make, but is the kind of stuff that their internal studios actually do well, and that would benefit from better focus.

And in the meantime, almost all of Sega's multiplatform titles that release on a Nintendo platform do best on the Nintendo platform. There are, of course, a few exceptions, such as Sega Superstar Tennis, but the vast majority do best on the Nintendo platform.



I don't think one random guy making a youtube video represents all Sega fans. That said, I really wish Sega would come back. They were REAL competition to Nintendo. I was just starting to warm up to them and even got myself a Dreamcast, shortly before Sega exited the hardware market.



I have faith, Sega will come with a new console before the end of the decade.



Aielyn said:
Nem said:
In the future? Who knows? Maybe Nintendo pairs up with SEGA to release a new console and revive its IP's. Actually, i think they should buy SEGA and get those exclusive SEGA IP's on the Wii U.

I've been saying that for a while. It's such a perfect match, in the end. Half of Sega's IPs fit into Nintendo neatly, and would benefit greatly from Nintendo's guidance. On the flipside, the other half of Sega's IP is the kind of stuff that Nintendo doesn't make, but is the kind of stuff that their internal studios actually do well, and that would benefit from better focus.

And in the meantime, almost all of Sega's multiplatform titles that release on a Nintendo platform do best on the Nintendo platform. There are, of course, a few exceptions, such as Sega Superstar Tennis, but the vast majority do best on the Nintendo platform.

I second this. Nintendo buying up Sega would be a perfect match. Sega's IP's do really well on Nintendo consoles and people would actually buy the Nintendo system to get to a Sonic game. They both started out as arcade companies after all and share a lot of similarities. 



Sega's worst enemy was it's own management, releasing hardware left right and centre, I think they were still manufacturing the master system when the Saturn was released, Sega worried to much about the hardware when all they needed to focus on was the software, look at what ninty did with the snes they just sat back and focused on software and watched sega destroy themselves going crazy with hardware