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This sucks. Mostly because this make a viability for them being purchased, which they shouldn't. The market would become way too segmented with Sega (and Bethesda) under only one roof.

But if they were to be purchased, it would probably be by Nintendo or by Sony(lesser chance of this hapenning), because they are japanese. Since Japan is very protective of their companies, they both stand better chances of an acquisition, and not MS.



My (locked) thread about how difficulty should be a decision for the developers, not the gamers.

https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=241866&page=1

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Hopefully, both the company, and the employees, end up ultimately landing on their feet.



Do you people realize that they still run toys and hotels? Sure they might sell those off as well but at the moment that is still other things they run. Those 650 people likely have to do with the arcade business they just sold but the studios making arcade games are now shifted to console games. SS isn't in danger of going under. Just a division wasn't doing well. Sony dropped many of its electronic divisions.



Bite my shiny metal cockpit!

Leynos said:
Do you people realize that they still run toys and hotels? Sure they might sell those off as well but at the moment that is still other things they run. Those 650 people likely have to do with the arcade business they just sold but the studios making arcade games are now shifted to console games. SS isn't in danger of going under. Just a division wasn't doing well. Sony dropped many of its electronic divisions.

They selling the arcades most likely means the 650 employees leaving aren't from the arcades as those would be absorbed on the purchaser.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

DonFerrari said:
Leynos said:
Do you people realize that they still run toys and hotels? Sure they might sell those off as well but at the moment that is still other things they run. Those 650 people likely have to do with the arcade business they just sold but the studios making arcade games are now shifted to console games. SS isn't in danger of going under. Just a division wasn't doing well. Sony dropped many of its electronic divisions.

They selling the arcades most likely means the 650 employees leaving aren't from the arcades as those would be absorbed on the purchaser.

Not necessarily.



Bite my shiny metal cockpit!

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Leynos said:
DonFerrari said:

They selling the arcades most likely means the 650 employees leaving aren't from the arcades as those would be absorbed on the purchaser.

Not necessarily.

Sure it isn't mandatory, but more likely than they are the ones being severed, even more when they are asking for voluntary without defining department.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

DonFerrari said:
Leynos said:

Not necessarily.

Sure it isn't mandatory, but more likely than they are the ones being severed, even more when they are asking for voluntary without defining department.

Sounds like it does have to do with the Amusement division https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/373303/Sega_Sammy_struggling_to_weather_the_pandemic_despite_strong_game_sales.php



Bite my shiny metal cockpit!

Leynos said:
DonFerrari said:

Sure it isn't mandatory, but more likely than they are the ones being severed, even more when they are asking for voluntary without defining department.

Sounds like it does have to do with the Amusement division https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/373303/Sega_Sammy_struggling_to_weather_the_pandemic_despite_strong_game_sales.php

That the problems are there I have no doubt, they even sold their arcades. But that the voluntaries will be from the arcades that was sold I don't think matches.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

In the 2000s, rapper Nas (whom I love) battled his rival, Jay Z for the crown of best rapper. At one point, Nas wound up working with Jay Z after their rivalry ended. Eventually, Jay Z became a billionaire and married Beyonce. Meanwhile Nas (despite a net worth of $80m) is often in great debt. At one point, they were considered equals.

Nintendo is Jay Z meanwhile Sega is Nas.



d21lewis said:
In the 2000s, rapper Nas (whom I love) battled his rival, Jay Z for the crown of best rapper. At one point, Nas wound up working with Jay Z after their rivalry ended. Eventually, Jay Z became a billionaire and married Beyonce. Meanwhile Nas (despite a net worth of $80m) is often in great debt. At one point, they were considered equals.

Nintendo is Jay Z meanwhile Sega is Nas.

This is the blackest thing you have ever posted on this site.

As a fellow black man I fully get it.

Fo shizzle.



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