Sega to support End of Eternity for the next decade?

According to reports from Kotaku and Famitsu, at a press event in Tokyo today Sega pledged to support the franchise for the next ten years.  Apparently Sega called End of Eternity, developed by tri-Ace, a “truly epic title” and that they would support it for years to come.

I’m not one to doubt either Kotaku or Famitsu - just I haven’t actually seen any solid quotes saying “support for the next ten years” on either site.  In fact, the Famitsu page said bugger all.

But there is a good chance that Sega is willing to support the franchise for many years to come.  I guess it will depend on how well the game is received and how those sales figures turn out. Remember what happened to another epic Japanese franchise Sega “promised” to support… *cough*Shenmue*cough*

So if you want to see more tri-Ace/Sega collaboration on the RPG, then you’d best buy several copies of End of Eternity and ensure that they keep up the franchise.

Source: http://www.seganerds.com/2009/04/15/sega-to-support-end-of-eternity-for-the-next-decade/

Ten years support before it's even released. They certainly seem confident in it. Of course, Sega's never seemed afraid to take chances, that's what I like about them.

They supported Phantasy Star Online for a long time too. That ended after Phantasy Star Universe came out. Closed all PSO and Blue Burst servers. Blue Burst was awesome. PSU was a mistake and they should have kept PSO. u_u

I wonder if this game will be playable online too.

Looks great

I will buy it most probably

Go Sega.

Now that's a 10 year plan!