SEGA to re-enter console race?

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Originally posted by xS
Yeah, but the Saturn was kicking the N64s ass in Japan until OOT came out from what I can remember. Sega had alot of the big Japanese franchises back then.

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You have to remember tho that for most joe blow gamers in the U.S., this didn't mean dick. I'm still mad at Sega for not releasing all 3 parts of Shining Force III in the U.S. along with the most stupidest of moves by never bringing out the Capcom 4 Meg cart here.

Those were 100% guarenteed sales and Sega just fucked themselves on that one.

I don't think it is going to happen.... That's how sega put themselves in the hole in the first place, why go back there? I love Sega games, I would love to have another Sega console BUT NOT AT THE EXPENSE of killing off Sega for good... I rather have them stick around and make great games for other systems, even if I can't get to play them all. :(

Sega's new proprietary console will be called the Xbox.

As soon as Sega mergers with Microsoft, the Xbox will be Sega's hardware.

Two words: Wishful Thinking.

I don't see how a new Sega console that is sold at a profit instead of a loss, would hurt Sega or kill them off.

RoleTroll makes a somewhat interesting point, I wouldn't be suprised to see Sega start working with Microsoft on their hardware...

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Originally posted by Box Drink
RoleTroll makes a somewhat interesting point, I wouldn't be suprised to see Sega start working with Microsoft on their hardware...

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didn't microsoft help design the dreamcast?

Well the Sega CD was alright since it brought us Snatcher and Lunar, but the 32X was totally unneeded and ruined any chance of Sega coming out 1st-place in the console wars. Even if you avoided the 32X, you still had to pay overprice for regular Genesis games such as Phantasy Star IV.

Then there's the whole Shining Force III and Shenmue II fiasco with the Saturn and Dreamcast respectively.

and look how that turned out! easiest system ever to pirate games for! :lol:

i don't think sega would team up with microsoft. there aren't enough money hats in the world...

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Originally posted by Gutsman
I think it's possible a new Sega console can succeed, but it has to be marketed differently than previous Sega consoles. And by "succeed" I mean be profitable, I don't mean become a market leader. They shouldn't even bother competing with other "mass market" consoles like PS2/XBox/GC.

Perhaps they can cater the console specifically to "hardcore" Sega fans, ie make it obvious what you will be geting with the console is a lot of Sega games, and not much else. And they can price it high enough to not sell it at a loss, hardcore Sega fans will buy it anyway.

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You know, one of the arguements for getting a GC is it has Nintendo-brand games. You wouldn't buy one for much else. So if Sega tried adopting that kind of stance, all they do is draw people who like their games, but undercut everyone else. Not a good thing.

Personally, I don't see making a console as a goal to turn a profit anymore. If Sony and MS demonstrate anything, it's that game sales go a long way, and to get those sales, market share is what matters - even at the cost of profit. Because if all you go after is just bottom dollar, you wind up like Nintendo - yeah, they make money, but how much will they remain memorable to the public? And that's considering that Nintendo has a household name to run off of. Sega isn't as recognizable, and if they jump in being as being a 1st party option, and only aiming to make money, they'll just slowly burn off whatever 'brand name' they have left with the mainstream.

If they found a way to make so much money that, they could afford to take a loss for the sake of building up their popularity, then they could be long-standing in consoles. And really, that's what matters most - you don't make a console for sake of making a profit year to year. You make one because you want to be a long-standing 'presence' in the gaming world, and so, you have to think ahead like that.