Nah, they'd see all current projects through. They've spent way too much money marketing Shinobi to push it back and port it now.
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Nah, they'd see all current projects through. They've spent way too much money marketing Shinobi to push it back and port it now.
Check, check, check... I have none of the three yet for basically your reasons and a Sega grouping would sell me on one just like that. The system of choice would be the Cube as well, but any would do, I just hope it's true (but my hopes aren't up, it's internet "news"). I really don't want to "settle" for one system, this would prevent that.Quote:
Originally posted by sggg
Anyway, I have not bought any of the three yet, because IMO none of the three stands out that much from the other two, and none of them have enough "must have" software yet. They're all pretty even IMO. But, if you took all the SEGA games off each system and put them on one, I think it'd be a damn fine software lineup all on it's own. So, for me this is great news - IF IT'S TRUE. Whichever system they pick, I shall own. Mark my words. :):):)
Oh, and for the record - I hope it's Gamecube - even though I think GCN probably has the weakest software lineup so far. I just like the system more than the other two. :)
I really don't care that much no matter which one it is though. They all have their advantages and disagvantages.
Yeh, what Strider said. They would probably become exclusive once all the current projects were complete, or at least the ones past 50% that can't easily be switched. I doubt it would be immediate.
I read a post on another forum that made an interesting point. I don't know if it's true or not though, as there was no proof. But the poster said that across the board Sega's software sales are actually down since they went "platform agnostic". Sega's Dreamcast games were selling at a better clip than most of their "third party software". I didn't think that was true??? So I'd like to see what the actual numbers say.
Well, if they go exclusive to the PS2, it will basically undermine the Dreamcast, since that system was killed in part to people waiting for the fucking PS2. Also, the PS2's audience of casual gamers never dug Sega's innovative stuff.
Going to the Xbox is sales-suicide.
Going to the GC would probably be the best move. It's got a nice mix of casual and hardcore gamers on it. Although Sega being exclusie to a Nintendo system just seems so very wrong...
As an owner of all three systems and a Sega fan for about 15 years, I hope this is true. I would love to see all of the Sega games on one platform again.
If the winner of the Sega sweepstakes is not MS, the Xbox is in trouble... The other two consoles would be weakened but would survive.
Keeping all of that in mind, I am going to predict that Sega's respect for Nintendo as a game company will outweight potentially larger offers from the others.
Going to the GC would be logical. Yuji Naka has said the GC was the easiest of the 3 to program for.
Most of this speculation is moot. Sega jumping on to one particular platform would be insane at this point, unless it was PS2. The GC and Xbox need a larger userbase for Sega to consider bringing over all of its franchises to any one of the three. If I were in charge at Sega, here's what I think would have to happen to jump to one platform:
1) Kill all rumors about the move immediately through PR damage control. It's bad to have those out, as they may harm present projects.
2) Don't make any future plans to collaborate with any of the companies before the move is complete. Don't move until present collaboration deals are complete.
3) Wait to see what happens with Nintendo's Cube sales numbers when their first batch of big games finally gets released. If the public accepts them, the Cube userbase will be sufficient to support all franchises without massive drops in sales.
I think announcing anything "soon" would be premature and detrimental to Sega's future profit outlook. What happens if their gamble isn't successful? They will have burned their bridges with the other two companies and might not be able to get any of their games published on those platforms.
If anyone can provide some actual evidence that this will happen, please do so. "Actual evidence" here does not mean sales numbers based upon conjecture from the number of Gungrave copies sold by your Gamestop branch last Tuesday. Somebody find some real sales numbers already.
The Xbox fan in me hopes Sega goes exclusively to Microsoft but the realist in me tells me it's probably Nintendo.
Which wouldn't be a bad thing, The Cube isn't as powerful as the Xbox but it's more powerful than the PS2. The GameCube has 'Nintendo' on it and Nintendo has already stated that they do not plan on releasing another system any time soon, they will be concentrating on sofware, so Sega will not have to worry about working with new hardware.
And if Microsoft lowers the price of the Xbox to $150 Nintendo will surely lower the price of the GameCube to $100-$120, which means more sales for the Cube.
If it's Nintendo I'll buy a GameCube, if it's XBox I'll be doing cartwheels, if it's Sony....
i remember rumblings a lil bit back about possibly SEGA teaming with MS and then Nintendo eventually becoming a 3rd party (also developing games for the box) because all three of them really want to let loose SONY's stranglehold.
And those were just that: rumblings. Xbox fanboy wishing, aka fanisms. Probably came from the gamefaqs forum.Quote:
Originally posted by Dragonmaster Dyne
i remember rumblings a lil bit back about possibly SEGA teaming with MS and then Nintendo eventually becoming a 3rd party (also developing games for the box) because all three of them really want to let loose SONY's stranglehold.
This isn't the wwf. There's no grand conspiracy to overthrow anyone. It's all more or less friendly competition.