Hopefully just a rumor concerning SEGA/Xbox support.....

**Contra** · 08 May 2002, 03:54 PM

How can any of you guys believe that? Someone already mentioned that the SEGA dev. teams are autonomous, so how is it possible for SEGA to "allocate" it's resources at all? All "SEGA" is now is a room full of old men. The real SEGA is Hitmaker, Sonic team, Smilebit, Amusement Vision, et al.

Sega split 'em up, gave them complete control, sent them out into the world and said "Go make me some money!". This in itself makes it impossible for SEGA as a whole to shut out any one system. Individual teams might, but not the whole F'n company.

This rumor is bunk, please stop wasting my time.

**Tracer** · 08 May 2002, 03:57 PM

SegaXtreme eh... If I recall.. that's a dandy place to find plenty of FTP's for Dreamcast ISO's. Love them Sega Fans :/

ºTracer

**Jimmy Carter** · 08 May 2002, 03:57 PM

JSRF
Gunvalkyrie
Shenmue 2
Panzer Dragoon Orta
Sega GT

Sega was paid a large amount of money for five or more exclusive titles from the Japanese teams. Microsoft knew that the games would cause them to get a good image with the hardcore crowd.

Yu Suzuki has been vocal about how much he likes the GameCube better than the Xbox for development. (Interview) Yuji Naka loves the Cube for it's GBA linkup features. It's easy to see why Sega would devote a large amount to a system that is doing much better than the Xbox in terms of sales. (GC = 3/1 in Japan, 1/1 in US, and 2/1 in Europe)

However, I would bet that the news isn't true and is just your typical anti-Xbox jargon from Fatbabies posters. FYI, the man who posted that news also reported Enix and Rare have been bought out by Microsoft, and will be announced at E3.

**Jimmy Carter** · 08 May 2002, 03:59 PM

Actually, Sega's teams are not completely autonomous. Yu Suzuki did not want to make Shenmue 2 for Xbox and was reported to be angry about it.

Stibbons · 08 May 2002, 04:04 PM

E3, Sega press conference:

"Hello, my name is Peter Moore, and I am standing upon this podium on behalf of Sega to announce the list of Sega's titles for the Xbox in 2002-2003! Here we go!" ...as he walks off the stage.

**Prince Planet** · 08 May 2002, 04:18 PM

Stibbons beat me to it. I was envisioning the Sega rep taking the stage, the crowd hushing in anticipation--

"We are pleased to announce that we will not, I repeat, WILL NOT, be making any more games for XBox. Thank you."

Hmmmm...