Sega to become platform-exclusive...

[sggg]

A lot of people are still speculating that the company in question would be Sony... but I still don't see any reason why Sony would pay off Sega at this point. They don't need Sega at all. They already "won". Sega would surely not do this without "financial incentive"... so...

I think that probably narrows it down to Nintendo and MS, and for a variety of well-speculated-on reasons I'd guess it's Nintendo.


I really hope this is true, no matter which console it ends up being...

[Shin Johnpv]

Sony wouldnt drop the money on sega now
like Sggg said if it was going ot be anyone itd be either MS or Nintendo

by logic of the 2 the smart one for sega to go with would be Nintendo if they HAD to do this but it being Sega and Sega always making the worse buisness descions in the history of videogaming (second only to the N64 being cart based and not cd based such a stupid mistake nintendo anyway) Sega would side with MS ofcourse i could be wrong and sega could make a smart descion for once

whats funny is the only reason im buying an xbox this fall will be because of Sega, for Sega GT 2002, Panzer Dragoon, and Toe Jam n Earl III if the would just have gone multiplatform with those games i would nt have to drop another 200 bucks on a system *L*

[gamevet]

Originally posted by GDK
"Sega would be crazy to develop exclusively for Xbox, god knows how well it's doing in Japan..."

Thats the rub. As far as I know, Sega games generally dont sell very well in Japan anyway.

Sega games have sold fairly well in Japan, but not quite as well as they have in the past. Virtua Fighter 2 sold an amazing 2 million units back in the Saturn's hey day. Check out www.the-magicbox.com under platinum sellers.


Sega's best bet would be to join Nintendo's camp. It has a loyal user base, less competitive software than the PS2, and a very large GBA userbase to boot. It would be in both Nintendo and Sega's best interest to join forces.

[Shinobi128]

Originally posted by Green
Say if Sega signs up with Nintendo, this wouldn't mean Orta would be ported or canceled would it?

No...in an XBN interview with the developers, they said that if it wasn't for the Xbox, they wouldn't have even considered bringing back Panzer Dragoon.


As for that info, it was posted on another forum, I'm looking into finding the source.

[Swirly]

Reading your comments on this subject really gave me a headache. I hope they do choose one platform to make their games for. I can finally stick to one system again for financial reasons.

Many gamers don't know this, but Nintendo has more money stored up than Sony. Sony walks around with a big head with an attitude that they don't need anybody so Sega going PS2 only is pretty slim. Also if you study sales between PS and N64 games, N64 hit games sold more than PS games. This means that though PS games in total sales is more because of volume, individual game sales were less compared to N64.

Nintendo and Sega team up seems wrong, but right if you know what I mean. This team up seems good, but not necessary. Nintendo is getting ready to release their hit games soon so adding Sega seems moot.

Microsoft would seem to be the logicial company to give Sega such an offer. In my heart, this is where I hope they go despite what everybody else here thinks of Bill, MS and the Xbox. I always saw the Xbox as another system to kick Sony in the face and hopefully they'll do it in the next round. Besides competition in the game industry is always a good thing. I'm planning to buy a Xbox, possibly this month for PDO and other Sega games on the system. I don't know why, but my heart is with Xbox between the 3 systems. Though in my own farfetched dreams, I hope they go back to the Dreamcast.

[Prince Planet]

I'm surprised that many of you are looking at the short-term view. It would seem to me that any decision Sega would make in this regard (assuming there's any shred of truth to it) would be based on long-term profit projections.

First, Sega won't go with ANY one platform maker without receiving HUGE amounts of cash (or cash eqivalents) up front. Even Sega is not that stupid.

Second, Sega would presumably team up with a company that seems to be poised for the NEXT iteration of hardware, not the present one. Frankly, I don't know who that would be since, from Sega's perspective, it's probably not based entirely on present hardware sales. Rather, it's based on whose next-gen plan would create the most potential profit for Sega.

Third, and most interestingly, if Sega were to team up with Nintendo (my brain can barely process that scenario), that might be the one thing that makes Nintendo stay in the hardware game. (Hardware jointly developed by Sega and Nintendo!?!) Now THERE'S food for thought.

Regardless, if this rumor pans out, I'll worry about it when it happens.

[1CCOSA]

Wonder if this will effect games from Sonic Team? It'll be either Microsoft or Sony, even money as to which of the two. Anyways...

Dear Sega:

You are from the country of Uruguay. (Homer voice: "haha You are gay.")

Sincerely,

Kosh and all Sega fans

[Jay]

Nintendo's my bet, if it pans out.

[Josh]

I don't care where they go. I own a PS2, a Gamecube and very soon I will own an Xbox. It matters not to me.

Although for some reason I kinda want to see Nintendo fail, so I hope SEGA stays away.

[Brisco Bold]

I think it'll be Microsoft. Consider who needs strong exclusive titles more. Obviously Microsoft would be able to pay them more than Sony or Nintendo for exclusivity.

That is, of course, if this report is true. The report is so poorly written (then again, I've never read IGN, so) that it sounds like a farce. Who knows? Frankly, I wait until someone more credible reports this until I take it seriously.

I think it\'ll be Microsoft. Consider who needs strong exclusive titles more. Obviously Microsoft would be able to pay them more than Sony or Nintendo for exclusivity.

Also, why the hell would Nintendo want Sega as an exclusive; nintendo generally makes %50 of the games on all it consoles. That\'s where they make their money. Why would they want another company competing with them?

Sony doesn\'t need them. Sega titles don\'t sell as well something like, say GTA III which they\'ve decided to get as an exclusive.

Microsoft, I\'ll re-iterate, does need them. Considering that Sega is a master of all trades, they fill in the holes that are left by companies that view the X-Box with disdain, and also provide exlcusives; Sega\'s like the all-in-wonder company.

That is, of course, if this report is true. The report is so poorly written (then again, I\'ve never read IGN, so) that it sounds like a farce. Who knows? Frankly, I\'ll wait until someone more credible reports this until I take it seriously.