Brief Response to Pritchard’s Comments
The story we published Tuesday regarding an MCV interview with Alan Pritchard got a lot of Sonic fans’ attention. In it, Pritchard, the new VP of marketing for the American divison, acknowledged demand within the ranks of Sega for Sonic 4 to be made available in a physical form. The remark prompted questions on whether such a release was in the cards, perhaps when all episodes of the next Sonic were released for download.
Pritchard’s comments and the subsequent speculation caught the attention of Sega community manager RubyEclipse, who briefly commented on the remarks today at the Sega forums. Unforutnately, they encourage proponents of physical media not to get their hopes up.
“The comment simply noted that (Pritchard) realized demand was high,” he said. “There’s no official word currently about any plans for a retail version of the game.”
The debate transitions nicely into our current TSSZ News @Issue poll, which asks if you think Sega should reconsider that stance, but only as a means to prevent leaks. Even outside of that context, do you still think it’s a good and profitable idea? Tell us in our comments section.
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People do realize that you can back up Xbox Live Arcade games on memory units or USB sticks up to 16GB (with the recent patch) right? You can also transfer licenses to other 360 consoles.
(Even if something happens to your console you will always be able to access your profile online and you can transfer your license to a new 360 console so you can still play all your arcade games that you ‘lost.’
Basically, once you’ve purchased an arcade game you can always get it back for free. So unless you want a hard copy Sonic 4 for the ‘feel’ (which I can acknowledge) then there’s no need to worry about ‘losing’ your game.
Haha sorry Tristan, could you please delete this post and add a closing bracket to my previous one? xD
you guys know that on your ps3′s Playstation network account everything you buy/download is saved right?
so even if your ps3 crashes or something you just type in your account and re-download the games you had paid for XP
isn’t that grrrrrreat? XD
Yes, it’s only those who would download the game on Wii who would be screwed if something happened to their system, since all downloads are linked to hardware without any online user profile whatsoever. But there are those who still prefer physical releases to the point where they might not even WANT to download it in the first place. Or maybe they just don’t have the ability to, but could easily purchase a disc. Point is, there are good reasons to want a disc release for some folks.
I’m from the old school, I like to physically own a game and have it in my collection. I own a vast selection of consoles and having my shelves stacked with games is all part of my gaming experience.