Company re-iterates its devotion to software
It seems like every now and then you run across a story – or more specifically a rumor – that Sega’s going to be re-entering the hardware race after they bowed out in early 2001. The legendary “Dreamcast 2″ frequently brings with it spectacular games, like the long-awaited Shenmue 3 and whatever other pie-in-the-sky hopes you can think of. According to CVG, that rumor mill was churned just a little bit more sometime last week, as word on the street said that Sega had apparently signed a deal with a UK-based 3D hardware manufacturer with the goal of re-entering the console businss.
When CVG grilled Sega West President Mike Hayes at E3, Hayes reportedly laughed off the claims and re-iterated the company’s stance of being a software company. “We certainly won’t be getting back into hardware, that’s for sure.”, he said.
So that settles that – for the next six months, anyway, until the next “Sega’s making new gaming hardware! Dreamcast 2!” rumors and subterfuge start to pile up again.
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This was pretty obvious, despite some speculation I made.
Who knows. SEGA can, at times, be a bunch of hypocrites, or this could be a sign that SEGA wants to throw us off and make a new console for Sonic’s 20th. Doubt it though. But for now I’ll keep on saying that SEGA won’t do it because they would lose the money that they are making on each console.
I’d buy Dreamcast 2 as long as Capcom made MegaMan games for it. Eh. who needs Mario anyway. Then again I’ll probably just get a Wii.
It’s literally impossible to make another console at this point.
They could try a handheld, but I think Apple has already taken the 3rd spot.
@ Mike
SEGA technically made a handheld called the Vision in Europe that could play Java games. They still haven’t released it over here. (this is funny because SEGA says they won’t make hardware even though they did.)
I’ve moved to Nintendo, ironically to buy sonic adventure 2 on gamecube. after then buying mario sunshine, metroid prime 1 and 2, and wind waker, i became huge fans of each series respectively. i wouldn’t buy a sega console now, after whats become of its biggest franchises. the ones that are still around suck badly. bring on skyward sword =)
The Dreamcast 2 will be real after the quest for motion based grandma gaming crashes the market once again, SEGA emerges from the ashes with the Dreamcast 2/Phoenix and the reformation of the dream teams that made the original Dreamcast legendary
2012-The old rumored year of the next Xbox marks the next death of the industry
2015-The fabled year of the PS3 becomes the year of the Dreamcast 2
2016-SEGA in a huge attempt to bring faith to fans exiles Dimps and key members of the current Sonic Team to the Moon. Sega announces Sonic 4 and effectively retcons the previous one from history
Enjoy your pipe dream EggFang.
Sarcasm on my Internet? It’s more likely than you think!
I really wonder why there are still Sonic fans that just say that Nintendo should do Sonic. Seriously, if you hate SEGA and the current games then just quit going to fansites and complaining.
Because Nintendo doesn’t mostly relay on the same two teams to develop every major game in a series and know what polish is
if sega does make a new console i would like it being named Dreamcast 2(like several others want to) or my own name that i imagined a new sega console would have “Sega Ringenesis”(Ringenesis=Ring+Genesis)
I used to turn my nose up at the “LET NINT3NDO D0 A S0N1C G@ME” idea, but after playing Galaxy 2 and seeing what the EAD team is capable of, I’d feel quite comfortable with them behind a Sonic game.
sega must hire Sonic Retro they know the classic sonic games to the tiniest details and they would make sonic 4 so good you would scream “Sonic Cycle Broken”
@Mykonos sega must hire Sonic Retro they know the classic sonic games to the tiniest details and they would make sonic 4 so good you would scream “Sonic Cycle Broken”
Just say the downloadable dreamcast games sell amazingly, breaking records. This would be a great time to release the new system with the added intrest from the new generation.
Well of course they will deny it. Just like Nintendo when they denied that they are working on a new 3D device, and now look what they announced at E3. You’ll just have to wait and see what will come.
Sega been so busy in the past 3 years or so, i mean making contracts with 3rd parties, making new engines from scratch and now a whole online division just for digital contents. Don’t know about you guys, but i feel they’re doing something under wrasps.
I still believe in you SEGA.