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Sega Scraps Dreamcast
by Maarten Goldstein, Jan 31, 2001 6:43am PSTIt's official now, Sega is indeed abandoning the Dreamcast in March, instead offering its technology to others and providing content for other systems, although Sega will continue to provide software for the console. However, while we were expecting just the announcements for Playstation 2, Gameboy Advance or Gamecube (and Xbox perhaps) titles, Sega announces Palm support as well saying they will develop game content for the Palm handhelds by the end of the year. These games can be played online, no other details were given. Here is a Reuters story on the announcement.
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And, yes, I am fcuking bitter.
-Evan
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Who's keeping score on how many times the denied "rumor" turns out to be true, and the later confirmation is just a non-event? :)
I own every Nintendo system (except for Virtual Boy...), but my Dreamcast was the first non-Big N system I owned. I preordered it. I danced with glee when I finally picked it up from Kay B Toys. I spent hours playing all of the best games for it (OMG, THPS is so good, I bought THPS 2 for myself as a birthday present). This summer while I was on vacation in Vermont without my computer, I used my DC to go online and write email and stuff.
And now, my baby is dead. At least they'll still make games for it, and Sega will live on through my Game Cube.
*cries some more*
-Evan Turner
but palm pilot games? holy shit, that sucks. I'm a palm developer, I have written a very successful game for the palm (http://dopewars.cjb.net), so I know first-hand how HORRIBLE developing anything performance-related for the palm OS platform can be. and palm seems to be sliding into a totally complacent position in the marketplace. what have they added recently? color? slightly faster CPUs? oh wow, wonderful.
i'm waiting for pocket pc to wipe the floor with palm.
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Quit blaming Sony, children. It's not Sony's fault that Sega managed to completely blotch up its marketing department.
I hate it when I'm right.
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I hate it when I'm right.
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btw.. the industry is pathetic. Dreamcast was purely the better system, but the Sony fanboys chose to kill it off with their PS2 hype box. I hold my head in shame.
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http://psxmedia.ign.com/media/news2/image/sosorry.jpg
It's a parody of a Sega print ad bashing on the PS2 shortage.
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MY FAVORITE IS SHENMUE WHERE I SHIP CRATES BACK AND FORTH!
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*sees 2 serial numbers in his copy of PSO*
Holy Crap!!! I wonder if he would just send $1 million my way...
http://www.shugashack.com/funk.y?id=748589
*cough* *cough*
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by snackula!
1. Rumor surfaces that [console, game, cpu] will be canceled.
2. Company vehemently denies said rumor and issues press release
reaffirming its commitment to said product. (See
http://www.shugashack.com/onearticle.x/11829/ )
3. A period of silence passes.
4. Company cancels product after all.
5. No one is surprised.
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Soul Caliber, JGR, Crazy Taxi, Shenmue, THPS2, etc etc etc etc....good god what am I waiting for?
oh yeah, I'm broke.
OT: Hey, does anyone have a copy of XENOGEARS they'd be interested in selling to me? Used, or whatever, doesn't matter. I'd pay like 10+ bucks. Shackmessage me if you can help me out. Thanks.
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regular sized cd?
or did they try to curb the pirating like sega by making the disks bigger?
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Um since when was the segacd, gamegear, and saturn a flop? Because of sells? From a business standpoint yes, but from a gamers point of view? No way those systems did rock and they had good games.
I wont get into the 32x, that WAS A flop.
Anyway, I held off on the DC because I was peeved over the saturn/32x thing. Plus back then and still today I HATE the controller.
Same thing for the PS2 there are times I would have sold my soul for one but I knew I would wait for some really good games I enjoy.
Sega is following tradition saying they will continue to support the dying system, but past results have proved otherwise ;-)
*is still gonna buy his own DC for PSO*
I am cursed. The last 4 game systems I bought as they came out were the Atari Jaguar, The 3DO, Saturn and Dreamcast. I am the kiss of death. Also my first 3d video card was a Rendition v1000 and my first 3d sound card was A3D so my evil seems to extend to pcs as well. My first two computers were the Commodore Vic 20 and the Coleco Adam. Then there are the handhelds. I bought only two handhelds new which were the Atari Linx and the Sega Game Gear. Now if I buy sonething after its already sucessful, its ok. I own a PSX and a Game Boy Color. They are safe. But from the starting gate, I always pick the loser.
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"The general population is idiots. I'm not part of the general population, other people are."
"The DreamCast is the best piece of gaming hardware right now. Even though Sega, its creator, has stopped producing it and will not be making its flagship game for it."
There is NO reason that if you are going to develop
software (and have a half way decently established base)
to give your customers the shaft. *(i'm speakinf of course
of the idea that VF4 is a PS2 exlusive)*
What kind of fucked up bullshit is that?
Way to go Sega, love the customer support.
Just remember the fans you abandon may just abandon you.
I for one will not purchase another sega product unless there is
some form of restitution.
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Would you really buy a piece of hardware that has been discontinued?
That doesnt seem to bright to me.
And you shouldnt assume that all the games that are in development for the dreamcast will be continued. There will be a bunch that dont make it.
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but if its selling for 99 bucks
ITS MINE
sorry, been a while since I was in an arcade.
When the Xbox and GameCube and GBA come out the DC's shelf space will disappear and then it's good bye DC. Gee I hate to say it, but despite having a base of 5.5 million units out there we still have a Saturn situation. Screw you Sega, you let me down again.
Sad but true. At least they can't screw me over in the next gen, they won't have a machine!
I just hope they release Shenmue 2 and 3 for DC. 2 is a sure thing (it's done already), but they might shaft their DC base and release 3 for PS2 only, or something stupid like that.
CRAPPPYYYY.
I mean after the whole Saturn failure, now this. (I bought a Saturn, its collecting dust in the garage now) And also that cd attachment thing for the genesis was a flop.
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