Half-Life Dreamcast Cancelled

June 15, 2001 5:12 PM

Rumors by various news sources have just been confirmed by Sierra, the Dreamcast version of Half-Life has been cancelled. Not surprising since the Dreamcast console has been cancelled, although word was that the port was pretty much done. This is where the Blue Shift mission originated from which was recently released for the PC. This is what Sierra had to say

Sierra regrets the cancellation of Half-Life for the Dreamcast due to changing market conditions.

And this is what Gearbox president Randy Pitchford had to say about the cancellation.

It would've been nice to see the product on shelves since there are some fun differences between Blue Shift PC and Blue Shift Dreamcast. But, mostly, my regrets go out to the guys at Captivation Digital Laboratories who worked very hard to make one of the most complex PC games ever made fit onto the 16mb Dreamcast system. I salute them and wish them luck in their future endeavors.

Maarten Goldstein

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June 15, 2001 5:13 PM

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- TreMetal
  
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  June 15, 2001 5:14 PM
  
  OMG! NUKE THE OFF TOPIC POST!!
  
  Was anyone going to play Half-Life on dreamcast? It probably would not be as good..
  - Duke Nukem Forever
    
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    June 15, 2001 5:25 PM
    
    I was. One of the advantages of consoles is that the games are always there, ready to be played. No worrying about whether DX10 or whatever breaks compatibility with previous versions. No "whoops, where'd Glide go?" worries. If, at a future date, I felt like spending an hour or two killing Marines or Scientists,
    I'd just plop the disc in my DC and go. No dicking with patches, autoupdaters, wondering where my CD key went, etc.