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[Chariot]

No, not you, not you

 

[baphomet]

Nintendo really did kill them in the end...

 

[Alx]

So many franchises reduced to dust.

The Sega story is a tragedy.

Yeah they should sell them. I suppose the new owners wouldn't do them justice, but at least they wouldn't be lost, and one or two of them could come out great.

 

[firehawk12]

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, recently. Persona 5 this year.

It doesn't make mention of any Japan specific related restructuring in the article. I'd imagine Atlus is successful enough for them to continue doing what they're doing?

I mean made in the West. Although I guess even Sonic isn't really an American property.

 

[Tenki]

Like Konami buying Hudson, it's a trend

 

[JNA]

It doesn't make mention of any Japan specific related restructuring in the article. I'd imagine Atlus is successful enough for them to continue doing what they're doing?

But...no more console related future...besides Persona 5, does that mean Atlus is done making console games? I mean you're probably right but this shit is really scary if Atlus is in any way affected by this.

 

[Lynd7]

What, so now Sonic games will be PC and Mobile only? Damn..

 

[Firemind]

Please kill Atlus.

.

rip sega

 

[Necromanti]

Hey, at least there's always Konami, Capcom, and Square-Enix to pick up the slack. Right guys?

Right?

 

[Kouriozan]

I wanted a last Space Channel 5, but I guess I have to let it go now.

 

[Vylash]

hyped for more Sega mobile stuff

 

[Bricky]

Sounds like the beginning of the end, slowly but surely joining Atari as a publisher that was once king of the console market and now makes nothing but irrelevant mobile games.

Oh well, at least they still publish non-digital only games from studios like The Creative Assembly for the time being.

 

[JNA]

hyped for more Sega mobile stuff

Chain Chronicle FTW!

 

[Nightbird]

I'm more worried about Atlus to be honest...

 

[Arion]

Seems like the right direction for them.

 

[tiggerkiddo]

Well at least they seem prepared to focus on what sells best for them but still rather sad to see. I remember when Sega was king back in the 90's.

 

[Mango The Magician]

What does this mean for Sonic stuff?

 

[Taker34]

Sega never fails to fail, imo.
Really hope this doesn't affect Atlus. They should sell them before they turn Atlus into something else. I bet Sony or Nintendo would be interested.

 

[Brazil]

Sounds like the beginning of the end, slowly but surely joining Atari as a publisher that was once king of the console market and now makes nothing but irrelevant mobile games.

Oh well, at least they still publish studios like The Creative Assembly for the time being.

Poor Sega was never king of anything.

 

[chiimisu]

end of the era. I grew up loving Sega.

 

[vocab]

Just release yakuza on PC. Atlus will do what atlus does. Sega is finally packing it up. After sonic boom, how are we not surprised.

 

[Alex]

The year is 2018.

Sega has been dissolved.

PSO2 is still coming, it's just delayed.

 

[Inuhanyou]

What does this mean for Atlus and all their games? Persona 5?

Sony should have bought them when they had the chance

 

[kevin1025]

This.

You'll probably see a lot more exclusive titles per system, and with Sony and MS wanting to foot the bill, they'll be under one banner instead of two or three.

It's a tough road, but cutting costs on systems that aren't making money is a necessity in this day and age.

You make an interesting point. Sony and Microsoft might be vying for exclusive Sega games in the future and doing publishing deals with Sega, with PC maybe being the place to get everything. I can see that happening, with Sony maybe going after Yakuza.

 

[baphomet]

Poor Sega was never king of anything.

You are either very young, or have an awful memory.

 

[YoungOne]

I guess this really means there is no chance for a Resonance of Fate sequel . But I still do see them releasing some console games still mostly only in japan stuff and a once in a long while localization/western dev published game.

 

[sublimit]

Maybe they will sell the franchise to Sony

They better sell the Yakuza dev team as well then.

 

[Fleshfeast]

What does this mean for Relic and Creative Assembly?

That said, other than Sonic, I can't think of anything else they release on console.

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, recently. Persona 5 this year.

I mean made in the West. Although I guess even Sonic isn't really an American property.

Aliens: Colonial Marines - 2013 (PC, 360, PS3)
Alien: Isolation - 2014 (PC, 360, XB1, PS3, PS4)

 

[SinCityAssassin]

In a just world, Nintendo would go in for the kill.

 

[Psycho_Mantis]

What do SEGA have anyway..... Sonic, Yakuza, Miku and whatever the VC/SW/SoA team does.

Thats all I expect.

Atlus not included.

 

[Bricky]

Poor Sega was never king of anything.

Close enough, being Nintendo's biggest rival should make you Queen of the industry at the very least.

 

[Phamit]

Well looks like they stop releasing shitty Sonic console games, by not releasing them at all

 

[LSauchelli]

At least is early retirement, and not just 'fired'.

 

[Americanmushroom]

Consoles are dead confirmed

 

[Brazil]

I'm not afraid for Atlus. Worst case scenario: Sega goes down completely and sells Atlus to get some extra cash for closing procedures.

You are either very young, or have an awful memory.

:lol

 

[metareferential]

Now bring all your games to PC.

There's a huge library of profitable titles you're ignoring.

 

[TP]

Sega intends to alter operations to focus on mobile and online PC games

Miku PC please

 

[firehawk12]

Aliens: Colonial Marines - 2013 (PC, 360, PS3)
Alien: Isolation - 2014 (PC, 360, XB1, PS3, PS4)

So an outsourced job and Creative Assembly.

It makes you wonder why they even bothered with buying Relic... CoH2 seems to be a dead property.

 

[ULTROS!]

This sounds more like Sonic + Atlus = consoles, the rest online PC and Mobile. They're becoming less risky and more streamlined... Kinda like Square Enix.

 

[Lagamorph]

Guess it's finally time to ive up on the Dreamcast 2 dream.....

Excuse me while I go and cry.

 

[Justice_Bolt]

Man what a shitty news.. Mobile and online games future.

 

[Ushay]

Wait who has the rights to Shenmue??

Yes I'm still hopeful!

 

[Endless]

"Notice of Implementation of Structure Reform in SEGA Corporation"

http://fs.magicalir.net/tdnet/2015/6460/20150130014909.pdf

 

[Bricky]

Well looks like they stop releasing shitty Sonic console games, by not releasing them at all

"as well as its Sonic and merchandising businesses."

The day we stop getting shitty console Sonic games is the day Sega goes out of business.

(I don't know whether Sonic fans consider that a good or a bad thing...)

 

[Tizoc]

Soooooooo what does this mean for PC games from SEGA? Like I wouldn't mind more of their PS3 and before era titles on Steam.

"as well as its Sonic and merchandising businesses."

The day we stop getting shitty console Sonic games is the day Sega goes out of business.

(I don't know whether Sonic fans consider that a good or a bad thing...)

We stop getting shitty Sonic games when SEGA wises up and realizes they had the makings of good Sonic games 3-5 years ago.

 

[Kane1345]

Oh God. Atlus and Yakuza....

Scared

 

[migh_and_highty]

Cause the console industry is falling...?

 

[Lime]

I hope to dear God that Creative Assembly and Relic aren't affected by this.

Mobile and Online games doesn't seem like a prospect I want those studios to focus on :/

 

[Herbspiceguy]

Yakuza PC ports, it's time.

 

[migh_and_highty]

Sony should buy yakuza and atlus with the ps4 moneyZ