People aren't bitter because Sega still makes mobile games, people are bitter because they won't make more games like the ones they enjoyed years ago.
Now just bring PSO2 to NA/EU with that PC focus
That's nonsense. Sega and Snk were dead companies before they went third party. Both are examples how going third party can save the ass of the company.
theyve already been doing that for years thoughPeople aren't bitter because Sega still makes mobile games, people are bitter because they won't make more games like the ones they enjoyed years ago.
you know if they dont have an income they wont be making any games at all rightYou don't get it. I don't care if SNK or Sega or whoever you want makes money and shows income in the end of the year. I'm not an investor, i play games, and i only care about games. Right now they aren't making new games, new titles, they don't experiment and they don't innovate. I talked about irrelevance, not going under.
Sega might have yearly income, but who cares when they have buried all their series for years now.
Talk about blatant port begging.Port Shenmue and all Yakuza games to PC.
The only realistic path I can see for a Shenmue III is to have a HD remake of Shenmue I & II and see how they sell first. Of course if you want those to actually sell you are going to need to put in a good amount of development to make some pretty major updates, such as the control scheme, camera angles and character textures in particular. I would love to see it happen but the realist in me says it's dead as a doornail. I just don't see your typical console gamer that buys FIFA and COD giving a game like Shenmue, where you feed an ailing cat and have long talks on park benches with your girlfriend, a chance.
did you read anything other than the titleWell. There goes any chance for another Valkyria Chronicles. To Sega, I salute you for this great series and the good stuff you've done in the past, and I at least hope this new direction will be lucrative for you.
Well. There goes any chance for another Valkyria Chronicles. To Sega, I salute you for this great series and the good stuff you've done in the past, and I at least hope this new direction will be lucrative for you.
Oh I see. So SEGA JP is safe
Wow they have a lot more studios than I thought they would.
To be clear they've only announced 120 of the 300 layoffs as coming from the West as the Japanese review is still going.Oh I see. So SEGA JP is safe
Wow they have a lot more studios than I thought they would.
Well going by that logic, Heavy Rain, a game that sold over 3 million copies and made Sony more than 100 million, has segments where you throw a frisbee with your kid in the park and cook scrambled eggs for your client. Overlooking the fact that you don't have to feed the cat and there's about one scene involving the love interest in a park that doesn't really last all that long, the game can easily be marketed through its kung fu brawling and detailed open world. Yeah, it wouldn't be a surefire success, and being a remaster it's not going to sell as much as something like Heavy Rain (although it'd be an awful lot cheaper) but I think it could do potentially well, and as you say, it'd serve as a good litmus test to determine if Shenmue 3 has commercial viability or not.
Pretty sure they are treated as a separate entityThs isn't very encouraging for all the Atlus games
Even if it was, it's not like gaming wasn't already doing that itself.Mobile gaming is going to ruin gaming.
A kung fu brawler is a great way to market the game no doubt. I was using a bit of hyperbole about the cat and girlfriend but at the same time, think about how little actual fighting there is in Shenmue 1. Especially in the first half, there might be 2-3 short fights in total. Also, didn't the sort of follow up to Heavy Rain, Beyond Two Souls, fail to live up to sales expectations? It's just a huge risk for a company that hasn't been a risk taker for a long time now.
Mobile gaming is going to ruin gaming.
Nintendo should buy the rights to console Sonic games.
What does this mean for Relic and Creative Assembly?
https://youtube.com/watch?v=yI6VXlNRrI0
... *goes back to Chain Chronicle*
Wait...WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR ATLUS!?
Sega intends to alter operations to focus on mobile and online PC games, which it deems to be its growth areas, as well as its Sonic and merchandising businesses.
Sega said:Notice of Implementation of Structure Reform in SEGA Corporation
It is hereby notified that SEGA SAMMY HOLDINGS INC. (the “Company” has determined at
its Board of Directors meeting, held on January 30, 2015, to implement measures for structure
reform in SEGA Corporation (“SEGA”, its subsidiary.
1. Implementation of Group Structure Reform
The Company established the Group Structure Reform Division on May 9, 2014, and has held
discussions to review the earnings structure of the entire Group from a mid to long-term point
of view. The Group announced on October 31 three initiatives: 1) restructuring into three
business groups, 2) initiatives to drastically improve profitability, and 3) appointment of
personnel in charge of structure reform in SEGA, and has developed a structure to enable
investment of management resources in growth areas, which include new fields such as Digital
Games and Resort Business, while addressing issues in existing businesses.
As part of these measures, SEGA has positioned Digital Games, centered around smartphone
and PC online gaming, as a growth area and has determined to implement the following
measures in order to constantly post profits by improving management efficiency while
promptly promoting redistribution of management resources.
2. Details of Measures for Structure Reform in SEGA
a. Enhancing efficiency in domestic (Japanese) businesses
SEGA will review its business structures mainly in Amusement Businesses (arcade machines) and will
narrow down product lineup and withdraw or consolidate and downsize some of the
services.
b.Soliciting voluntary retirement
Voluntary retirement will be solicited in the aforementioned businesses to be withdrawn or
consolidated and downsized, while at the same time personnel will be repositioned in
Digital Games and growth areas of Group mainly as development personnel, in order to
establish a structure which can constantly generate profits. The purpose of these measures
is to improve the business efficiency of the Group.
<Outline of SEGA’s solicitation for voluntary retirement>
Number of solicited employees: About 120
Solicitation period: About 2 weeks from 9 February, 2015
Retirement date: In fiscal year ending March 2015 (plan)
c. Enhancing efficiency in overseas businesses
Local organizations managing (publishing staff, not development staff) packaged game software in Western markets will be
streamlined. In the U.S., Sega of America, Inc. based in San Francisco will be relocated to
Southern California by this summer and its existing office in San Francisco will be closed
thereafter, which results in reducing fixed expenses, mainly in corporate functions. In
addition, the Sonic and merchandising businesses will be reinforced to establish a
structure which can generate stable profits.
4. Future outlook
The Group is currently assessing the impact on full-year consolidated operating results
forecast for the year ending March 31, 2015 from aforementioned structure reform measures
implemented in SEGA.
The Group is taking initiatives for structure reform including soliciting voluntary retirement
at several group companies in addition to the aforementioned measures implemented in SEGA.
The number solicited for voluntary retirement and such for the entire Group is scheduled to be
around 300 (regular employees) and the early retirement benefit is expected as a result of this
measure. The Group also plans to rightsize employees, including fixed-term employees. In
addition to the aforementioned labor costs reduction, the Group is taking measures such as
implementing actions for enhancing efficiency in domestic and overseas businesses.
Taking into consideration the above, the impact on the full-year consolidated operating results
forecast for the year ending March 31, 2015 is that net income is expected to fall but the detail
of the forecast is currently being assessed. It is scheduled to be announced with the third
quarter results announcement scheduled for February 12, 2015, after acknowledging sales
trends of mainstay products in the fourth quarter.
GameSpot said:[Update: Sega Europe has issued a statement to GameSpot suggesting that its development teams, such as Sports Interactive and The Creative Assembly, might not be affected by the consultation process. Though the details were not explicitly clear at this early stage, Sega Europe has suggested that the focus of the downsizing is on the publishing business.
“We are under consultation with a limited number of staff in the European publishing business and will be able to confirm decisions regarding any potential redundancies in the coming weeks.” Update Ends]
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/sega-to-axe-300-jobs-as-focus-turns-to-pc-and-mobi/1100-6424996/
To be clear they've only announced 120 of the 300 layoffs as coming from the West as the Japanese review is still going.
I dunno Sega has been cutting and restructuring every year or two for a while now. It was inevitable itd eventually lead to this.Didn't expect to see Sega fall twice.
I thought Sega had been doing alright these last few years. wtf happened.
Talk about blatant port begging.
Okay, I also added this in case it isn't clear.
Quick Breakdown:
-Sega is continuing their refocus to digital games.
-As part of this, they're downsizing their Western publishing business (but not their Western development studios), and staff in their arcade game department in Japan. They're also transferring the staff they can to mobile/PC Online in particular.
-So far 120 layoffs have been announced at Sega West, primarily in Sega of America and some in Sega of Europe (this is the publishing business, not the studios).
-Sega intends 300 layoffs total, with a notable portion of that presumably coming from the arcade business in Japan.
-They're plausibly also changing what some of their staff work on - and we've certainly seen that over time from Sega - but that's not directly related to the layoffs we're talking about today. The layoffs are focused on business components that can't easily be transferred to digital, which are primarily retail publishing resources and physical devices like arcade machines.
Focusing on PC, huh?
It would be wonderful if this means SEGA is going to port some of their gems to PC, like the Panzer Dragoon games. Localizing Phantasy Star Online 2 would be neat, too.
lmao
Atlus fanboys are the worst.
so (for consoles) could that mean retail vs. PSN/etc? or is it more likely looking at console vs. mobile?