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[DreamcastSkies]

I'd be there day one, brother

 

[Dacvak]

Only if it was being made by Tommy Tallarico.

 

[Alex Anderson]

One of these every month, I swear.

 

[Pagusas]

It would be dead faster than the Dreamcast.

And i'd LOVE a dreamcast 2

 

[FinalBossWithTheMostPower]

 

[kevboard]

I wonder if a cheap console that targets gen6-like graphics would be something that could get a small, but big enough playerbase.

if Sega made a small console, calls it the Dreamcast 2, only sells games on DVD (yes, DVD not bluray), targets graphics at around GameCube level at 60fps and 1080p (maybe even require 1080p 60fps across the board), have DC compatibility through a home made emulator... and maybe launch with sequels to some classic Dreamcast games...
I think that could be a minor success tbh.

it would essentially take the concept of the Evercade, but for Gen6 games. (The Evercade can only handle stuff up to gen5)

 

[Geometric-Crusher]

It would be dead faster than the Dreamcast.

wrong

Sega in the Dreamcast era had no money
no franchise capable of selling millions
and had two failures under its belt: the Saturn and the 32x.
Sega had a civil war
Sega faced a situation where Square, Konami and Namco gave Sony for free what Microsoft only got by buying Activision.
Sega had some of the most intellectually limited devs in the industry.


The current Sega has franchises capable of selling millions.
The current Sega is a unified company And it's been 20 years; any criticism of Sega is meaningless to Generation Z
No game from any publisher will be denied to Sega, and best of all, Hideki Sato is not part of this new Sega, no single man has harmed Sega more than this guy

 

[EverydayBeast]

 

[Guilty_AI]

 

[Pimpbaa]

The best thing about modern gaming is that you don't have to get off your ass to change a game.

 

[Rhazer Fusion]

Unless that Sega console had some noticeable and genuine exclusives, I feel it would be pointless unfortunately especially since there will most likely be nothing to set it apart from other consoles.

 

[Durin]

Nah, there is no value to Sega bringing back hardware that would do anything in the market, and physical unfortunately is fading from the market that will only sustain as some vinyl collector's market.

All I want to see comeback is Sega having the same creative mentality to make weird games like Jet Grind Radio/Space Channel 5, or pumping out great arcade-style games on hardware people already own.

I want another Skies of Arcadia as well, Valkyrie Chronicles putting some characters in just feels like a tease.

 

[PeteBull]

While physical game media is being dropped/phased out, do you think there is scope for someone like SEGA to come back from the dead, offering only physical releases? The hardware would be nothing crazy but good enough to play any SEGA/Arcade games, plus whatever else they could licence, while being adjusted for modern TV screens. Think a beefier Evercade type experience.

Would you buy one for $199? I sure as hell would.

Even at 499$ =D

 

[Ozzie666]

Why do people keep suggesting this, it's like they want Sega to finally die.

They've been saved several times, just be happy you still have a Sega that even remotely resembles what came before it. Entering Hardware without some Middle East benefactor who loves Sega, is company suicide.

They can't or won't even entertain a mini Saturn or Dreamcast. Maybe I'm crazy but I think there is a market for a re-release in mini form, with games or collections in physical media of some sort. Imagine an N64 with baby cartridges, key chain carts.

 

[Crew511A]

why not ?

Because they would lose money hand over fist. They're in a position where the games they release are enough for them to make money. As Microsoft has shown, the hardware business is a boat anchor if you don't know what you're doing.

We can already play Sega's games on the other consoles. Why would anyone want to have to spend more money for the same games?

 

[Hudo]

People underestimate the amount of resources it takes to launch a competitive console nowadays. Sega would need to restructure and invest into first-party, it would need to rebuild all the supply chains, support, operations, etc. It would need to rebuild and invest into R&D that does the software development tools and that provides developer support. It would invest into their PR department to establish external dev relations. It would need to invest into teams that do marketing deals and hardware marketing. It would need to hire people that do relations with stores and other sellers that could have shelf space for their hardware.

And that doesn't even include going against Nintendo and Sony, which is also a very significant thing Sega had to deal with.

 

[RetroGamingUK]

Nah, there is no value to Sega bringing back hardware that would do anything in the market, and physical unfortunately is fading from the market that will only sustain as some vinyl collector's market.

All I want to see comeback is Sega having the same creative mentality to make weird games like Jet Grind Radio/Space Channel 5, or pumping out great arcade-style games on hardware people already own.

I want another Skies of Arcadia as well, Valkyrie Chronicles putting some characters in just feels like a tease.

The prospect of Virtua Fighter 6 releasing on the same day on every platform complete with rollback excites me.

 

[intheinbetween]

It makes business sense to release a console which only offers physical releases when all the industry already moved to hybrid and digital only releases.