phart010 | 1,710 Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 2 hours ago, Tanooki said: I try and avoid rumors as they suck, but there was one albeit a long shot, that almost made sense due to the continued failures of market penetration in the home market. Xbox is XX eyed dead as far as sales go in Japan for every generation. Sega with the DC were bed buddies with them as far as some controller designs and Windows CE variant in play too for games. The story goes perhaps MS will have Sega sell their system and rebrand it under their name to hide the fact it's american stuff to stealth sell there. Atari did it in the day as have others to better success than going at it alone. It's that, or a Dreamcast Mini given the cheap price of parts needed (included storage) to house the size of those games and power needed to drive them. This all assuming this isn't just some big pile of bs to get people talking so someone can feel like they got attention by causing a dust up. This sounds extremely plausible from a business perspective. Businesses do this type of thing all the time and given the circumstances with Microsoft in Japan, it makes perfect sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorEncore | 3,691 Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 It looks like Sega will not be peddling the Sega Series X. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart010 | 1,710 Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 2 hours ago, DoctorEncore said: It looks like Sega will not be peddling the Sega Series X. This tweet is just as much a rumor as what it is claiming to debunk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorEncore | 3,691 Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, phart010 said: This tweet is just as much a rumor as what it is claiming to debunk I disagree. Daniel Ahmad is a very trusted source and has plenty of inside info. He may not know directly about what they are announcing, but I'm guessing he would know something if the big rumors were true. But we'll see! I'd love to be wrong. Microsoft desperately needs help in Japan. Edited June 1, 2020 by DoctorEncore 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,142 Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Sonic 2020 incoming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 5,013 Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 On 5/31/2020 at 2:09 PM, Nintegageo said: I do not think they are going to do it. BUT I would say that among the video game-centered companies, Sega is the only one who I think could actually do it and succeed. They would need to take the Nintendo-route and be done with being a tech-leader. Sega was at its best when it was doing games on its own hardware, which was designed with their games in mind. They also have an insanely high IP # (and a variety in their genres as well) - really the only ones who can rival Nintendo in that sense. Could they do it? Yep. Would or should they? Probably not. We can dream. Man, I get this. If not properly managed, there is NO way they could succeed at releasing new hardware this day and age, but man I'd like for them to try. If SEGA really wanted to be ballsy, release an Android device that is both HDMI and RCA/RGB compliant and make it a pseudo-modern+retro console. In other words, try to give a bit of love to the nostalgia crowd, which they've already done by re-releasing so many of their old titles and being a bit more open about it. Heck, I'd love to even see something like a "Genesis/Mega-Drive 2" and it basically be an insanely powered "2D box". I think they could possibly make something really, really cool and niche but not so niche that it couldn't profitable. Basically, find that perfect balance of a cheap device with enough horse power to play retro games on original SEGA hardware, but also be geared to an indy community that can publish to it and even release physical hardware. I don't have anything specific in mind, but I could see them making something like what the OUYA wanted to be, but with a "cartridge" slot, even if it's like Switch chips, where some games can have a physical release for collectors. That'd be reallly, really cool. It'd be cheap enough to give it 16GB of internal ROM, and then, of course, have and SD slot for a lot more space that that. There is a place for a SEGA console. I think they could do it if they tried to "innovate" by creating a nice pairing of nostalgia+indy development+cheap but reliable hardware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,506 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Did someone post this thing yet? It's so ridiculous it almost looks like an April Fool's joke: https://60th.sega.com/ggmicro/. Pretty neat though. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhleo | 2,198 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 3 minutes ago, DefaultGen said: Did someone post this thing yet? It's so ridiculous it almost looks like an April Fool's joke: https://60th.sega.com/ggmicro/. Pretty neat though. Jesus, my expectations were zero and Sega still managed to let me down :( 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadeye | 1,600 Homebrew Team · Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 9 minutes ago, DefaultGen said: Did someone post this thing yet? It's so ridiculous it almost looks like an April Fool's joke: https://60th.sega.com/ggmicro/. Pretty neat though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorEncore | 3,691 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 I'm paraphrasing here, but I'm pretty sure the reporter who was teasing this announcement said it was "as big as Wired's PS5 reveal." Sometimes you gotta manufacture your own hype. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,506 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 2 minutes ago, DoctorEncore said: I'm paraphrasing here, but I'm pretty sure the reporter who was teasing this announcement said it was "as big as Wired's PS5 reveal." Sometimes you gotta manufacture your own hype. Maybe it was just a huge diss to PS5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Well that's underwhelming to say the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,891 Administrator · Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 I mean to be faaaaair, the Game Boy Micro is still very popular to this day. Of course, the Gameboy had good games... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YOURTURN | 1,257 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 I must confess that I like the thought they put into it. What turns me off is the way they decided which color gets which games. Other than that I would have considered getting these if it was not for the fact I am still in the rebuilding/pre-grading stage of my game collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart010 | 1,710 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Only 4 games each? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,142 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 (edited) Wait was I actually right with my Game Gear 2020 comment?! edit: hahahaha what a little piece of junk and only 4 games apiece. Forcing people to buy all 4 to get all the games is a super shitty move imo Edited June 3, 2020 by a3quit4s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 5,013 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 I'm holding out on my reservations and comments until SEGA officially releases something. They may have another device or two in the wings, and this could have been a fun "show ender" for their presentations. Yes, I want more than just a GG micro, but if they release Saturn and DC Minis, this will just be icing on the cake. But, we'll see. Who knows what SEGA will do at Famitsu(?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaytToTheParty | 22 Posted June 3, 2020 Author Share Posted June 3, 2020 1 hour ago, a3quit4s said: Wait was I actually right with my Game Gear 2020 comment?! edit: hahahaha what a little piece of junk and only 4 games apiece. Forcing people to buy all 4 to get all the games is a super shitty move imo And, to win you over, you get a "Big Window Micro" if you purchase all four. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorEncore | 3,691 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Who am I kidding? I'll probably buy all four, but I'm not going to be happy about it. The real question is, how low can they go on clearance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorEncore | 3,691 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Bahahahaha. You're killing me Sega. Imagine thinking that four games per device is being generous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhleo | 2,198 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 8 minutes ago, DoctorEncore said: Bahahahaha. You're killing me Sega. Imagine thinking that four games per device is being generous. I mean, that would have been cool when HitClips were a thing (early 2000s?) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDIRunner | 2,794 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 (edited) Now it sounds like you can only get the magnifier if you pre-order all 4. $200 is a bit much for me, especially on something that I know I would never use once. Do you think Nintendo will follow suit and release a Game Boy Micro Micro? The only problem would be that you would have no way of knowing if you bought it unless you owned a microscope. Edited June 3, 2020 by TDIRunner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glazball | 175 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 I have a feeling this is just build-up to an eventual Dreamcast Mini, but I can't help but think what a stupid, useless release this is. My friend said he wouldn't even loot the thing, which gave me a chuckle. (fwiw, I'm very much against looting!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange | 1,706 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 I’d be fine if it was like, an actual GG Mini. With an HDMI out. The original GG is damn near impossible to play these days unless heavily modded. This version looks impossible to play given the size. Oh well, I guess I’m sticking with my Analogue GG adapter (whenever they restock them). This just seems odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,641 Editorials Team · Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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