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[FrostuTheNinja]

Sad if true. I hope this isn't the start of something bigger.

 

[Sandfox]

Were this rumor true they wouldn't even be making Sonic or any major retail titles at all.

...Which is why at least something here seems off.

Is Sonic even an AAA title? Even if it is they could just reduce the budget they use to develop the games.

 

[Bukana]

 

[Nirolak]

Yeah I think the article off. They apparently canned a bunch of stuff in development, like a supposed Jet Set revival, but I don't think they are completely ignoring consoles.

The only thing that would make sense to me is if they're shutting down Sega Europe (and their associated console projects) and leaving Sega Networks Europe alive, and then shoving games that are largely digital (a la Total War and Football Manager) under that brand instead.

 

[Data West]

To be honest I'm kind of hoping this is true so that Platinum Games can find a publisher more willing to push their games.

I imagine if Rising does well, Konami would help with their publishing. There's not many Japanese publishers left.

 

[jay]

This is the second time I've had to watch sega die.

This is much more like putting a bullet through the head of a zombie.

 

[SolidSnakex]

No, instead they make games for Sega, which then Sega merely dumps into the market or fails to release in some regions altogether, such as Vanquish and what's going on with Max Anarchy.

Basically if the total death and liquidation of Sega is what it takes to get Anarchy Reigns out in the west then so be it.

So nearly kill an entire company and have hundreds of people lose their jobs for that? Like I said, there's nothing stopping Platinum from taking their business elsewhere.

Anyway, this is really strange since Nagoshi recently wrote in his blog that he's headed to E3. He certainly isn't working on any mobile games.

 

[AlexMeloche]

Please Nintendo, do something, buy them!! ((

 

[Snapshot King]

I imagine if Rising does well, Konami will pick them up.

After seeing their treatment of Silent Hill and that weird nonsense with Blades of Time, Konamis not a whole lot better.

 

[Scirrocco]

So does this mean those guys can re-release Streets of Rage Remix now? Sega Europe was the branch which complained, if i remember correctly.

 

[aeolist]

There's nothing Sega makes that wouldn't work on the smaller-budget platforms, and their highest costing games have always been the millstone around their neck anyway

 

[Eusis]

Wonder if they'd let Creative Assembly go after this. I never gave their games a serious chance, but they've been very well liked so it'd be a shame to just kill them outright.

 

[jobber]

Sega hasn't learned anything from the Game Gear >_>

 

[Platy]

Sad news is sad =/

Buy Sonic, Nintendo.

This would be the most hilarious, sad and awesome news that the game industry ever received.

 

[MThanded]

So does this mean those guys can re-release Streets of Rage Remix now? Sega Europe was the branch which complained, if i remember correctly.

For some reason this made me laugh. This is the firs thing you thought of LOL


Edit: Nintendo should buy sonic. I support that.

 

[Data West]

After seeing their treatment of Silent Hill and that weird nonsense with Blades of Time, Konamis not a whole lot better.

They've treated the Lords of Shadow team very well. I doubt they're why the Silent Hill and Blades of Time games are so mediocre. That's more needing to look at their own teams and rethink it.

 

[Snapshot King]

So nearly kill an entire company and have hundreds of people lose their jobs for that? Like I said, there's nothing stopping Platinum from taking their business elsewhere.

Anyway, this is really strange since Nagoshi recently wrote in his blog that he's headed to E3. He certainly isn't working on any mobile games.

Have you played Anarchy? It's sublime. Also, if Nagoshis heading down to E3, all I can imagine he's doing for is a Yakuza announcement, which is awesome!

They've treated the Lords of Shadow team very well. I doubt they're why the Silent Hill and Blades of Time games are so mediocre. That's more needing to look at their own teams and rethink it.

I'm not referring to the games quality, I'm referring to their handling of them as a publisher. The orignal plan to release 3 Silent Hill games in a single month, the LOSS of Silent Hill 2 and 3s source code, the endless game of round robin they're playing with developers with the franchise, and the bizarre publishing craziness that Jim Sterling found out on trying to figure out if Blades of Time had even released.

 

[The Abominable Snowman]

There's nothing Sega makes that wouldn't work on the smaller-budget platforms, and their highest costing games have always been the millstone around their neck anyway

I am 99% certain that they will fail without buttons.

 

[Zekes!]

Some one go back in time to the 16-bit era and tell the Sega fans what awaits them

 

[ProXimity]

Sega just bit my dong off with their teeth on that one.

 

[woolley]

Sucks if true for all the people that would lose their jobs but even as a whole I never remember ever caring about any Sega game so even if they go down totally(I know this is just their EU division) it wouldn't bother me at all.

 

[Y2Kev]

There's nothing Sega makes that wouldn't work on the smaller-budget platforms, and their highest costing games have always been the millstone around their neck anyway

Sega is not going to stop making retail Sonic games. This is just misinterpretation.

 

[goomba]

So european economic Austerity has killed Sega .

 

[Nirolak]

Sega is not going to stop making retail Sonic games. This is just misinterpretation.

Pfft, no man, Sega is only ever going to make Sonic for smartphones/tablets ever again.

 

[AniHawk]

Obvious bullshit. Who will distribute Sonic in Europe?

maybe sega of america will find different companies to do it. they can do the localization and outsource distribution to others. it isn't that uncommon.

 

[Shorty11857]

The only thing that would make sense to me is if they're shutting down Sega Europe (and their associated console projects) and leaving Sega Networks Europe alive, and then shoving games that are largely digital (a la Total War and Football Manager) under that brand instead.

Yeah this would make sense, Football Manager and Total War make them too much money for them to give them up; does Sega Europe make anything else that's remotely successful?

 

[Coolbgdog12]

Nintendo buy Sonic, make Sonic games incredible again.

Make Shenmue 3.

Sega still alive in heart of gamers
except it will say published and developed by Nintendo.

WIN/win??

 

[LiquidSolid]

Sounds like bullshit or like it's been heavily exaggerated. No way are they completely focusing on mobile phones and tablets.

And I don't understand how on earth they could think their western strategy has been that ineffective. They own Football Manager FFS.

 

[Boney]

So SEGA gets to die a second time?

 

[buddha0991]

Lets say, that if i didnt play the Max Anarchy demo, this would have been sad, but i would have been able to move on, but damn it, that demo is amazing, and this is just another sign that this game wont come out here

 

[Nirolak]

Yeah this would make sense, Football Manager and Total War make them too much money for them to give them up; does Sega Europe make anything else that's remotely successful?

They did before Sega split all the useful parts into a branch called Sega Networks a month or so ago.

 

[Holy Wars]

Nintendo buy Sonic, make Sonic games incredible again.

Make Shenmue 3.

Sega still alive in heart of gamers
except it will say published and developed by Nintendo.

WIN/win??

Nintendo couldn't make Shenmue 3 if they tried.

 

[bomma_man]

There's nothing Sega makes that wouldn't work on the smaller-budget platforms, and their highest costing games have always been the millstone around their neck anyway

This is true. Their arcade style stuff suits digital distro perfectly.

 

[dreamcastmaster]

I care less and less about AAA console games daily. Focusing on digital download, handhelds, and mobile is perfect for Sega anyway.

Yes, you understand. Blue skies, pick up and play games with a sense of fun. Sega don't do Hollywood blockbuster games.

 

[Live Free or Die]

It was only a matter of time.

 

[A Link to the Past]

If this happens, then I do hope that they are at least able to sell the IPs that they aren't going to be making for those platforms.

 

[sn00zer]

Does SEGA even do AAA games?

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

Does SEGA even do AAA games?

They made Valkyria Chronicles. Goodnight, sweet prince.

 

[Y2Kev]

maybe sega of america will find different companies to do it. they can do the localization and outsource distribution to others. it isn't that uncommon.

Which major franchises does this happen with?

 

[ShadiWulf]

I think this rumor might be getting taken out of context.

i guess we will see though, but I think it just means SEGA Europe themselves is no longer making any AAA games, and will concentrate on digital games, which would be in line with SEGA's new digital strategy.

 

[CassSept]

Were this rumor true they wouldn't even be making Sonic or any major retail titles at all.

...Which is why at least something here seems off.

Isn't Sonic franchise as good as dead though?

I know M&S Olympics sales, but besides that, what's the draw for the general audience?

So, if we consider true, is that SegaTon 2.0? Well then, this is the way the world ends...

 

[Master Thespian]

Does SEGA even do AAA games?

Virtua Fighter shits on every other fighter visually whenever a new one comes out.

IT'S AAA TO ME DAMMIT

 

[Nirolak]

Which major franchises does this happen with?

Koch Media has some distribution deals for Square Enix's games in Europe, including stuff like Final Fantasy IIRC.

 

[The Grim Heaper]

Nope. Nope, nope, nope. Not happening.

If it is, I hope someone else gets Platinum Games and Yakuza Studio. I just... hope. ):

 

[Holy Wars]

Does SEGA even do AAA games?

 

[tapedeck]

 

[enzo_gt]

As much as I haven't agreed with most of their decisions recently...

 

[Nirolak]

Isn't Sonic franchise as good as dead though?

I know M&S Olympics sales, but besides that, what's the draw for the general audience?

So, if we consider true, is that SegaTon 2.0? Well then, this is the way the world ends...

Sonic Generations shipped 1.85 million copies.

 

[SuperAngelo64]

So GAF rips on Sega with little to no mercy for around 5 years and then whines like they're losing a close relative when they finally kick the bucket.

I'm kind of glad they gave up on the west, we deserve it.

 

[ULTROS!]

So Sega is most likely focusing on digital games in PSN and XBLA?