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[XXL]

I've been looking into articles, forum discussions and news leading up to and after Sega went third party. It's shockingly similar to what is going on and what's being said regarding Xbox right now.

I thought it was pretty interesting and it is pretty cool to go back and see what the media and gamers were saying 20+ years ago. Alot of it is the same stuff being said today. Lol.

I'm just going to link to a bunch of things that I found regarding the situation. They are in no particular order.

Sega Denies Rumors It Will Drop Dreamcast

Video games: Marketing official does not deny talk that the firm may develop its products for rivals.

www.latimes.com

OPINION: Dreamcast Dead?

Heard a rumour that the Dreamcast is dead? At first glance this may all seem like some sort of self-destructive pattern on Sega's part , and that may make you lose your faith in the company as a fan. But, as this massive news special will soon explain, the odds are all in the favour of the Dreamc...

www.sonicstadium.org

Dreamcast Dead In March

quote:Tuesday January 23rd 6:14pmSega kills off DreamcastHuge losses have forced Sega to pull out of the hardware market, with production of Dreamcast hardware ceasing by the end of March.A fourth straight year of losses, mainly caused by Dreamcast, have forced the company into a radical...

arstechnica.com

Sega Sinks Console Efforts? - IGN

Rumors have once again surged to the forefront of the Dreamcast newswire: the typically reputable Nihon Keizai Shimbun reports that Sega has concrete plans to cease production of its Dreamcast hardware in March, and will move forward with plans to develop for other hardware platforms...

www.ign.com

Sega Confirms PS2 and Game Boy Advance Negotiations - IGN

Sega of Japan issued a press release today (1/24 in Japan), commenting…

www.ign.com

Sega vidgame plan goes tilt

Sega's virtual dream of shooting down rival videogame companies by powering up more quickly appears to be dying.

variety.com

That Time Sega Killed The Dreamcast

Some people have always lived in a world where Sonic the Hedgehog shows up on PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo platforms, but it wasn’t always that way. In January 2001, the company announced it would stop making its own hardware and go third-party.

kotaku.com

Sega Goes Third-Party, Nintendo Ties Announced - IGN

Hardware player and giant publisher Sega made the announcement today…

www.ign.com

Wrap-up: Sega becomes a third-party publisher

A compilation of GameSpot's coverage of Sega's momentous announcement this week regarding its intention to cease Dreamcast production and develop games for Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft.

www.gamespot.com

Peter Moore Interview: Part One

Part One of our massive five part chat with the industry heavyweight, once the head of Dreamcast and Xbox 360, now President of EA Sports.

www.theguardian.com

 

[Astray]

OK this amount of Deja Vu is enough for the day lol.

 

[DeepEnigma]

MS buys Sega... then goes third party.

 

[XXL]

The forum discussions are the best part. Lol.

I love looking back in time at stuff like this.

 

[Papa_Wisdom]

Why are you bringing this up again

20 years of therapy down the drain.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

i need some quotes with this style:

 

[hybrid_birth]

Why are you bringing this up again

20 years of therapy down the drain.

Looks like i have to sue and recoup my therapist costs again. Back to therapy.

if only dr phil was my father.

 

[DryvBy]

MS buys Sega... then goes third party.

They kind of did. I always felt the Xbox was a sequel to the Dreamcast and why it's my favorite Xbox console. It's S tier and revolutionized the home console.