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If sega was in the console space, how will the gaming industry be right now?
remember_spinal
Banned
It would be cool, i kinda wish there was another console manufacturer but there wouldn’t really be a good niche for it.
PlayStation has its exclusives/VR, microsoft has gamepass/BC, nintendo has portability
What could sega really do? You would need a company similar in size to microsoft or half as big to sustain entering the market now
PlayStation has its exclusives/VR, microsoft has gamepass/BC, nintendo has portability
What could sega really do? You would need a company similar in size to microsoft or half as big to sustain entering the market now
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Orutisu Furio
Member
Sega wouldn’t have been able to survive as their popularity and brand had been sinking with PlayStation rising and Nintendo gaining market share.
BaneIsPain
Member
OP, at least give your thoughts on it.
It'll be tough given the big three has niche speciality. IP wise they are pretty solid but they need to stand out compared to the other three.
I do miss sega genesis.
It'll be tough given the big three has niche speciality. IP wise they are pretty solid but they need to stand out compared to the other three.
I do miss sega genesis.
kanjobazooie
Mouse Ball Fetishist
You can import a Sega Series X from Japan.
HitCtrlAltDel
Member
If they were still in the console space that assumes some of their previous consoles were more successful. First, I would say the 32X would have to have never existed, and second, the Saturn would have had to been better designed making it more compelling as a platform competitor to the new PlayStation. As the other CD platform, a competent Saturn would have most likely hurt Sony more than Nintendo.
This split of the market would have made PlayStation less popular and less dominant that generation as the N64 was the only other competitor. So for the next generation the PlayStation 2 would not have been as wildly popular either, potentially. But since Sega was more healthy overall from a successful Saturn, the Dreamcast would have been a completely different beast, as it was developed to quickly move to the next generation and was weak compared to the PS2 and GameCube.
This also means I could see Microsoft not enter into the console space with the Xbox, as Microsoft may have seen too much competition with Sega still being around.
So to answer your question, Xbox might not exist, PlayStation might not be so dominant right now, and consoles since the Dreamcast would be very different. I can see Nintendo being about the same since they march to their own drum. However it’s hard to predict what Sega would have done hardware-wise every generation. Since they have made so many bad decisions in the past, what would their alternate history of good hardware look like and how would they make the other companies react?
This split of the market would have made PlayStation less popular and less dominant that generation as the N64 was the only other competitor. So for the next generation the PlayStation 2 would not have been as wildly popular either, potentially. But since Sega was more healthy overall from a successful Saturn, the Dreamcast would have been a completely different beast, as it was developed to quickly move to the next generation and was weak compared to the PS2 and GameCube.
This also means I could see Microsoft not enter into the console space with the Xbox, as Microsoft may have seen too much competition with Sega still being around.
So to answer your question, Xbox might not exist, PlayStation might not be so dominant right now, and consoles since the Dreamcast would be very different. I can see Nintendo being about the same since they march to their own drum. However it’s hard to predict what Sega would have done hardware-wise every generation. Since they have made so many bad decisions in the past, what would their alternate history of good hardware look like and how would they make the other companies react?
Gameplaylover
Member
Hard to tell, but one thing is for sure: Certain fanboys would have more to hate on.
Patrick S.
Banned
Nice OP.
NeoIkaruGAF
Gold Member
Sega would have moved beyond Sonic probably, and we’d have much less terrible Sonic games and fanart, so the world would be a better place.
A modern Sega firing on all cylinders could mean more original games, less dudebro stuff in the 2000s and less movie wannabes since the 2010s. While I never liked Sonic, you can’t deny Sega could be as original as Nintendo when they still made arcades and consoles.
killatopak
Gold Member
That would mean I have to spend more money to play Yakuza.
FromDuskTillGameOver
Member
Stefan.North
Member
There would be another underpowered console, but with devoted userbase of around 15 mil. people and this "kewl" image. Would probably be filled with retro games.
Ezquimacore
Banned
They would have exclusives like Yakuza, Bayonetta, persona, smt and I would have to buy their console
I don't think Xbox ever happens. Microsoft probably just partners with Sega. Then the Wii/Neptune generation slaughters Sony in Japan. The PS3 was able to rebound in part because it didn't have direct HD competition in Japan. An essentially Sega version of the 360 is a different beast and probably gores Sony from the top while the Wii gores them from the bottom. Ironically though this might have forced them out of consoles and into handhelds, because the PSP would have still done well. Meaning the Vita would've gotten Sony's full support. Eh, just a thought.
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cireza
Member
In what world are SEGA struggling to release games ? Oh wait, I know. It's just in your mind.
ANIMAL1975
Member
What's the phrase _ more competition, more...
I think it would only improve and positively impact the console market. Look at what Playstation first and then Xbox did!.
I think it would only improve and positively impact the console market. Look at what Playstation first and then Xbox did!.
GriffinCorp
Member
It would be yet another console you can find of store shelves.
* It would be yet another console you cant find of store shelves?
IDKFA
I am Become Bilbo Baggins
It would be too crowded
Ideal situation would have been for Microsoft and Sega to team up and join forces, kinda like the Dreamcast but with the financial power of Microsoft. If there was a Sega console with all exclusive Sega IPs, Microsoft IPs like Forza and Halo and Gamepass then that would be my console of choice.
Ideal situation would have been for Microsoft and Sega to team up and join forces, kinda like the Dreamcast but with the financial power of Microsoft. If there was a Sega console with all exclusive Sega IPs, Microsoft IPs like Forza and Halo and Gamepass then that would be my console of choice.
Punished Miku
Member
Sega is always about 10-15 years too early in terms of console features.
So you guys can all speculate what that means. Wearable VMUs interfacing with the SegaVerse, VR / AR glasses, and the controllers would just be gloves you wear and a pair of shiny red sneakers.
So you guys can all speculate what that means. Wearable VMUs interfacing with the SegaVerse, VR / AR glasses, and the controllers would just be gloves you wear and a pair of shiny red sneakers.
Magic Carpet
Member
We would all have a stat for how fast we can make Sonic run completely around the Halo ring.
fart town usa
Gold Member
I have a hard time picturing that because SEGA still can't figure out how to make a 3D Sonic game.
SaturnSaturn
Member
It would have more fun games, and not games that felt like a job
Sosokrates
Report me if I continue to console war
It really depends on the decisions they made for the Dreamcast.
They would have to shake things up if they wanted more market share.
Sega were quite forward thinking online play was more important to them then sony, they did something rather curious with the VMUs in the controllers.
However for sega to have remained in the console business somehow sales would need to increase dramatically.
It would require some alternate history where the Dreamcast got some key games and or sony face big issues with the PS2.
They would have to shake things up if they wanted more market share.
Sega were quite forward thinking online play was more important to them then sony, they did something rather curious with the VMUs in the controllers.
However for sega to have remained in the console business somehow sales would need to increase dramatically.
It would require some alternate history where the Dreamcast got some key games and or sony face big issues with the PS2.
Great Hair
Banned
They would mimic Bethesda and re-re-re-re-re-release a remastered version of Sonic 2006 for various systems.
Kenshin775
Member
I feel like if Sega had more money they could have turned the ship. I really think 2k sports would have grown into a powerhouse brand like EA sports games and carried the Sega ecosystem.
My friends always had arguments about which is better NFL2k or Madden and most of them liked 2k.
My friends always had arguments about which is better NFL2k or Madden and most of them liked 2k.
