Keyser Soze
Member
Nobody "gets" Platinum regardless of what happens here. They wont be affected in any way from this - other than losing a bit of funding
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Rumor: Sega Europe about to close, no more Sega AAA, focusing on digital only
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Nobody "gets" Platinum regardless of what happens here. They wont be affected in any way from this - other than losing a bit of funding
Well, if we followed Sega's stated strategy, they would be focusing on all forms of digital, but the rumor insists they're just focusing almost entirely on phones and tablets.
This is why I'm saying there's a bit of banana phone going on here with a retail publishing branch shut down and some related projects.
Big Papa Husker
Member
Sad as hell. In the past, I was always more of a Sega guy than a Nintendo guy, but... it's amazing how poorly this company has been managed while having some of the best developers ever under its wing. Some of the Dreamcast era teams remain some of my most missed.
Someone - hint hint big n - needs to start snatching up IPs.
Someone - hint hint big n - needs to start snatching up IPs.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
Re-reading the article again, I really think something is off here. It doesnt go in-line with the stuff SEGA had said before. SEGA Europe closing down is probably the only thing that makes sense.
"Dans la foulée, Sega devrait annoncer également, toujours selon ces sources, ne plus développer des jeux AAA sur consoles, mais se focaliser sur les jeux dematerialisés sur téléphones mobile et tablette notamment."
...I'm having a lot of trouble believing this part. Focusing on tablets and mobile stuff sounds plausible, but not bothering with console stuff? Eh... This bit might perhaps be just related to Sega Europe.
"Dans la foulée, Sega devrait annoncer également, toujours selon ces sources, ne plus développer des jeux AAA sur consoles, mais se focaliser sur les jeux dematerialisés sur téléphones mobile et tablette notamment."
...I'm having a lot of trouble believing this part. Focusing on tablets and mobile stuff sounds plausible, but not bothering with console stuff? Eh... This bit might perhaps be just related to Sega Europe.
Master Thespian
Member
Seriously... what will become of AM2?!
Also: Hope they open themselves up to licensing their games out again at least. That's fine to block stuff off if you're actively localizing, or at least are reasonably healthy so it's a serious possibility, but when you're gutting your international divisions to be staffed by skeleton crews maybe you oughta go back to letting others take a shot.
Virtua Fighter on iOS
LiquidSolid
Member
Why on earth would you think Sega owns Platinum Games? Do you really think they'd be working on a Metal Gear game if that were true?
It's possible. SEGA Europe is mainly known for Total War and Football Manager.
Snapshot King
Member
Hey, to be fair, I'm ripping them in this thread too!
May be more he hopes someone else becomes their de facto publisher like Sega was, or SE was with tri-Ace.
akidnamededdy
Banned
Snapshot King
Member
To be fair, its gotten confusing lately with Sega holding Anarchy Reigns hostage.
The Grim Heaper
Member
I don't think that, but Sega published all of their games up until Revengeance. If Sega goes down, I would think that they would lose a majority of their funding, unless of course Revengeance is a hit and does great things for them.
Mhmm, basically what I'm getting at.
DeaconKnowledge
Member
Yeah Nintendo....I think it's time.
There's not much better options. The only publisher that I've seen give some kind of attention to stuff that's not AAA is WB, and they'd probably want Platinum to make a Nightwing game.
....On second thought, WB should publish for Platinum.
this doesn't make any sense
How the mighty have fallen. Sega has a revenue of $4.9 billion in 2011. Rovio did make $50 million. Gameloft makes $165 million. I guess Sega makes not more than Rovio on mobile. So, good luck with that shrinking strategy...
Their games:
Don't care about Sonic.
Valkyria Chronicles could actually get a home on iPad/tablets.
Yakuza though can't. Hope they bring Yakuza 5 to the west. Possibly some other publisher will pick it up.
Their games:
Don't care about Sonic.
Valkyria Chronicles could actually get a home on iPad/tablets.
Yakuza though can't. Hope they bring Yakuza 5 to the west. Possibly some other publisher will pick it up.
Their relationship has already parted ways no matter how healthy/unhealthy Sega is
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
Hmm... I could see SEGA Europe not concentrating on developing for consoles, and thus would develop for tablets or mobile devices instead.
That sort of thing happening SEGA Japan IP? Nah. Doesn't fit with what they said a few weeks ago.
Aaron Strife
Banned
Sonic Dimensions, baby!
Snapshot King
Member
I'm grossly unhappy with how Sega has published all of Platinums games. What's nonsensical about that?
I feel I should mention that, as far as NPD LTDs go, Castlevania is the only notable game in that genre to do worse than Bayonetta this generation.
Wow. Fuck this. The just phones and tablets bit better not be true.
gtfo.
Sega does what Nintendont, indeed.
gtfo.
Well, this isn't happening fully to SEGA Japan, Yakuza 5 was just announced. I think this is just something that applies to SEGA Europe, SEGA America doesn't make any physical games either, haven't for a while.
SEGA said they are greatly cutting down on physical games, so it would make sense if only the big AAA games were developed in Japan.
the lack of logic in said posts
"I hope Sega dies so the games they are publishing will come out?"
dumb
Thanks.
I love Yakuza, Bayonetta, Valkyria Chronicles to name just a few of Sega's modern day titles but for every poorly marketed good title that came out there were a bajillion 'Sonic and his Shitty Friends' and woeful licensed games that they put big money behind instead. Sega is legendary with their bad decisions, I'm surprised they lasted this long. Ultimately, Sega needs saving from Sega.
There's a limit to how long you can ride the coattails of past glories and the goodwill of older fans.
Then again - rumours.
There's a limit to how long you can ride the coattails of past glories and the goodwill of older fans.
Then again - rumours.
SoulUnison
Banned
Sega, please! WHY!? I had a Genesis instead of an SNES, I bought a Dreamcast launch day - why do I have to watch you die twice!? Why can't you just make a good Sonic game!? Just make Generations 2! Nintendo got away with Galaxy 2! It's a no-risk money maker and why are you such a stupidly run company, favorite company!?
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
Yeah. Thread title should probably be changed to say "no more Sega Europe-developed AAA games" or something since that's what the article in French seemed to have been implying.
Like you said, they'd likely continue to develop AAA stuff in Japan like Yakuza, Sonic, etc.
Jamie xxoo
Member
All the things I really consider classically SEGA come from their Japanese developers, so I'm actually not really that worried about this rumour.
I wish companies would stop focusing on touch-control games though, it's so limiting to the gameplay.
I wish companies would stop focusing on touch-control games though, it's so limiting to the gameplay.
The AAA note would be universal, not just European, according to the rumor.
Fuck me. This makes a lot more sense, yeah. #gottastayrational.
TheSpoiler
Member
Wait wait wait. Let's think about this for a second.
Virtua Fighter 5: FS is arriving in a few days. They plan to support the game after release.
Aliens just got a recent preview and a huge update.
Fucking Yakuza got a gigantic overhaul in everything.
A new Sonic racing game is coming out in the last quarter of this year.
And Phantasy Star 2 is coming next year (which will rake in some loadsamone)
There's no way Sega is shutting down with these many games on the way.
Virtua Fighter 5: FS is arriving in a few days. They plan to support the game after release.
Aliens just got a recent preview and a huge update.
Fucking Yakuza got a gigantic overhaul in everything.
A new Sonic racing game is coming out in the last quarter of this year.
And Phantasy Star 2 is coming next year (which will rake in some loadsamone)
There's no way Sega is shutting down with these many games on the way.
Aaron Strife
Banned
They'll probably keep making Sonic games. They're too easy money.
goldenpp72
Member
I would think so too, but with Kazerei's translation, this doesn't seem to imply that anymore really.
Id NG3 considered notable?
...Okay I haven't checked that one. :lol
Doubt it. They supposedly already have Shenmue and Skies ports in the work. All these ports are pretty much Sega making money the easiest way they can.
Exactly. iizuka-san would murder them if he was no longer allowed to make AAA Sonic games.