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COO of Sega EU: We Have Some IPs Releasing [On PC] 2017" (2016 some of them)
- Thread starter celsowmbr
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After this interview and that Vanquish tease from Platinum, i really think it's happening guys ;-;
I really doubt that. Almost every single SEGA PC port has been stellar.
I really doubt that. Almost every single SEGA PC port has been stellar.
In one way its hard for me to disappointed as there is so much I want that the percentages are in my favour that we should get a port I'd be happy for. On the otherhand thinking of how many I'd like and how long it takes Sega to port just a single one of them is kinda depressing.
Got to look to the positive side I guess. Just please don't be another Sonic game. (Well ok I'd accept the Taxmax ports)
Technosteve
Banned
Company of heroes remaster please
celsowmbr
Banned
Tizoc
Member
Vf collectiom in 2017 brah
5 generations of KAGEMARU-RYU OUGI HISATSU WAZA JIGOKU GURUMA for all to experience
Ugh I hate you, I wasnt in the hype train but now...
I don't blame them for PSO2. It's not just the localization, there are massive front-end and backend costs associated with starting a new MMO.
Looking at new releases like Black Desert, Archangel, etc, etc, etc it's unjustifiable in the current climate.
Sega has quietly become one of the largest PC publishers through acquisitions and ongoing development, but they also release older ports at a fairly consistent pace. The reactions I frequently see are frankly unjustified.
CertifiedFP
Member
Considering Azure Revolution is confirmed multiplat in Japan now, wonder how that bodes for getting a PC version too in the west.
My problem with Virtua Fighter ports is the market is somewhat oversaturated on PC as they all came at once and there seems to be a ceiling in the total demographic base.
Could be a low priority unless the porting cost is exceedingly cheap and they can target higher margins per sale. For example, the arcade boards being Windows/x86 based which I believe VF games are.
Could be a low priority unless the porting cost is exceedingly cheap and they can target higher margins per sale. For example, the arcade boards being Windows/x86 based which I believe VF games are.
Sumio Mondo
Member
They should port Yakuza, their entire Atlus catalogue, all of their old arcade, third party PS2/Xbox/GC games, Master System games, Saturn games and Dreamcast games, we've already had loads of Mega Drive ports as it is, let's show their other consoles/platforms some love. And they're already way behind on all of these, time they caught up to the 21st Century already.
Crimsonclaw111
Member
Sega should've listened when there were no 3D fighters on Steam, here we are now and they're late to the party.
Anyway forget Virtua Fighter unless it comes with Vanquish as well.
Tizoc
Member
I think theyre aim TO START releasing at a consistent pace
Capcom for example are doing that even if their releass are 8ish months apart
But hey its better than 12
PC
There's no way there would be a PC only Shenmue remaster. I could see a PS4 remaster announced at PSX, and then Sega themselves confirming it for PC.
pretty done
Member
Maybe so, but if you don't like strategy games and Sonic then they release fuck all on PC.
And please, they can afford the costs for NA/EU servers and a proper localization for PSO2. Those other MMOs are not backed by a huge publisher like Sega, so I don't follow the comparison. Comparing indie MMOs to a long standing IP backed by a huge pub.... idgi
SEGA turned their finances from massive loss to a profit by being incredibly cautious with their output. PSO2 didn't make financial sense for them in the West and so it was shelved.
Yeah it sucks that SEGA pulled the rug on people waiting for it, but they're not doing it to be difficult. It was make or break financially for them, and they got out of the red by seriously pairing down their output to what they considered to be probable sure-fire sales successes.
Now they're seeing the other side of that strategy where they have to massively revise financials if they delay a game (see: financial changes when Persona 5 was delayed), so they're trying to capitalise on their existing game library through quality ports that are strategically released to give their financials a little boost.
Also c'mon, Alien Isolation is SEGA and last time I checked it is neither Sonic nor strategy.
Whether or not they appeal to your subjective tastes is irrelevant, Sega does have a consistent release schedule on PC including old ports.
Whether it's a big publisher or not doesn't magically make the market viable. The fact is there matter is the MMO market is extremely risky and cost prohibitive venture that a risk adverse publisher like Sega is justified in avoiding.
Sorry, it's just not a viable market.
It would be strange if Sega doesn't get Persona ported to PC in some manner, especially with the cost overruns in development. It's absurd to have a console exclusive in the current market unless the publisher is putting up money and runs against Sega's ongoing strategy.
They ported the original all the way back in 1997. I can't see them re-releasing that or porting any of the others.
Baleoce
Member
I'm happy that it's on their radar at the least. As long as it's a racer and not a mech fighting game ( although I think that last paragraph or two was in jest to be fair xD )
FallingEdge
Member
If this is true, then the virtua fighter hype train is coming !
plzzzzzzzzzz be true
Succinct Verbosity
Member
Skies of Arcadia please? Never played that and would like to.
Crimsonclaw111
Member
Tokyo Game Show here soon... How likely for an announcement there?
Teknopathetic
Member
Why on earth would you lend that even a teaspoon of credence?
Son Of Sparda
Member
Please let one of them be Yakuza.
Series is in desperate need of more sells in the west.
Series is in desperate need of more sells in the west.
pretty done
Member
Desperation
Tizoc
Member
How on earth would sega japan care about pc ports for western markets enough to bother showcasing it during tgs?
R_thanatos
Member
Sonic lost world on PC was ..barely ok in my eyes ... but i'll forgive them IF they bring shenmue or sky of arcadia ( Sky of arcadia legends with mods would be the GREATEST thing ever )
i guess i wouldn't mind bayonnetta but that's probably way too difficult.
i guess i wouldn't mind bayonnetta but that's probably way too difficult.
Crimsonclaw111
Member
I dunno, depends on what else they have to show I suppose? I'm just curious is all.
The NiGHTS into Dreams HD release was actually a port of the Sega Ages remake (Well, it was started as a Sega Ages remake, at least, before it eventually released outside the line) for the Playstation 2. The same line saw a full remake of Panzer Dragoon.
Much of that Sega Ages line could be mined, btw. They should release Fantasy Zone II DX on Steam (and the cel-shaded Fantasy Zone remake, too).
They've spoken about wanting to do a Sega fighting game other times before, actually. Once they said they had an idea of doing a power stone clone using Sega characters.
Baleoce
Member
Aah ok, in which case, as a fan of kart racers that last quote worries me, as they made it sound like they'd do a fighting game instead of a racing sequel.
TaroYamada
Member
Took a while for sure but glad we'll soon see more content.
