Do you think Sega could make a "Dreamcast 2" and not go bankrupt?

Just asking :D

all they need is a new sonic adventure/shenmue3/shining force 4/phantasy star 5/virtua striker 5/virtua tennis 2011 for starting exclusives . combine those with amazing online and crysis lvl graphics and not only they wont go bankrupt but they will eliminate the competition for the next gen from now....

no.

all there is to say.

Sega lack the first party development clout to sustain a console.

And the funds to buy third party exclusivity.

So... no.

Sega lack the first party development clout to sustain a console.

And the funds to buy third party exclusivity.

So... no.

shinrabanshou

I agree completely. Lets see how this turns out.

I don't think so but maybe if they team up with something like onlive and make that a sega "console" because honestly neither looks able to survive on it's own.

Absolutely NOT. Just look at Microsoft they lost $4 billion dollars in their first Xbox. Their second gen had been losing money for it's first couple of years. Even though theirhave been many quarters including this year where their gaming division lost significant money, in other words Microsoft has yet to make an overall PROFIT from their console gaming division. The only reason they are able to sustain this is because they have other source of revenue from their PC software business. Similar story applies to Sony which had MAJOR losses in it's first couple of years but they were able to sustain that due to the profits from their other electronics division. How would Sega would be able to sustain the inevitable losses to their gaming division especially in it's early cycle of new console release given that they don't have any other alternate source of revenue?

So, getting out of the consoles market was the smartest decision they made.

No. It wouldn't even make it past the planning stages. Sega is not the company it once was. More importantly they no longer have this man as a mascot:

Segata Sanshiro

Segata Sanshiro!

SEGATA SANSHIRO!!

Sega lack the first party development clout to sustain a console.

And the funds to buy third party exclusivity.

So... no.

shinrabanshou

Sega failed because of brand loyalty. After nearly a decade what do they have left?

No, and why do people always say "Dreamcast 2?" Sega doesn't make "2's" like Nintendo.

No, and why do people always say "Dreamcast 2?" Sega doesn't make "2's" like Nintendo.

Renegade_Fury

No, and why do people always say "Dreamcast 2?" Sega doesn't make "2's" like Nintendo.

Renegade_Fury

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No, and why do people always say "Dreamcast 2?" Sega doesn't make "2's" like Nintendo.

1PMrFister

no. they do not make enough good games no more and most of their good development teams no longer exist. smilebit, amusement vision, wow, hitmaker are all gone. AM2 hasnt made a game in forever,and sonic team is norrible now.

I suppose they could release a console with decent to low end specs, price it at $70-$99

Put all their first party games on it.

Or a handheld, that'd probably be the most logical, if priced reasonably. But who wants any of this?

No...there's not enough room for a 4th console. There's no way Sega could get a foot back in the door unless Sony or Microsoft leaves the console business. This andSega is no where near the company it was during the Genesis / Saturn days. Now it's just a software company and not a very good one.

all they need is a new sonic adventure/shenmue3/shining force 4/phantasy star 5/virtua striker 5/virtua tennis 2011 for starting exclusives . combine those with amazing online and crysis lvl graphics and not only they wont go bankrupt but they will eliminate the competition for the next gen from now....

skanjos

All those titles you mentioned would be HORRIBLE launch titles and would not jumpstart the returning console.

The irony, It does make me laugh how cool it is to like the Dreamcast and dream the return of Sega to the home market, yet by the same token the key reason the Dreamcast failed was because you all brought Sony hardware and falled for the PR crap that Sony spouted before the launch of Playstation2 promising the world, reality synthesiser emotion engine blah blah. Sure Sega did play apart in there own demise with mis-management pretty much from day one, but the picture on here and any other gaming forum is that everyone brought Dreamcast, and lets be honest most of you didn't.

I wuld get it, the dreamcast was actually very good, plus if they went back to classic sonic...and crazy taxi 2 ;p

nope

3 is enough to begin with

nintendo is the main player which is why they aint gone bankrupt

sony keeps pushing for higher storage standards they should stay

microsoft hit or miss