Sega new console?

The new system's codename is "craptascular failure". It reflect the company's forward-looking thinking in respect to the financial market.

 

yep they're trying to go the same way gizmodo did and look what happenened to them

 

ohh well whether it fails or not, Ill definately get one.

Peace Out!

 

Now there is a true fan

I offer you my greatest respects

 

i have heard of this and it isn't a new console it is a external hard drive attachment that will play all dreamcast and sega genesis and sega cd and sega master system titles

 

me don't think Sega will be building any new hardware for a long time. http://www.gamespot.com/news/6154892.html

 

for what? pc or a console?

 

well I was just browsing aroung the web and it turns out the Dreamcast still lives!

Sega is still selling Dreamcast systems through their online site. Theyve also still have online for phantosy star online. Believe it or not but there are still dreamcast games beeing released such as "under Defeat" which was released this past March 2006. And IGN has relaunched ignDreamcast as they take a look at all of the Dreamcast games.

So in a way the Dreamcast has been slighly resurected to this day.

Peace Out!

 

Tycobb you took the words right out my mouth.The DreamCast was a good system but most of the first gen games had the system Maxed out.When DreamCast was made, it only had a short life span.Why because Sega ran short on money for production.

 

@[bold]DamonDash[/bold] "When DreamCast was made, it only had a short life span.Why because Sega ran short on money for production."

Noo.. Sega f***ed up by not having copy protection on the disc, and once the pir8s found out they made copies & sold the games on Ebay. And Bernie Stolar screwed up the system launch.

 

Thats true Hardcore but thats not really the reason.Sega was going down hill when they released the DreamCast they was hopeing it was going to save the company but they was so much in debt there was no way they was going to recover.

 

Yep.Sega lost money on every console they sold in hopes of making a profit down the road which is what they all do.It had some protection like normal cd's do but it doesn't matter.Ebay doesn't allow back up or pirated content or anything related....And yes those where the rules back then.
http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/replica-counterfeit.html
http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/recordable.html
http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/mod-chips.html

Plus p2p file sharing wasn't really anything but songs back then because the torrent scene hadn't been around yet.

 

What people would do is buy the Dreamcast game & then sell it on Ebay. When enough people caught onto how the method worked, they stopped buying games & used P2P & websites to share them. This was before the days of bittorrent but during Napster/Limewire/Hotwire.

 

Game sales don't effect sega to much anyways because it's the dreamcast that they were selling.You can't pirate an entire dreamcast system.

The exception would be sonic or some of the other exclusives.Ps1 was a hack fest, ps2 was a hack fest but it did'nt effect sony at all, same with xbox.They were in debt up to their eyeballs and couldn't borrow anymore.I had one and wish it wouldn't have happened but it did.

 

System sales is where company like Sony & Microsoft make there money.They get a small chunk from game sales.Dont hold me to this because i cant remember the source but like 2 years ago i read that Sony would only makes 5% off every game sold & 75% off every systems sold.I'm going to find that link.

 

definitely must read this: http://www.maxconsole.net/?mode=news&newsid=8832
sorry man, but that's bASS ackwards. When the PS3 comes out, $ony is going to lose $100+ per system because of expensive hardware. Games, whatever they end up costing, will be a fixed price for awhile (Industry people guessing $49-$69 for A+ titles). After awhile the games go in the bargain bin, then $ony gets paid less per title. That's how the licensing agreement works for them. I've heard GameSpot.com talk about it.

As for existing system license, $ony makes a lot when a new 3d party game is a hit & makes much less when the game flops. But their license always makes them SOME money. A bad title can really hurt a company but if they sell OK they break even.

When the PS3 comes out, $ony is counting on their 3rd party license games selling well & their own $ony studio titles. A 3d party game like MGS4 could make $ony millions in profit. But first, they'll sell systems @ loss until their hardware costs go down.

There is an added risk w/BLU-Ray. If BLU-Ray sells poor for non-gamers, it could keep system prices high because of economy of scale. The more BLU-Ray hardware they make, the less is costs to entire company.

BLU-Ray flop to average consumers = bad times for $ony

 

"I heard this rumor as well, from my friend's neighbor's gardner's, landlord's stepson from his 3rd marriage. It must be true"


hehehe.

 

[bold]Harecore[/bold] Learn to read a post before you reply to someone i never said anything about PS3 its not even out yet so we would not even know any numbers as how much Sony or retailers are geting.Everything i qouted was from the PS2 era.

 

my name is xhardc0re, have some respect when using someone's name on AD.
The license agreement w/$ony is similar on PS2 & PS3. $ony sold their PS2 for the first 2 yrs @loss. Why? To push software sales. No software sales, $ony loses money. DreamCast sold systems but did not sell enough games, and Sega made bad business decisions. If you look at this, you'll understand that GAMES make a system profitable, NOT hardware. Not until the company manufacturers enough hardware to build it cheaper, with smaller parts. Like Sony has been doing with v1-v15 of the PS2.
http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/games/archives/2005/12/19/worst_game_of_2005.html

 

Actually xhardcore has a point. Sony doesn't make money from PS2 and PSP system sales:

http://www.videobusiness.com/article/CA6357073.html

For the quarter ending June 30, 2006

Thanks to LCD flat panels, digital cameras, and Vaio PC's Sony turned a profit last quarter. Like xhardcore pointed out, things probably won't change much when the PS3 comes out.