http://www.polygonmag.com/news/index.php?id=997
I doubt this would be the PSP.. since it's a completely new platform, why would it drag down Sega's overall software sales? Sounds like GC2 to me.
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http://www.polygonmag.com/news/index.php?id=997
I doubt this would be the PSP.. since it's a completely new platform, why would it drag down Sega's overall software sales? Sounds like GC2 to me.
marconelly!
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It's very probably PSP, and they anticipate lower sales probably because they will spend more time developing new games over the next year.
I would assume PSP, and I would assume lesser software sales the same as with any new platform, as it has to ramp up. Sega rarely makes "key" titles, and instead has lots more generic ones to appeal to the masses, and the less "massive" those masses are, the less software they'll sell. The installed base of PS2, Xbox, or GC would likely guarantee them a lot more sales, so if they're shifting some development time off them... <shrugs>
Could also be from a profit margin perspective, at least as far as PSP is concerned.
Could also be from a profit margin perspective, at least as far as PSP is concerned.
Considering their number and range of sports titles is second only to EA (though I gather at this point second by a lot more lately), that's still a hefty amount that just has generic, mass appeal over specialized tastes. Sports titles (including racing games) still account for basically 1/2 their published games on the modern consoles (less so on GC--and probably less so if one includes all the Japanese games that don't make it across, but I don't have those listings), and otherwise I see them trying to cover all the genre bases, but I haven't lately seen them pushing for "must have" games and really impressive endeavors the way one sees from, say, Nintendo and Konami. Certainly you'll get the occasional Rez, or Panzer Dragoon, or Super Monkey Ball, but one doesn't get the scale or frequency that one would think a publishing house of their size would signify.
Hence if you're not a title that "sells" a system, or is a AAA title one would be foolish to avoid, one isn't going to be selling well until a new platform establishes itself well. Certainly not to the levels one could expect from 10-60 millions of existing gamers.
Hence if you're not a title that "sells" a system, or is a AAA title one would be foolish to avoid, one isn't going to be selling well until a new platform establishes itself well. Certainly not to the levels one could expect from 10-60 millions of existing gamers.
Megadrive1988
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most probably PSP.
next-gen consoles are a bit too far away. but this time NEXT year, we should be hearing of development starting on games for those consoles.
next-gen consoles are a bit too far away. but this time NEXT year, we should be hearing of development starting on games for those consoles.
Gamecube 2 (if it does end up arriving won't be out by next fall).
it's certianly PSP, and I can bet they will be moving the sports games over to PSP to compete with EA's sports titles. EA has been attempting to hire 160 people in the main vancouver studio just for PSP development.
it's certianly PSP, and I can bet they will be moving the sports games over to PSP to compete with EA's sports titles. EA has been attempting to hire 160 people in the main vancouver studio just for PSP development.
marconelly!
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Damn...
Maybe I should apply for something. Do they need graphics/motion designers?
