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Regardless of all the different reports flying around about Sega one thing does seem almost certain: Dreamcast hardware production isn't going to be around for that much longer. The idea of putting a Dreamcast onto a single board/chip is a good one in theory but isn't it a bit pointless in practice? I thought CD and DVD drives can't read GD-ROMs, which would mean forking out for more hardware to play the games? If people aren't buying a multi-game DC packs for £150 (or less) how much will they go to? I, for one, would also rather have the two separate in case I wanted to upgrade one and not the other.
Sega have done the sensible thing and said they are looking into production for the PS2 and Gameboy. They haven't mentioned the GameCube yet, but that's understandable because of Nintendo's typical secrecy. They also fail to mention the Xbox. Now that some developers have apparently pulled out of Xbox development it makes you think that there's something they know that we don't. Too expensive/dificult to develop for? Not powerful enough? I don't think so. I think they are starting to believe the Xbox is trying to be too much more than a games machine - the hard disc has, in my opinion, been a BIG mistake since day one, unless it's only to be used for virtual memory purposes and the like and not bug fixes and install files.
The DC is dying now so that's out of the long term picture but imagine if the Xbox dies within a year of release due to 'problems'.
That will leave us with the PS2 and the GameCube (not the GB Advance, it's not seriously comparable). I think the best possible outcome would be for this to be Nintendo's last machine as well. Sony should then allow Nintendo and Sega to have input to the development of the PS3 (and perhaps a modest share in hardware profits). No more 'this game on that and that game on this' decisions to make. No more swapping development platforms halfway through the production. We would have our one system market which would, with any luck, consist of a fantastically well conceived and executed piece of hardware backed by ALL of the worlds best games designers.
This time last year I'd have dismissed this idea without hesitation. Now I'm quite taken by it. Anyone with me?
Sega have done the sensible thing and said they are looking into production for the PS2 and Gameboy. They haven't mentioned the GameCube yet, but that's understandable because of Nintendo's typical secrecy. They also fail to mention the Xbox. Now that some developers have apparently pulled out of Xbox development it makes you think that there's something they know that we don't. Too expensive/dificult to develop for? Not powerful enough? I don't think so. I think they are starting to believe the Xbox is trying to be too much more than a games machine - the hard disc has, in my opinion, been a BIG mistake since day one, unless it's only to be used for virtual memory purposes and the like and not bug fixes and install files.
The DC is dying now so that's out of the long term picture but imagine if the Xbox dies within a year of release due to 'problems'.
That will leave us with the PS2 and the GameCube (not the GB Advance, it's not seriously comparable). I think the best possible outcome would be for this to be Nintendo's last machine as well. Sony should then allow Nintendo and Sega to have input to the development of the PS3 (and perhaps a modest share in hardware profits). No more 'this game on that and that game on this' decisions to make. No more swapping development platforms halfway through the production. We would have our one system market which would, with any luck, consist of a fantastically well conceived and executed piece of hardware backed by ALL of the worlds best games designers.
This time last year I'd have dismissed this idea without hesitation. Now I'm quite taken by it. Anyone with me?
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X-Box dieing within a year of release?!?! ... This must be a highly alternate cision of the future...!!
Regardless of all the different reports flying around about Sega one thing does seem almost certain: Dreamcast hardware production isn't going to be around for that much longer. The idea of putting a Dreamcast onto a single board/chip is a good one in theory but isn't it a bit pointless in practice? I thought CD and DVD drives can't read GD-ROMs, which would mean forking out for more hardware to play the games? If people aren't buying a multi-game DC packs for £150 (or less) how much will they go to? I, for one, would also rather have the two separate in case I wanted to upgrade one and not the other.
Sega have done the sensible thing and said they are looking into production for the PS2 and Gameboy. They haven't mentioned the GameCube yet, but that's understandable because of Nintendo's typical secrecy. They also fail to mention the Xbox. Now that some developers have apparently pulled out of Xbox development it makes you think that there's something they know that we don't. Too expensive/dificult to develop for? Not powerful enough? I don't think so. I think they are starting to believe the Xbox is trying to be too much more than a games machine - the hard disc has, in my opinion, been a BIG mistake since day one, unless it's only to be used for virtual memory purposes and the like and not bug fixes and install files.
The DC is dying now so that's out of the long term picture but imagine if the Xbox dies within a year of release due to 'problems'.
That will leave us with the PS2 and the GameCube (not the GB Advance, it's not seriously comparable). I think the best possible outcome would be for this to be Nintendo's last machine as well. Sony should then allow Nintendo and Sega to have input to the development of the PS3 (and perhaps a modest share in hardware profits). No more 'this game on that and that game on this' decisions to make. No more swapping development platforms halfway through the production. We would have our one system market which would, with any luck, consist of a fantastically well conceived and executed piece of hardware backed by ALL of the worlds best games designers.
This time last year I'd have dismissed this idea without hesitation. Now I'm quite taken by it. Anyone with me?
Sega have done the sensible thing and said they are looking into production for the PS2 and Gameboy. They haven't mentioned the GameCube yet, but that's understandable because of Nintendo's typical secrecy. They also fail to mention the Xbox. Now that some developers have apparently pulled out of Xbox development it makes you think that there's something they know that we don't. Too expensive/dificult to develop for? Not powerful enough? I don't think so. I think they are starting to believe the Xbox is trying to be too much more than a games machine - the hard disc has, in my opinion, been a BIG mistake since day one, unless it's only to be used for virtual memory purposes and the like and not bug fixes and install files.
The DC is dying now so that's out of the long term picture but imagine if the Xbox dies within a year of release due to 'problems'.
That will leave us with the PS2 and the GameCube (not the GB Advance, it's not seriously comparable). I think the best possible outcome would be for this to be Nintendo's last machine as well. Sony should then allow Nintendo and Sega to have input to the development of the PS3 (and perhaps a modest share in hardware profits). No more 'this game on that and that game on this' decisions to make. No more swapping development platforms halfway through the production. We would have our one system market which would, with any luck, consist of a fantastically well conceived and executed piece of hardware backed by ALL of the worlds best games designers.
This time last year I'd have dismissed this idea without hesitation. Now I'm quite taken by it. Anyone with me?
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