Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted May 31, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted May 31, 2020 49 minutes ago, patiirc said: Hardly industry shaking news though, more like going out on a whimper Not a 60th Birthday goal. They're Sega, they've not been relevant for about 20 years, what industry shaking news were you expecting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Danger Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Sonic is a nonce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patiirc Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 2 hours ago, Mr_Danger said: I don’t think Sega announcing anything is going to be industry shaking to be honest. Any first hand impressions on the Console Wars book on here? I was thinking about adding it to my Audible list.  1 hour ago, Devon Malcolm said: They're Sega, they've not been relevant for about 20 years, what industry shaking news were you expecting? A girl can dream As said earlier, a device for everything with streaming subs would be perfect tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Danger Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 I feel like the people who would be interested in such a sub are also the people who have access to all the various ways that exist to play them anyway, without the sub.  Wasn’t there already a planned console and subscription service such as that for Atari and the cost was ridiculous. Sega would be better served just finding new ways to market those compilation bundles they do, maybe make them more collectible some how. The other problem is the terrible ageing of anything post Mega Drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Was that part of the new "Atari" VCS console? Now that's a fuck up even bigger than anything Sega have done, key people walking out due to non-payment, constant delays and we still don't even have proper specs for it. Atari is nothing more than a logo to put on some Primark tat, it has zero to do with the actual original company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted May 31, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted May 31, 2020 That Atari VCS sounds like a mess from what they've been saying on the CUPodcast. Likewise the Intellivision Amico. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Ha that's where I get most of my info on both consoles, I have a bit of a mancrush on Ian and his lefty rants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Danger Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 (edited) Yeah I remember Giant Bomb ridiculing it too but was unaware the Atari bit was just licensed. There was that planned Atari hotel as well that was aimed at the consumate Atari enthusiast which I think they speculated sounded more like a money laundering operation. I think Sega would be prudent to do a deal with Xbox to stick their retro content on Gamepass which would allow them to still sell it to other consoles. Edited May 31, 2020 by Mr_Danger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Mr_Danger said: Yeah I remember Giant Bomb ridiculing it too but was unaware the Atari bit was just licensed. There was that planned Atari hotel as well that was aimed at the consulate Atari enthusiast which I think they speculated sounded more like a money laundering operation. I think Sega would be prudent to do a deal with Xbox to stick their retro content on Gamepass which would allow them to still sell it to other consoles. I don't think it's licensed per se but with the multiple buyouts and the convoluted history of the name i'm pretty the current Atari has zero history in console development, Atari almost outright died some time in the last ten years and were real lucky to get out of bankruptcy but I'm surprised Alone in the Dark: Illumination didn't send them back into it.. one of the worst games ever developed. But yeah they've got by in recent years by rereleasing old games and licensing out the IP's. Edited May 31, 2020 by Merzbow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Accident Prone Posted May 31, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted May 31, 2020 I'm game for a Saturn or Dreamcast Mini, as both haven't really been 100% cracked as emulators yet (as far as I know). If the market gets their hands on either one I give it a week at the most before you're able to chuck in an external device full of ROM. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 The Dreamcast is pretty spot on now, I found Redream to be especially excellent but they want you to pay to play in HD resolutions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted May 31, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted May 31, 2020 2 hours ago, Merzbow said: Ha that's where I get most of my info on both consoles, I have a bit of a mancrush on Ian and his lefty rants. Pat can be a bit of an ass sometimes, but Ian is awesome. I keep meaning to listen to his Extra Napkins podcast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Kim's back with another Sega arcade video. Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Yeah.. better than nothing but it's still a bit shit, each has four games and you need to buy them all to have every game. I doubt they're very playable at that size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted June 3, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted June 3, 2020 2 hours ago, Merzbow said: Yeah.. better than nothing but it's still a bit shit, each has four games and you need to buy them all to have every game. I doubt they're very playable at that size. It looks like they flip open, so there's probably a bigger screen inside. Can't wait for Kim's video about the scaler games. It's criminal that Revenge Of Death Adder never got a home release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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