they didn't have had the deep pockets (or savvy) to compete with sony, but they had a better product (the dreamcast) at a better price (compared to the ps2). the wii proves that you can compete with inferior hardware at a lower price point. before i was too nostalgic, sega did the right thing in realizing sony's dev tie-ins were too much.
i'd like to see them throw their weight behind one of the platforms but i don't think they have any more influence than most of the big publishers now. at this point, all they can do is perhaps influence a unified dev environment and *try* to push a common platform. but unless sony blinks, that'll never happen.
still, the new sonic/mario olympics seems like a total wus-out to me. but if they sell a 100K units, i guess i'm the old school dreamer.
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ahh but sega was sweet
they didn't have had the deep pockets (or savvy) to compete with sony, but they had a better product (the dreamcast) at a better price (compared to the ps2). the wii proves that you can compete with inferior hardware at a lower price point. before i was too nostalgic, sega did the right thing in realizing sony's dev tie-ins were too much.
i'd like to see them throw their weight behind one of the platforms but i don't think they have any more influence than most of the big publishers now. at this point, all they can do is perhaps influence a unified dev environment and *try* to push a common platform. but unless sony blinks, that'll never happen.
still, the new sonic/mario olympics seems like a total wus-out to me. but if they sell a 100K units, i guess i'm the old school dreamer.