Article: SEGA developing a brand new 3D games console, rumors flying around

[Zeus]

You can view the page at http://www.maxconsole.net/content.ph...-flying-around

[Nomad121]

The rumour is that SEGA have contracted a UK technology firm to plan a console. They are considering cheaper processors namely Nvidia and AMD based stuff and will be aim to be below $299 whilst competing against the HD consoles.

[tech3475]

Although I would love to see a new Sega console (mainly to see a decent Sonic game again), this is unlikely to be a home console and more likely for arcades which I believe Sega are still in IIRC.

[MadonnaProject]

Oh awesome. I would definately support sega. Sadly their games tend to be poo.

[weeboo]

i dont mind if sega is developing a new console because the more console there is, the better the competition will be. you wouldnt see nintendo, sony, m$' slacking off releasing new games or putting new ideas in their existing and future console... and we know sega arent new in making new console... they have competed with nintendo and sony before and they can go head to head with m$ after all these years they hide in the shadow not making a console. if nintendo and other **** dont maintain their leads, sega can slip through and begin to revive as console maker again.

[iLLNESS]

some of my favorite games were on a sega console... but i dont see why they are getting into a new console. i could maybe see them making cheap arcade boards for japan or something.

[LordX]

It will be cool it it will be out before Playstation4 and XBOX720 , how about hext year ?
First Next Gen Console before others , sounds like a winner.
SEGA @ 2011
WiiHD @ 2011
XBOX 720 @ 1012
Playstation4 @ 1013

[DEDDOA]

Would be nice to see sega back in the race, a console with nintendo level first party support but with a willingness to produce more than cutesy family games would be great. Don't get me wrong nintendo make great games but they have a severe dislike of making anything that is graphically realistic or more gritty, and kiddy tv style graphics get old very quickly, it's unlikley nintendo would make somthing like a deadspace type game but sega would have no qalms about it.

[billysastard]

Don't get me wrong nintendo make great games but they have a severe dislike of making anything that is graphically realistic or more gritty, and kiddy tv style graphics get old very quickly, it's unlikley nintendo would make somthing like a deadspace type game but sega would have no qalms about it.

nintendo did make disaster which was a great game, and of course the metroid trilogy could barely be called kiddy style either.

[Neglefarot]

Here we go again...high hopes low expectations for this...i would love to see SEGA on top again but the market its so close right now i really dont expect too much.

@LordX thats time traveling dude!

[Xenogears V]

Need a console more powerfull that PS3 and 360 for a possible competition with Ps4 or xbox720...

[ThreeDog]

I would like to see SEGA back in action but looking at their software of late would there be a point? A console requires first party games at the forefront of its attack plan and we all know what SEGA have been like lately.

If this is remotely true i would suggest that SEGA take a step back and take a look at themselves, Cancel the project and maintain its current approach with software until it is vastly improved.

We don't need a fourth entry to the market, We don't need another clone and there's not really any space for further innovation.

[DEDDOA]

nintendo did make disaster which was a great game, and of course the metroid trilogy could barely be called kiddy style either.

true, but they are not as common as the cutesy style games (better description then kiddy games as they are not exactly all kiddy games), they do make em but they are so rare that they stand out like the ones you mentioned.

[danight]

Well i really dont believe this is in any shape of form true. I will still talk why it oculd work and what it could do.

Normal gens where like 5 years. So microsoft and sony get jealous of wii and instead of making new systems all together. they make addons.
Still still leaves the down falls of the main system there.

Sega could add more ram Say 1 gig and way better GPU and attack both ps3 and xbox 360 on the HD front since both cant handle 1080p really.

Sega could try and secure some low level dev studio that might be struggling. To provide etx first party titles. Sega could also be a publisher allowing 3rd party devs to use them instead as a cheaper for vs say EA activision or such. Kinda like what SE does.
This might attract devs to make games for them since the profit margin is higher with less pay out to publishers.

Now for the controller? Lets just make a genesis 6 button controller and a wii mote clone. That way we have the best of all worlds basically. 1 type of controller is so last gen Now we need like 10 different controllers per system.

memory card. This could be fun and right up segas ally. remember dreamcast had the VMU`s? Well bring them back as mp3 players so you can listen to music on the console and take it with you. Play basic colums games that can play with friends over wii fi.

Now the network... if you cant make a better online experience than nintendo, you suck.

So basically there is potential for sega to do some things. Like jumpstart next gen. Microsoft and sony seem like they are locked into this gen for another 3 years with these addons. Since next gen will probably have upgraded versions if not before next gen.

Sega hasnt spent years trying to figure out what works, they can just look at the big 3 and see what works and pic and choose what ideas to steal from them.
Then they just have to get supporters and implement it.

What is sega did the go live thing where you dont buy games you just rent for time periods. basically you pay to play what you want and when.
This could total counter act all 3 of the big 3 and really change the way we think of networks this gen.

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Ok the bad news.... unless sega deals with google, apple or someone else to get some major funding, they are in no shape to attack any of the big 3 head on. And yes the big 3 could easily gang up on lil old sega.

Now if google backs them.... that could be a evil combo.

[ThreeDog]

Now if google backs them.... that could be a evil combo.

Apple + SEGA would be better... Apple has lemmings