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Sega has officially announced that it is not planning to release any more mini consoles, marking a shift in their approach towards modern gaming instead of nostalgia-driven hardware. In an interview with The Guardian, CEO Shuji Utsumi clarified, 'We are not a retro company. We appreciate our legacy... but want to deliver something new.'

Sega has previously released several successful mini consoles celebrating its iconic franchises such as the Genesis/Mega Drive Mini, Astro City Mini, and Game Gear Micro series. However, no further mini consoles focusing on the Saturn or Dreamcast platforms are in development.

  • Utsumi's Statement: "I’m not going for the Mini direction. I want to embrace modern gamers."
  • Sega now concentrates on reviving classic IPs with a modern twist, such as new entries in Crazy Taxi, Jet Set Radio, and Virtua Fighter series.

How do you feel about Sega's decision?

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[–] tiramichu@lemm.ee 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

"Not a retro company," but yet the stated "something new" is all about reviving classic IPs.

Maybe try building some new IPs, if you really want to be new.

[–] SharkAttak@kbin.melroy.org 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

"New"? Strange, haven't heard anything about something like a Sega Gigadrive... :/

[–] Odo@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

They already used GigaDrive for their 3D Classics games on the 3DS.

[–] ramblingsteve@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

so sega realised that rather than sell a retro console once, they can sell a reboot filled with DLC and monthly subscriptions forever. nice.

[–] RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Nah, they realized that emulating the Saturn and Dreamcast are more demanding than the SoCs they wanted to use for their mini consoles can handle.

[–] TBi@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Yep. They’ll probably change their tune again when more powerful SoC’s come out.

[–] ramblingsteve@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

ha yes! that is depressingly likely to be 100% correct.

[–] PlasticExistence@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Does this mean they’ll finally make OutRun 3?

[–] _NetNomad@fedia.io 2 points 7 months ago

oh we're way past that, there were already 2018 sequels by 1993

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

It's correct. Atari is making modern games too, I'm excited for Fatal Run 2089. The art form is still quite new, and there's a lot of room for new ideas

[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 1 points 7 months ago

What a bunch of gimps

[–] w3dd1e@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

Why make this when you can charge a monthly subscription?