Dreamcast 2 rumours trashed - bit-tech.net Forums

Tim S · 10th Dec 2007, 10:20

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/12...ours_trashed/1

Rumours have been circulating about Sega making a new console, the Dreamcast 2. Sorry to burst your bubble, but it doesn't look like it's going to happen.

<A88> · 10th Dec 2007, 10:31

Good! I'm quite happy with them making Sonic games on all 3 consoles rather than 1

. The Xbox essentially was the Dreamcast 2 anyway- Microsoft software, pretty similar controllers etc.

<A88>

mmorgue · 10th Dec 2007, 11:06

Still.. I did enjoy the Dreamcast. It was the only platform, at the time, that did a great translation of Capcom 2d fighters.

mikeuk2004 · 10th Dec 2007, 11:26

Dreamcast was the only console I never owned. I was a kid back then with limited money and by the time I could afford it, it was dead and not worth buying. Shame, I enjoyed sega consoles.

DXR_13KE · 10th Dec 2007, 11:39

for some reviewers it is still one of the best consoles ever made in terms of innovation, only surpassed by current gen consoles...

i would love to see a dreamcast 2..... wait....

"and that the patent was filed only to protect the copyright of a possible future console. " this may mean a light at the end of the tunnel.... they patented it because at sometime in the future there may be a sega dreamcast 2.....

Bauul · 10th Dec 2007, 12:12

Truth be told the Dreamcast had some fantastic games, Soul Calibur still ranks as one of the greatest fighting games ever made, it's just a shame the number of games was so thin on the ground. The console also had native anti-aliasing, something even the PS3 struggles with now. It was a real shame it died.

That said, I'm not sure about a sequal. Do we need another console? Erm.... no. For hard core gaming, the 360 and the PS3 have it wrapped up pretty tight, what'd be the point of another console? And the Wii is, well, the Wii, and in it's own market it's king. Even for more straight forward, but retro gaming, the PS2 and XBox are still viable options, there simply isn't a market for a new Dreamcast.

Unless they did something truly amazing, like a multi-gaming platform that plays PS, Xbox, Wii and PC games all at once, using only your MIND!!!

D3s3rt_F0x · 10th Dec 2007, 12:30

Dreamcast had amazing games and games which looked better than alot of the more powerful PS2 games, reason it failed was the complete lack of 3rd party publishers but even with all the crappy titles that came out there are some real gems.

Would of loved to of seen a Dreamcast 2 but perhaps the market is a little saturated for them and they wouldnt necssarily have a widespread following.

Bindibadgi · 10th Dec 2007, 12:38

I still maintain that Sega should re-release it but as a download-only box. The hardware must be dirt cheap to make now, whack in an 80GB drive and sell all the games, from all regions over the net. Make it bit-torrent if necessary.

Everyone goes nuts for the small, cheap box that has tons of retro Sega titles + they make a mint of peripherals.

Juppun · 10th Dec 2007, 12:38

It'd be nice if they make a new Sonic game as good as Sonic Adventure. I really enjoyed that.. the rest were pants. A new Dreamcast would've been nice... might have given Shenmue III a possibility

DXR_13KE · 10th Dec 2007, 12:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bindibadgi

I still maintain that Sega should re-release it but as a download-only box. The hardware must be dirt cheap to make now, whack in an 80GB drive and sell all the games, from all regions over the net. Make it bit-torrent if necessary.

Everyone goes nuts for the small, cheap box that has tons of retro Sega titles + they make a mint of peripherals.

that is a cool idea, especially if you can put a bigger hard drive in it.

Bindibadgi · 10th Dec 2007, 12:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by DXR_13KE

that is a cool idea, especially if you can put a bigger hard drive in it.

Yea well that's the thing - ship it with an 80 and let people upgrade it. Plus a dreamcast game is what, size of a CD? So you could fit ~70 odd games on an 80-disk

Nikumba · 10th Dec 2007, 13:01

My Dreamcast is hooked up to my projector along with my 360. Its a shame lik-sang closed as they had a lot of good stuff for the DC. Play-asia are pretty good as well now.

But the games on it were excellent, I still think Chu-Chu Rocket is one of the best 4 player games about, just amazing.

Kimbie

mrplow · 10th Dec 2007, 13:20

It's ok, they will one day. I'm onto them... release games for the other guys, completely swamp their marketplaces and get the licenses to all the top titles, then in a few years release a new console and make everything exclusive to the hardware.

SEGA 1 everyone else 0.

At least, that's what happens in my rose-tinted dreams...

edit:
"We're very happy being a platform agnostic company and have moved up the ranks the past three years from #11, to #9, and now stand at #6 in terms of our market share by units among third-party publishers. We like our current strategy and have no plans to change in the middle of this outstanding growth."
.. just confirms my theory I feel

Ghys · 10th Dec 2007, 16:59

I want the Dreamcast 2 to have controllers with memory cards in them like the old DC.Only the cards will have touch sensitive OLED screens that read fingerprints to allow loading and saving games

Demon Cleaner · 11th Dec 2007, 01:12

I loved my dreamcast. It was a great console with some great games. However, I feel that Sega have died completely after they left the hardware business. The only memorable game I can think of is Super Monkey Ball.

When are Sega going to release Chu Chu Rocket on XBOX Live Arcade? Infact the Wii would be perfect for that game, bar the poor online experience you are likely to encounter with it.

Ghys · 11th Dec 2007, 04:34

apparently sega is pretty well ranked among the most productive game developping studios. However, beside Sonic games, I can't really think of anything Sega made recently.. but then again I don't follow the console market that much

Amon · 11th Dec 2007, 04:49

Props to anyone who knew there was a first Dreamcast.

pendragon · 11th Dec 2007, 19:59

i still play games on my dreamcast.. in fact ,my friend and I just fired up a game of Crazy Taxi 2 the other night.. still good fun!

10th Dec 2007, 11:26	#4
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10th Dec 2007, 13:20	#13
mrplow obey the fist!! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: London Posts: 2,427	It's ok, they will one day. I'm onto them... release games for the other guys, completely swamp their marketplaces and get the licenses to all the top titles, then in a few years release a new console and make everything exclusive to the hardware. SEGA 1 everyone else 0. At least, that's what happens in my rose-tinted dreams... edit: "We're very happy being a platform agnostic company and have moved up the ranks the past three years from #11, to #9, and now stand at #6 in terms of our market share by units among third-party publishers. We like our current strategy and have no plans to change in the middle of this outstanding growth." .. just confirms my theory I feel __________________ Big, half-finished, parts hanging out computer ATCS 210; MSI mATX; AMD 4000+; HD4770; 3GB DDR400; 2x120GB + 2x1TB; 19" HANNS-G

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10th Dec 2007, 10:20	#1
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10th Dec 2007, 10:31	#2
<A88> Trust the Computer Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 4,797	Good! I'm quite happy with them making Sonic games on all 3 consoles rather than 1 . The Xbox essentially was the Dreamcast 2 anyway- Microsoft software, pretty similar controllers etc. <A88>

10th Dec 2007, 11:06	#3
mmorgue Supermodder Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Mos Eisley, in the bar... Posts: 378	Still.. I did enjoy the Dreamcast. It was the only platform, at the time, that did a great translation of Capcom 2d fighters.

10th Dec 2007, 12:12	#6
Bauul Sir Bongaminge Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Godalming, near Guildford Posts: 1,553	Truth be told the Dreamcast had some fantastic games, Soul Calibur still ranks as one of the greatest fighting games ever made, it's just a shame the number of games was so thin on the ground. The console also had native anti-aliasing, something even the PS3 struggles with now. It was a real shame it died. That said, I'm not sure about a sequal. Do we need another console? Erm.... no. For hard core gaming, the 360 and the PS3 have it wrapped up pretty tight, what'd be the point of another console? And the Wii is, well, the Wii, and in it's own market it's king. Even for more straight forward, but retro gaming, the PS2 and XBox are still viable options, there simply isn't a market for a new Dreamcast. Unless they did something truly amazing, like a multi-gaming platform that plays PS, Xbox, Wii and PC games all at once, using only your MIND!!! __________________ Pentium 4 CPU 3.4 Ghz \| 1Gb + 2x512Mb Corsair DDR2 667 Mhz Sapphire Radeon HD 4770 512Mb\| WD Raptor 36Gb, Seagate 300Gb \| Asus P5LD2 SE Ibanez RG 470 Japanese Edition \| 1991 Japanese Lo-TRS Tremolo \| V7 S1 Custom V8 HSH Pickups

10th Dec 2007, 12:30	#7
D3s3rt_F0x Hypermodder Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Near Middlesbrough Posts: 681	Dreamcast had amazing games and games which looked better than alot of the more powerful PS2 games, reason it failed was the complete lack of 3rd party publishers but even with all the crappy titles that came out there are some real gems. Would of loved to of seen a Dreamcast 2 but perhaps the market is a little saturated for them and they wouldnt necssarily have a widespread following.

10th Dec 2007, 12:38	#9
Juppun Run Sackboy Run! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: London Posts: 675	It'd be nice if they make a new Sonic game as good as Sonic Adventure. I really enjoyed that.. the rest were pants. A new Dreamcast would've been nice... might have given Shenmue III a possibility __________________ Workstation: Mac Pro [ 23.2Ghz, 8GB, 3TB, 8800GT ] SR80i. Rig:* Antec P182 [ P5N32-E SLi, Q6600 G0, HX620W, 4GB, Raptor X, 8800GTX OC ACS3, 8600GT, X-Fi XtremeMusic ] Z-5500. Flickr\| PSN/XBL: OrcaGT

10th Dec 2007, 13:01	#12
Nikumba Supermodder Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: The Dark Place Posts: 371	My Dreamcast is hooked up to my projector along with my 360. Its a shame lik-sang closed as they had a lot of good stuff for the DC. Play-asia are pretty good as well now. But the games on it were excellent, I still think Chu-Chu Rocket is one of the best 4 player games about, just amazing. Kimbie

11th Dec 2007, 01:12	#15
Demon Cleaner Multimodder Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: London, UK Posts: 102	I loved my dreamcast. It was a great console with some great games. However, I feel that Sega have died completely after they left the hardware business. The only memorable game I can think of is Super Monkey Ball. When are Sega going to release Chu Chu Rocket on XBOX Live Arcade? Infact the Wii would be perfect for that game, bar the poor online experience you are likely to encounter with it.

11th Dec 2007, 04:34	#16
Ghys DUHHHH Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 2,606	apparently sega is pretty well ranked among the most productive game developping studios. However, beside Sonic games, I can't really think of anything Sega made recently.. but then again I don't follow the console market that much __________________ Phenom X3 720 Black Edition @ 3.4Ghz - Asus M3N72-D SLI - 4GB PC6400 - MSI GTX260 216 - RAID0 37gb Raptors - 2x 500GB - Corsair TX850 - Samsung 2233RZ 120hz cheesecake - Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bits Kids ! The Samsung 2233RZ is the solution to all your problems in life ! That is, of course, if your biggest concern is not sucking at FPS games

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Amon inch-perfect Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: cannoning into the reds, Toronto, Canada Posts: 2,456	Props to anyone who knew there was a first Dreamcast. __________________ Defunct Socket 939 San Diego 4000+::2GB PC3200::Radeon 9600 SE 128MB::200GB HDD::24" Dell 2407WFP-HC::WinXP x64/x86 dual boot Dell Vostro 1500 laptop::Socket P Merom T7100::2GB PC5400::Go 8600m GT 256MB::660GB HDD::15.4" WXGA+, 24" Dell 2407WFP-HC::WinXP::Fanatec 911 Wheel+Pedals Last edited by Amon; 11th Dec 2007 at 05:49.

11th Dec 2007, 19:59	#18
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