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xnamkcor · **Reply #9875 on:** January 22, 2012, 12:49:48 AM

Quote from: Flame on January 21, 2012, 11:49:17 PM

It would be neat if Sega re-joined the console market.

I think Sega's time is passed. But if they did I think if they merged with Microsoft's R&D, but I doubt Microsoft would abandon it's "Xbox" hardware branding, even if the hardware was half or all Sega's in exchange for the funding. As an independent company with no other divisions to back it up, I don't see a 4th company doing well. Nintendo does it somehow, but it was one of the first of the current companies. Sony and Microsoft have the financial backing of their respective companies. I'd like to think Sega has enough fans to make it pull through, but that was pretty much disproven in the Dreamcast era and the availability of the Sega software on all current system removes any sort of exclusivity appeal.

In summary: All a Sega console would be now is an Xbox with a different logo.

Kieran · **Reply #9876 on:** January 22, 2012, 12:53:58 AM

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But if they did I think if they merged with Microsoft's R&D, but I doubt Microsoft would abandon it's "Xbox" hardware branding, even if the hardware was half or all Sega's in exchange for the funding.

Hahahahahaha, yeah, right. Sega's xenophobic tendencies are what got them into the state they're in to begin with. Like they'd ever swallow their pride and partner up with a big American company.

xnamkcor · **Reply #9877 on:** January 22, 2012, 04:23:48 AM

Quote from: Kieran on January 22, 2012, 12:53:58 AM

Hahahahahaha, yeah, right. Sega's xenophobic tendencies are what got them into the state they're in to begin with. Like they'd ever swallow their pride and partner up with a big American company.

"As Sony disclosed details about the PlayStation2 in 1998 and early 1999, Mr. Gates summoned the leaders of Sony, Nintendo and Sega separately to Microsoft's headquarters and asked them to use a scaled-down version of Windows as a platform. Sony and Nintendo declined. Sega, running a desperate third, agreed -- and ran such a version on its Dreamcast machine, alongside its own operating system. Given a choice of platforms, developers chose Sega's. The experiment failed."

"Mr. Gates and Isao Okawa, the late president of the Sega Corporation, considered having Microsoft merge its gaming division with Sega or buy Sega outright, Mr. Moore said. Those talks failed. "

http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/04/business/microsoft-explores-a-new-territory-fun.html?pagewanted=2

Flame · **Reply #9878 on:** January 22, 2012, 06:52:59 PM

The Xbox is basically the Dreamcast 2. Even has the same buttons.

I recall Kotaku had an article on it.

xnamkcor · **Reply #9879 on:** January 22, 2012, 09:23:52 PM

Flame · **Reply #9880 on:** January 23, 2012, 02:35:37 AM

It actually took a second to actually notice the "Rat-Her" in "Rather"

Well played, ad. Well played.

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This one though... This one made me laugh a good bit. Because its true.

Archer · **Reply #9881 on:** January 23, 2012, 11:44:41 AM

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xnamkcor · **Reply #9882 on:** January 23, 2012, 12:24:03 PM

Quote from: Matou Sakura on January 23, 2012, 11:44:41 AM

i love how just below that message they're still selling premium accounts HOLY [parasitic bomb] GUYS YOU CAN LIKE DOWNLOAD THE FILES YOU'VE UPLOADED AT INFINITE SPEED I MEAN [tornado fang]ing WHOA

If all the upload sites do this, where will I get my porn?