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Most Dreamcast Online Servers Halted

Posted by simoniker on from the end-of-an-era dept.

Thanks to an anonymous reader for pointing to the official Sega announcement that most of their Dreamcast game servers will be shut down starting this month. According to the site, "Effective June 2003, the only Dreamcast titles that Sega will continue to support online are Phantasy Star Online and Phantasy Star Online ver. 2. No other Dreamcast titles will be playable online after this time." This means that titles such as Alien Front Online (which pre-dated Xbox Live with a headset feature), the Sega Sports titles, Quake III, and even the classy Chu Chu Rocket will no longer be online-compatible, admittedly long after their prime. Perhaps someone could find a homebrew solution?

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  1. I, for one, will be very sad... by SynapseLapse · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This is just another nail in the coffin of system that died way too fast. The homebrew scene has been a wonderful source of continual innovation. Despite what the troll said above, there are some of us who still play some classic DC games. It has so many titles that are absolutely wonderful that were all but completely ignored by the mainstream buyers. (Bangai-o anyone?) Oh well, I still have four controllers for some Bomberman/Chu Chu Rocket fun.

    1. Re:I, for one, will be very sad... by Mike+Mentalist · · Score: 3, Insightful

      You arent the only one sad to see the DC go - its a sad state of affairs when a console with so many quality games can just sink into the ground like this. I really hope that the DC homebrew scene keeps on going, as it can be fascinating stuff.
      I am still baffled as to why people bought into the PS2 hype so much - the DC had plenty of quality games by the time Sony's console launched, and it was months before it had its own high quality game.

      Given that hardly anyone plays PSO on the DC anymore, I wonder if the games are still full of tossers 'player killing' everyone? I can never understand people who would rather go around spoiling a game for other people rather than playing a game properly. Even when the online games are a subscription service like Xbox Live, it doesnt stop morons driving backwards in MotoGP. Its utterly pathetic.

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  2. Re:Uhh...? by Baron_911 · · Score: 4, Informative

    Actually, the Dreamcast isn't quite dead yet! The hacker community has been writing all sorts of emulators and various trinkits for the DC for a while after it 'officially' died, so there will probably still be some demand for at least a Chu Chu rocket server. :P

    Links:
    Dreamcast Programming
    Dreamcast Emulation(much more than emulation there...)

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  3. The reason: by breon.halling · · Score: 4, Funny

    They've probably all been turned into Linux routers. =)

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  4. Attention Sega: Release the server source by saladpuncher · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Sega could pull off a huge public relations coup by releasing the source code to their servers so that the development community that has grown up around the Dreamcast can continue to grow. Sure, they wont make any money but it will go a long way towards making people trust them enough to buy their next console...if they ever make one.