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Sega to Release New Dreamcast Bundle?
Craig writes "Is Sega planning to release a new bundle for the supposed commercially dead Dreamcast Console? According to Many Dreamcast sites it will be bundled with a new commercial game and released sometime in February. Engadget has commentary and speculation." From the Engadget site: "... German gaming site Gamefront.de is claiming they're going to be re-releasing the frickin' Dreamcast bundled with Radilgy and some limited edition telephone card or something. But our wish come true from the Ghost of Hackable Consoles Past will probably be Japan-only though, distributed through Sega Direct for ¥10,000 (about $83 US) -- still, could this be the triumphant return of Sega hardware, even if only just nostalgia-gear?"
Sounds like we're being a little loose with the word "triumphiant".
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For that cheap, I'd buy it today. Really hope this turns out to be true; what I wouldn't give to be able to legally play Radiant Silvergun!
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I realize the articles refer to a Japan release. Since the US Dreamcast used market is officially over in Gamestop/EB, this wouldn't be a very good item to buy in the US. Still, perhaps a Flashback-like device would be more appropriate. Hell, give it a cheap 10gb hard drive and make all games downloadable, then license it as a "Phantom."
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I'd love to see the Dreamcast make a comeback. Sure, the hardware is last-gen (or soon to be anyway), but there was still some excellent work done for the system.
This also bring up a side-note I've been wondering about for a few weeks now. Microsoft got away with bundling a pc as a game console, sold at a loss, and provided an sdk (which I've never seen) to developers, and developers had to pay for the rights to publish for the console. Seriously speaking, what kinds of barriers are there to entry for an open source sdk, and license out manufacturing rights, ie, instead of a single console manufacturer and huge licensing entity, develop a hardware platform design, license out the design, and leave the sdk open? Is it really impossible to compete? If you're giving away the SDK to developers, do they have any motivation to NOT do a port to your platform?
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Can someone tell me if this is really worth it? For that price I could buy a Gamecube or a GameBoy. For less than $20 more, I could get PS2. Granted, these are not bundles, but these systems have more games available. The PS2 can run linux. What sets the Dreamcast apart from it?
This isn't meant to sound as a troll; I've simply never looked into the Dreamcast as a possible system and would like to know if it's really worth it.
With all the players who have tried in the portable market the last couple years (Zodiac, GamePark, Gizmodo, Sony, Nokia) it wouldn't suprise me if Sega decided to throw their hat into the ring, and handheld DreamCast might just suceed where most of the rest have failed.
would be if they could get someone to setup servers for the dreamcast's online games I used to come home after high school and play Phantasy Star Online and UT every day.
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Doesn't this mean that the Dreamcast was the first and last console released for the current (pre-360) generation?
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I'd definitely buy one if there was a domestic re-release.
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What would be hilarious is if this bundle (if true) outsells the Xbox 360 in Japan. That said, I would love for the Dreamcast to come back. It was a highly underrated system. Many of the games were top notch and the graphics are still decent, almost Gamecube quality. One of my favorite games is available for that system, Ikaruga (it's now available on GC).
...then make some sort of crude media center software for it. If it could play shoutcast streams(either local or over the net) + broadband adaptor, hey you have a new use for it.
Heck, do some hardware work, redesign the controller, have some centralized servers for games, and you would be a step ahead of the Phantom!
Miyamoto is still dropping hints that there's one more new big feature for the Revolution, and Sega execs have been quoted as saying that they're looking into the Revolution playing SMS/Genesis games as well as NES/SNES/N64.
What if the Revolution played Dreamcast games?
(How's that for outlandish rumor-mongering?)
Sell the Dreamcast with 20 of its top games hard coded in it for about $20 and put it in a smaller redesigned system that makes it easier to connect to a home theater without being a permanent fixture.
Wait a minute, isn't that what they are doing with all those Atari/Activision retro joysticks that run on a couple of AA bateries and embed 20 classic games in a joystick that simply plugs into your aux video?
. . . Yeah, I don't see the point either.
I haven't thought of anything clever to put here, but then again most of you haven't either.
About a year ago EB Games was blowing out all their Dreamcasts. I picked one up for $20 in mint condition along with about 10 games; cost about $40 total. They also sell 15 games for $50 here: http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/groups/15games50bucks/d reamcast.asp although most of them aren't the greatest.
Yikes. I don't think that Sega would be wise to reenter the market at this point.
The original Dreamcast was a commendable effort to keep Sega in the game console market, and to this day it still holds a cult following of gamers. It featured new technology and could have been an excellent platform for gamers. However, the introduction fo the XBox and the Nintento Gamecube more or less shut the door on Sega.
I'm curious not to what Sega can produce; instead, I'm curious to see if they can manage to outmarket Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft. Personally, I doubt it.
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I bought a Japanese one before the US launch and then a US one later. They both still work and my son plays DC daily. Samba de Amigo is still the best party game ever. I've seen them used at Gamestop for $20 and you don't need a modchip to run homebrew/games.