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Sega to Release New Dreamcast Bundle?

Posted by Zonk on from the dead-console-walking dept.

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?"

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  1. Handheld? by mrgreen4242 · · Score: 2, Insightful
    If anything I'd suspect (and hope) they are releasing it with a new form-factor based on some sort of DreamCast-on-a-chip. I'm not sure how big DC games were (those were some sort of goofy CDs weren't they? like 1.2gbs or something?), but it would be really cool to see them re-release it as a portable system or an all-in-one unit with some kind of online/downloadable game sales. Maybe a handheld that uses mini-dvds? Then they could sell you all the games you've already bought again, ala PSP!

    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.

  2. Re:$83 USD? by ElleyKitten · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Can't you still buy used dreamcasts in used game stores for $20?

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  3. Guarded opinion by Linuxbeak · · Score: 2, Insightful

    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.