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The Dreamcast is Still Dead

Posted by Zonk on from the please-let-chu-chu-rocket-come-to-xbla dept.

00_NOP writes "Dreamcast lovers' hopes were raised earlier this month when it came to light that Sega had extended trade mark protection on the console's name. But hopes have now been dashed that we'll ever see another Dreamcast console, as even GameDaily's optimistic take on Sega's motivation makes clear. 'SEGA has no plans to get back into the hardware business, but we also want to protect our past and current brands. The trademark application was filed to protect our current and potential future use of the word DREAMCAST and to prevent other parties from using it in a way that could be confused or linked with SEGA.'"

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  1. That's just what they *want* you to think... by squiggleslash · · Score: 5, Funny

    Not quite. That might be what they're claiming but the truth is more amazing.

    I have a spy in Sega, and they are planning to release the all new "Dreamcast 360x3". It features:

    1. "EHDVD+", Sega's new high definition DVD format. Not compatible with Blu-ray or HD-DVD because it's better.
    2. A 64 bit PowerPC that's multicore. IBM is specially designing this for Sega.
    3. Some kind of ATI graphics, including a 1080i mode.
    4. The ability to connect to the Internet. A new service, "Dreamcast Connected", will allow you to subscribe to multiplayer games and stuff.
    5. Wireless controllers, with tilt detection for that "Not quite a Wii-mote" functionality
    6. Large size and with big glowing lights on the front ensuring you'll never miss it when it's sitting in front of your TV

    Sega hasn't come up with a final price yet, but they're expected to release different models of it for somewhere between $400 and $900. The $400 version will have the smaller hard drive and only an S-Video hookup, whereas the $900 will include a bundled copy of "Sonic XII: The SecondLife edition" plus an exclusive Hi-def copy of Employee of the Month on EHDVD+.

    This is amazing stuff, a truly innovative console that will turn the market on its head.

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    1. Re:That's just what they *want* you to think... by ByOhTek · · Score: 3, Funny

      More likely they are just saving the IP for a download-and-play on the Nintendo Yoo (successor to the Wii) out in 2012...

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    2. Re:That's just what they *want* you to think... by InfinityWpi · · Score: 3, Funny

      No, I think you had it right the first time.

  2. In related news by Le+Jimmeh · · Score: 2, Funny

    Dead people are still dead. While a shock, scientists revealed today that previously dead people are still dead. More at 6.

  3. Make this a daily update by Sciros · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just so we're "in the know" on the livelihood of Dreamcast. Also please have daily updates on how dead the Sega Saturn is, how dead Asheron's Call servers are, how dead Betamax is, how dead the musket is, and finally how dead Van Damme's career is.

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    1. Re:Make this a daily update by wcbarksdale · · Score: 2, Funny

      But what about Generalissimo Francisco Franco?

    2. Re:Make this a daily update by Chris+Burke · · Score: 2, Funny

      how dead the musket is, and finally how dead Van Damme's career is.

      I hear both are doing quite well thanks to historical reenactments. Though the version of The Battle of Bunker Hill featuring Van Damme features more kicking than I think the historical record shows, but most people can accept the embellishment for the sake of improved drama.

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    3. Re:Make this a daily update by geminidomino · · Score: 2, Funny
      Translation:

      Asheron's Call is still alive and well. Some fanboys haven't abandoned our piñata-simulator for the newer, more popular ones.

      We may be a more intimate community than before, Plenty of cyber-sex0ring in the ghost-town that is the online world.

      but there's still plenty of fun to be had in the game. "I'm a mac, and I'm a PC"...

      It's not like we've removed content, just added new content. Meet the new quests, same as the old quests.

      Go resub and try some of the old quests for nostalgia's sake, or run some of the newer content for a change of pace. For the love of gods, we're starving. We need your money! PLEASE! We're even cheaper than WoW!
  4. Apple project dashed by techpawn · · Score: 2, Funny

    Well, they already do PodCasts... Why not beam them to you directly while you sleep? But, now they can't call them DREAMcasts...

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  5. Re:How philosophical... by Mike+Buddha · · Score: 2, Funny

    Really, can something be dead which never lived? How do you kill that which has no life?

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  6. python by tute666 · · Score: 3, Funny

    It is an ex-console