Asami
Banned
IGN.com
June 28, 1997
Microsoft and Sega: New console under development?
Growing rumors in the video game industry seem to say that Microsoft, developer of the popular Microsoft Windows operating system, is seeking to cooperate with Sega to enter the video game market which has given Sony and Nintendo both a brilliant lucrative place in the market. These rumors come from some Sega insiders who have anonymously mentioned "Windows CE" forming the backbone of the Dreamcast system.
President Bernie Stolar of Sega America has already stated that "Saturn is not our future -- we plan on moving on in the world to create something that can compete in the new millennium, and we won't rely entirely on our previous releases to get us through the beginning of this new age." This comes as a direct hit towards Sony and Nintendo both, who released the PlayStation and Nintendo 64 in the last couple years, and of which there have been no rumors of a potential successor to the platform.
Both Sega and Microsoft have both refused to comment on the rumors thus far.
One thing is for sure, whatever Sega and Microsoft have cooking behind closed doors, must be a revelation within itself -- and it may force Nintendo and Sony's hand on the upcoming generation of game consoles. One problem a Sega-Microsoft joint venture would face is the fact that most game developers in this day and age prefer to develop for the Nintendo and Sony platforms, which have proven fanatically successful. Sega's most popular gaming franchise Sonic the Hedgehog has been at the long-end of criticism over linear game-play, unlike the Mario franchise, which has already seen the likes of Mario Kart and it's sequels.
Good luck to Sega.
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Welcome to my video game TL. This TL will base on the POD of the 3dfx specifications of the Sega Dreamcast not leaking prematurely, thus allowing Sega to retain that video platform as their choice. OTL, Microsoft and Sega were cooperating on the Dreamcast project in terms of operating system. Microsoft's plans for the DirectX-Box were created after the failure of this Sega-MS deal, and the Xbox is widely considered the spiritual successor to the Sega Dreamcast, so...
Take a seat and enjoy the SEGA.
June 28, 1997
Microsoft and Sega: New console under development?
Growing rumors in the video game industry seem to say that Microsoft, developer of the popular Microsoft Windows operating system, is seeking to cooperate with Sega to enter the video game market which has given Sony and Nintendo both a brilliant lucrative place in the market. These rumors come from some Sega insiders who have anonymously mentioned "Windows CE" forming the backbone of the Dreamcast system.
President Bernie Stolar of Sega America has already stated that "Saturn is not our future -- we plan on moving on in the world to create something that can compete in the new millennium, and we won't rely entirely on our previous releases to get us through the beginning of this new age." This comes as a direct hit towards Sony and Nintendo both, who released the PlayStation and Nintendo 64 in the last couple years, and of which there have been no rumors of a potential successor to the platform.
Both Sega and Microsoft have both refused to comment on the rumors thus far.
One thing is for sure, whatever Sega and Microsoft have cooking behind closed doors, must be a revelation within itself -- and it may force Nintendo and Sony's hand on the upcoming generation of game consoles. One problem a Sega-Microsoft joint venture would face is the fact that most game developers in this day and age prefer to develop for the Nintendo and Sony platforms, which have proven fanatically successful. Sega's most popular gaming franchise Sonic the Hedgehog has been at the long-end of criticism over linear game-play, unlike the Mario franchise, which has already seen the likes of Mario Kart and it's sequels.
Good luck to Sega.
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Welcome to my video game TL. This TL will base on the POD of the 3dfx specifications of the Sega Dreamcast not leaking prematurely, thus allowing Sega to retain that video platform as their choice. OTL, Microsoft and Sega were cooperating on the Dreamcast project in terms of operating system. Microsoft's plans for the DirectX-Box were created after the failure of this Sega-MS deal, and the Xbox is widely considered the spiritual successor to the Sega Dreamcast, so...
Take a seat and enjoy the SEGA.
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