Sega To Release a New Handheld?

[racketboy]

Word on the street is that Sega will be releasing a new gaming handheld, but instead of directly competing with the GBA, PSP, and DS, it will be geared more toward emulating classic Sega systems in addition to playing media files.

The original French page

My best attempt at an English translation and added commentary

What's the chances this will work out?

 

[mal]

If it turns out to be real, I'd buy one.

 

[Pearl Jammzz]

Wont ever workout. It'll be hacked right off and noone will buy any games or anything for it. It will however be a cool device. Specially if it plays Sat games and shit..

 

[Mask of Destiny]

The processor choice doesn't make a lot of sense. An SH-4 or SH-4A (available up to 400MHz currently) would provide more direct compatability and their engineers are more comfortable with it.

If it is real, I'll certainly buy one though.

 

[RockinB]

Don't care if this would work out, but this handheld will be mine when it's out

 

[Zoom!]

I'd be all over this as well. I'm always excited about retro games being brought back for the public. Thanks for the translation racketboy. I hope this happens.

 

[Zaksund]

Man, I sure hope this is a prank. Systems that only emulate are sooo souless (yeah I'm lookin' at you GP32). Besides, with all this new hardware shouldn't we be expecting some original content by now...instead of companies just milking their back-catalogs?

Dunno about you guys, but I've already got a ton of sega classics I love on their other systems. This just seems half-assed to me especially coming from the type of company that sega used to be.

 

[Edge-`]

It's an April Fool's joke ^_^

http://www.inpactvirtuel.com/news/Sega-Con...ME-CONSOLE-.htm

Too good to be true, besides I think the Euro. Sega Head made it quite clear in a recent interview that Sega was to remain a software development house and that they had no plans to re-enter the home hardware market.

BTW: Congrats RacketBoy on being Slashdotted! http://games.slashdot.org/games/06/04/10/2011224.shtml

 

[Amon]

I'd love to see it come out. Yes emulation is souless but so are a lot of consumers . I think it would be a great way for sega to get back into the hardware biz. It is designed for their current client base all they would have to do is start slipping new software into the system.

 

[Zaksund]

Ah, I guess you're right. For folks just jumping on the sega bus, something like this would've been cool. Especially if it could be hacked for homebrew.

Man, what's up with people pranking sega fans all of a sudden? First that whole Shenmue Passport mess, then the Sonic stuff and now this. Are we that easy prey? :lol:

 

[racketboy]

Shenmue Passport?

 

[Zaksund]

Passport Back Online !?

Oh yeah dude, this was nuts.

Make sure you're in a comfy chair guys...this thing is over 30 somethin' pages long. I linked to page 3 'cause that's where the action picks up. Heh, sure was interesting regardless.

For the impatient: Where it all hits the fan

 

[mal]

Originally posted by Edge-`+Fri, 2006-04-14 @ 12:59 AM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Edge-` @ Fri, 2006-04-14 @ 12:59 AM)</div><div class='quotemain'>It's an April Fool's joke ^_^

http://www.inpactvirtuel.com/news/Sega-Con...ME-CONSOLE-.htm

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If that's the case they really should post it on the 1st rather than the 2nd of April. :/

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[mtxblau]

*Only* reason to own an n-gage. Well, there's more than one (i.e., random commentary ala "what the f*ck kind of phone is that??), but for some, it's just one. Anyway, that's why I bought it. Sonic 2 on the go? Very nice.

Handheld gaming is a terrible market to get into. Ultimately, you'll be compared to the Gameboy, and really, it's a lost cause. I thought the PSP could give it a run, but nope. That new DS Lite is quite exciting, especially with some of the games they're planning for it.