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| Sonic_Prime | Nov 29 2006, 09:26 AM Post #1 |
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This is pretty old news, but it's still good news for those of us looking out for another SEGA Console... so here it is dudes and dudettes.... Okay then.... Earlier today we were fortunate enough to sit down for an extensive chat with Yuji Naka, President of the Sonic Team and creator of Sega's new titles, Sonic Heroes and Billy Hatcher. A number of interesting points were discussed, including these two new titles specifically. However, by far the most alarming thing to come out of the interview was when Yuji Naka began talking about the possibility of a new Sega platform. Naka was asked whether he missed creating games on a proprietary Sega platform. Through his translator, he said, "yes, I miss that very much. Back then Sega was a little more idolised. When Sega is ready to do with it's own proprietary hardware platform, I will really, definitely want to work on it." Somewhat shocked by this forward-looking statement, we asked, "Do you think that may happen?" "In order to realise that, I am working really hard." This suggests in no uncertain terms, that Naka is trying to get executives at SOJ to develop a new hardware platform. Could there perhaps be much more to the recent merger news and speculation that anyone imagined? We pushed for further details... "Supposing that didn't happen, and Sega's medium-term fate was some kind of merger along the lines we've been hearing the past few months. Who would you like to see them merge with, if they had to merge?" Naka hesitated, and began to speak - but before he finished, we were interrupted by the SOJ representative who said that Naka was not allowed to answer that question. Naka looked slightly uncomfortable about this, as did everyone else present... despite the nature of our question having been deliberately based on what Naka's opinion might be, not actual facts. Perhaps he was about to inadvertently spill some confidential beans... We should make clear that the Japanese translator seemed very competent - she effectively conveyed the meaning of our questions to Naka-san, and mostly delivered clear, coherent meaning back in Naka's answers. She had a clear understanding of the people, brands and concepts that are specific to the games industry. The future tense here was unquestionably intentional. Now, whilst we can report what was actually said and be 100% sure about it, what it actually means is anyone's guess. At the least, it could just be that Naka wishes there would be another Sega platform. It could be that Naka-san was just in crazy-mode. At best, it might mean Sega have done some kind of Nikkei super-move, and acquired loads of cash to do a new machine. But somehow, we highly doubt it's the latter... Nonetheless, the most clear statement of all this was that Naka said he is "working hard" to make it a reality - and there's only so much interpretation this statement is left open to. We then decided to swiftly change the subject and talk about Sonic Heroes again. We will of course make this full interview available in video download, so you can see for yourself who actually said what. Naka also stated that Sonic Adventure 2 was the last in the Sonic Adventure series, and that Sonic Heroes was a brand new title that has nothing to do with the Adventure series, other than some elements of the storyline. We'll be bringing you the video interview in full asap, along with a deadly onslaught of full quality E3 media - completely free, of course. Also look forward to hot interviews with GT4 producer Kazunori Yamauchi, Naughty Dog President Jason Rubin, and SCEI President Ken Kutaragi - aka, the Father of PlayStation. Found this article which is a big push for a new console... from Naka himself. Now this'n... supposedly from Sega France... please excuse the bad english, it's a translation. Sega prepares its great return in the world of the consoles with a portable console. Baptized, for the moment Sega Hedgehog, this new console is planned for the festivals of end of the year 2007. Comfort dépliable, it would be equipped with a processor 566Mhz Samsung, of a graphic accelerator 128 bits 3D NVidia, evolution of the chipset GeForce 3D 4500 which had been placed inside late Gizmondo, of 128Mo of RAM and a screen LCD of 11cm which can post resolutions of 640X360. Integrating the traditional ones: joystick analogical, four buttons and two triggers, it would offer in more one paving stone of tactile mouse and three buttons. It would seem that the directional cross is abandoned but we did not have more precision. Level inputs/outputs, the plays would be on cartridge. One does not know any more for the moment on this subject. A port USB would enable him to connect various peripherals to it, of the printer to the lever while passing by the scanner… In addition, the presence of this port USB on the console suggèrerait the installation of a service online of remote loading of plays, via a PC. It would also accept the charts Compact Flash and the SD Cards. Sega studies the possibility of making him read the DivX format. Better still, a retrocompatibility with the plays Master System, Saturn and Dreamcast is envisaged, without however revealing how that could be managed. Always according to our advisor, the principal concern that would meet Sega for the moment would be the compatibility of the hardware with the old plays as of the problems of utilisation period (One currently speaks 3 hours of duration of battery concerned or in video reading, which is definitely insufficient, of course). SEGA would be working on an optimization of the screen of the console in order to be able to make less it “greedy”. And to close this information of first order, we dégotté a preparatory drawing of the console. It will be noticed that it has an esthetics strongly pointing out the lever of Dreamcast… We also make a point of thanking Sega France for their support in this operation “Scoop”. Well, that's all I can find for now... but it seems Naka-San has something up his sleeve... haha!!! :lol: |
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Nov 29 2006, 12:32 PM Post #2 |
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Wait... So in 2007 they're making a handheld? Where did you hear this and how old is this? I'd buy a Sega handheld no doubt!! Nevermind I just read it was an April fools joke. |
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| Sonic_Prime | Nov 29 2006, 12:44 PM Post #3 |
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Where'd you read that? Well.... oh well. The interview with Naka is no doubt real. This is right before Sonic Heroes. |
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Nov 29 2006, 12:47 PM Post #4 |
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So it's pretty old... Anyway, I read that on another forum when I was researching it. |
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| Sonic_Prime | Nov 29 2006, 05:42 PM Post #5 |
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It's old, but Naka has said on certain occasions that he is interested in making new consoles. |
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