You know how every now and again something pops up to remind you that Sega is a really strange company? It's happened again! We had been picking up on rumour that Sega was poised to relaunch the Dreamcast. Depending on which morsel of gossip we were exposed to in a positively overflowing inbox, the Sonic firm was either putting residual stock on sale or about to announce a major console relaunch to take on the world.
Neither sounded particularly accurate. And yesterday, Sega of Europe moved to quash the chatter, claiming that a re-released Dreamcast simply wasn't on the cards.
However, they were wrong. Well kind of wrong. This link hitting Sega's D-Direct shopping site is indeed about to offer Dreamcast hardware for the first time in three years. So what's the deal?
Well, as it turns out, Sega had loads of broken old Dreamcast stock sitting about at the back of its customer service offices, comprising in the main of various customer returns of malfunctioning hardware. Someone has decided to recondition this glut of gaming goodness and offer them to Sega's online shoppers. Limited to an allocation of one per customer, Sega is offering fully-functioning hardware that it warns may carry a few knocks and scratches for a shade under £50 a pop.
Disappointingly for collectors, the units won't come in some sort of 'Look What an Amazingly Dedicated Sega Fan I Am!' box, rather it'll come in standard packaging. Which kind of makes us wonder what the point is, given every game store in Japan is awash with used DC hardware in pristine condition...
Neither sounded particularly accurate. And yesterday, Sega of Europe moved to quash the chatter, claiming that a re-released Dreamcast simply wasn't on the cards.
However, they were wrong. Well kind of wrong. This link hitting Sega's D-Direct shopping site is indeed about to offer Dreamcast hardware for the first time in three years. So what's the deal?
Well, as it turns out, Sega had loads of broken old Dreamcast stock sitting about at the back of its customer service offices, comprising in the main of various customer returns of malfunctioning hardware. Someone has decided to recondition this glut of gaming goodness and offer them to Sega's online shoppers. Limited to an allocation of one per customer, Sega is offering fully-functioning hardware that it warns may carry a few knocks and scratches for a shade under £50 a pop.
Disappointingly for collectors, the units won't come in some sort of 'Look What an Amazingly Dedicated Sega Fan I Am!' box, rather it'll come in standard packaging. Which kind of makes us wonder what the point is, given every game store in Japan is awash with used DC hardware in pristine condition...
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majin dboy 14 Dec 2005 13:37
1/5
im playin shenmue II on my mates DC,its loud and the controller is s**t and ugly.
king skins 14 Dec 2005 14:10
2/5
majin dboy wrote:
im playin shenmue II on my mates DC,its loud and the controller is s**t and ugly.
the joypad was s**t, the bulbous bit underneath used to rub my fingers raw. Trigger where genius. I want to play Samba De Amigo and Banji-o again.
I think my local independent sells DC's I'm gonna have to pick one up.
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NiktheGreek 14 Dec 2005 16:09
3/5
Spong's behind the times on this one - a similar deal was offered when Puyo Puyo Fever originally launched in February 2004, and again with the budget re-release in February this year.
Far from being the first time the system will have been sold in three years, this will be the latest part of an ongoing policy of selling refurbished hardware that's been in effect for nearly two years.
Far from being the first time the system will have been sold in three years, this will be the latest part of an ongoing policy of selling refurbished hardware that's been in effect for nearly two years.
realvictory 14 Dec 2005 23:22
4/5
If Sega don't release another console before I die, I'm going to feel betrayed.
People obviously thought Sony was moving in the right direction at the time, but just imagine how much more amazing it would be with proper, fun games, all one console! And Sega are cool.
Imagine what the future's going to be like - all games will be realistic, except you play the roles of famous poeple who already exist in real life, doing boring everyday tasks such as stealing cars and taking drugs. And maybe some sports, which already actually exist in real life. NOTHNG ELSE.
People obviously thought Sony was moving in the right direction at the time, but just imagine how much more amazing it would be with proper, fun games, all one console! And Sega are cool.
Imagine what the future's going to be like - all games will be realistic, except you play the roles of famous poeple who already exist in real life, doing boring everyday tasks such as stealing cars and taking drugs. And maybe some sports, which already actually exist in real life. NOTHNG ELSE.
BustyKrusty 15 Dec 2005 08:53
5/5
If one of the three stumbles, Sega could be jumping in and hopefully that won't be N