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From: Max <mad.max@which.net>
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Subject: Re: MCV BREAKING NEWS Sega kills off Dreamcast
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 20:47:37 +0000
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I recon that the Dramcast is better than the PS2, I know this will come as a
contravercial statement but not everything comes down to hardware and marketing
- e.g. what the hell is the "third place"??? DC has better games (so far) and
with Sega (one of the few left developing for the DC) working on it, still, it
looks good. I'm just really attatched to my Dreamcast, I love it to bits and no
X-Box or PS2 is gonna prise it from my grasp... but maybe the GameCube will.
Besides: PS2 = £300, DC = £100.

Max

Nigel Critten wrote:

> I think its a shame they haven't had more success with the Dreamcast, I know
> this is probably a PS biased newsgroup ;-) but the Dreamcast was a damn fine
> piece of kit.
>
> Some of the Dreamcast games are really great, at the moment it's a shame at
> the moment the PS2 line up can't offer the same quality, given time I'm sure
> it will.
>
> Lets hope the Gamecube and to a FAR lesser extent the XBox does well, there
> is only one winner in a one horse race and its not the consumer (games
> player)
>
> Flame proof underwear on standby.
>
> I'm looking forward to seeing what Sega have to offer on the GBA and PS2
>
> Nigel
>
> "George Bain" <ps_yaroze@scee.net> wrote in message
> news:94kjuq$c2g2@www.netyaroze-europe.com...
> > www.mcvuk.com
> >
> >
> > Sega kills off Dreamcast
> > Huge losses have forced Sega to pull out of the hardware market, with
> > production of Dreamcast hardware ceasing by the end of March.
> >
> > A fourth straight year of losses, mainly caused by Dreamcast, have forced
> > the company into a radical rethink of its strategy. The machine will
> > continue to be marketed throughout 2001, halting sales once the inventory
> is
> > exhausted.
> >
> > Software will continue to be developed for the machine by Sega in the mean
> > time.
> >
> > The future for Sega lies as a software company on other formats and it
> > already has five PlayStation 2 titles in the pipeline and two for
> Nintendo's
> > Game Boy Advance machine, due out in March.
> >
> >