Sega Nail the Dreamcast Door Shut - Sad Day for Our Dreamcast Community

[wraggster]

The Dreamcast Scene today has heard the news officially that we dreaded, Sega have finally ditched the Dreamcast, whilst we knew it was coming its of great sadness that a last minute reprieve wasnt granted especially with the recent sucesses of Dreamcast Commercial games, Last Hope (http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-2pz-71-x-49-en-84-j-70-1lza.html), Karous (http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-2pz-71-x-49-en-84-j-70-1s2a.html), Trigger Heart Exelica (http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-2pz-71-x-49-en-84-j-70-1qgc.html) and Under Defeat (http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-2pz-71-x-49-en-84-j-70-15x0.html)

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The News was posted yesterday by our DCEmu User Jkkdark (http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=58048) and today CVG (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=161237) posted further confirmation:


Sega's Dreamcast repair service, which has continued to operate despite production of the console having been halted in 2001, will cease from September 28, hammering the final nail into Dreamcast's coffin.

This news comes after production of the GD-ROM, Sega's proprietary discs used for Dreamcast, having been aborted in February. This puts an end to the few Japanese releases which, oddly, still snuck out from time to time, Trigger Heart Exelica and Karous being two released this year.

This could also mean the end for Sega's Dreamcast-based Naomi arcade machines, which also use the GD-ROM format, although it is suggested that developers may be able to continue using ROM boards as an alternative on the machine.

This also marks a complete end to Sega's involvement in the hardware market. We're wiping a tear from our eye...

The Dreamcast Community will not go away but a sad day for all.

[quzar]

This was already posted: http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=58048

[wraggster]

cheers ive added that to the newspost

[Emulation_Chief]

Hello:

Sega really loves us for a long time. Dreamcast halt production, but hardware services was available until now. Six years of fan support after the "decease" of the console.

That's something I would like to hear or know for other manufacturers. Nintendo and Microsoft are now focusing their efforts to the Wii and Xbox 360 respectively. They practically stopped every support from their past consoles.

It is sad that Sega no longer support the Dreamcast and Saturn. But we have to thank them for continuing support for that long period of time.

[JKKDARK]

Sega still support Dreamcast. Don't forget the official games

[Dull Blade]

Well, perhaps we may still see some dc releases. Maybe there will be other companys that will start producing GD-r's. I hope this isn't the end of the DC commercial life.

[JKKDARK]

Well, perhaps we may still see some dc releases. Maybe there will be other companys that will start producing GD-r's. I hope this isn't the end of the DC commercial life.

Sega never said they are stopping GD-ROM production

[Zion]

The dreamcast may be dead. but its been given a new lease of life by NullDC! :)

Shame sega wont get back into the hardware side of things.

I still remeber the day i first heard of the dreamcast, sigh, good memories

[Vixtro]

Does this mean Sega will stop making Arcade machines? :confused:

[JKKDARK]

Does this mean Sega will stop making Arcade machines? :confused:

No, Sega is still making and repairing Arcade machines. They will stop repairing Dreamcast consoles in september.

[Vimagi]

I've heard this history so many times...

Anyway, DC is still alive. :D

[billslayer01]

Dreamcast will never die if people get off there buts, do some research, get handy with a soldering iron, use some imagination, and keep in constant contact with SEGA as far as hardware support anyway.

I repair, customize, and add my whatfore to everything I can in terms of Sega Dreamcast, the INDIE game scene for the system, as well as making my own mods and demos for BOR.

I am no special, super Uber Elite Dreamcast C++ coder or anything, I am just a guy who refuses to let one of the greatest sytems ever released to DIE WITHOUT A FIGHT

I got most of the diagrams from dcemulation, and other sites devoted to keeping the seen alive, they are out there and most of them just need support to saty alive 2gens later.
It doesnt have to be a sad day, it can be a revolution of sorts when Sega knows from everyone we know by form of E-mail or personal letter just how popular there console is 6 years after it's demise.... :thumbup: