Who wants SEGA to come back?

[MrTeressaBond]

well SEGA should and hopefully will release a new console! that i the whole point here i assume.


and i suppose we can discuss what we wish for hte new console to have.
i myself have alredy spreaded my ideas. hoping to hear mroe i assume and ur opinions.

perhaps u agree with a cartridge slotter?

[the_eternal_dark]

well SEGA should and hopefully will release a new console! that i the whole point here i assume.


and i suppose we can discuss what we wish for hte new console to have.
i myself have alredy spreaded my ideas. hoping to hear mroe i assume and ur opinions.

perhaps u agree with a cartridge slotter?

Cartridge slot would make it bulky, but you could have a service similar to the Wii VC or XB360 live arcade.

I still think a proprietary media (in between HD DVD and Blu Ray storage sizes (maybe known as HD-GD)) that is made up of multiple layers, and has 2 lasers with varying wavelengths to read the multiple layers at the same time (maybe a dual layer disk, one layer for audio one for video) and support for the older GD Roms. 100 - 200 GB HDD. Big portable storage (don't ask what I'm talking about).

Add more to it.

[MrTeressaBond]

i kinda had a disc format already in mind, but i dont know if i have mentioned it here yet maybe.

as we all know, GD-ROM is basically, High-Density recorded data on a CD-ROM disc. my format would be a 'High-Density DVD-ROM'. i had it in min for quite awhile. its basically recording twice the amount wat a disc can offer in tightly packed data written.

once i get an MSI DR8, im going to test it out!

anyone else perhaps?

P.S. my name here is not related to my real name in any way.

[ßüboni¢ $oñic]

I'm saying that the home console market right now is the worst market for Sega to try to get into at the moment.

Or they could release a NEXT next gen console.

no its not. your only thinking about Japan, America, and western Europe. Look how good the DC done in Brazil. Look how HongKong makes our treams come true. I think if they focused on untapped markets such as S.Korea, South America, South Africa, eastern Europe, Russia, U.A.E., NZ, Au., India, etc they wuld get back their investments. I mean money is money! Well actually you'd rather have a dollar before a peso or ruble but still! Add all that up.


P.S. So Teressa isn't your name at all? Where does it originate from then!?

[the_eternal_dark]

no its not. your only thinking about Japan, America, and western Europe. Look how good the DC done in Brazil. Look how HongKong makes our treams come true. I think if they focused on untapped markets such as S.Korea, South America, South Africa, eastern Europe, Russia, U.A.E., NZ, Au., India, etc they wuld get back their investments. I mean money is money! Well actually you'd rather have a dollar before a peso or ruble but still! Add all that up.


P.S. So Teressa isn't your name at all? Where does it originate from then!?

That is true, but I'd rather see Sega have a good chance globally, rather bomb here, rule there.

I'd love to see Sega do the Sony thing and announce a newer, better console and get a huge hype and completely hand Sony's crap back to them in a small paper bag. That would be the greatest thing to happen all year. And then Rez 2 comes out and completely kills off the Halo 3 hype and owns XB360.

I'm waiting....

*edit* - if that made no sense, I appologize. I'm still at work (going on hour 12). Sorry.

[ßüboni¢ $oñic]

12 aye? wat do u work? by the way im in blount county.

[the_eternal_dark]

12 aye? wat do u work? by the way im in blount county.

I work anywhere from 12 - 14 hours a day just outside of Nashville in a call center (everyone thinks it's easy, until you start working there), for 5 or 6 days a week.

I hate it sometimes, but the pay is good.

[MrTeressaBond]

hey everyone! sorry for the latre reply, as i am on holiday here and its kinda hard to use things while in the philippines.

anyways, itself wen SEGA will announce a new console, it will gather a huge hype and we just all hope they wont let us down either.

i plan for the cartride slotter to be underneath the CD tray, as i also planned for it to be only a stand-up console, does anyone have any objection to that? it will be very stable.

[the_eternal_dark]

hey everyone! sorry for the latre reply, as i am on holiday here and its kinda hard to use things while in the philippines.

anyways, itself wen SEGA will announce a new console, it will gather a huge hype and we just all hope they wont let us down either.

i plan for the cartride slotter to be underneath the CD tray, as i also planned for it to be only a stand-up console, does anyone have any objection to that? it will be very stable.

Oh hell! I didn't think of it that way. Thats a good idea. I thought of it on top, behind the disk drive, but this makes more sense.

Here is where I will start my long list of things we could use or love to see:

What kind of memory for gamesave storage would be used? Flash media, proprietary memory cards, or on a system hard drive like the 360 does? A hard drive would probably be a given, most likely a proprietary format that would prevent games from being copied to (file size limitations set at around 100MB or so to prevent piracy) or from (classic, downloaded and purchased legacy games tied to that specific console).

Wireless online gaming for free. Similar to the 360, it would also use obscure ports (otherwise useless to anything else) or proprietary connection settings all together to further hinder any piracy efforts. Basically, no FTPing, but files would be transferred in parts over different ports then being reassembled by the console to allow them to run correctly, and an example being that if you download a Genesis game, such as Sonic the Hedgehog 2, it would come in 3 parts, each with a security encryption and specific parts of the game itself, that in the case of any security tampering or rewriting would completely ruin all 3 files, making your download useless (if you could even access those files without the console) and pretty much wasting your money. Games would also not be able to leave the system (storage wouldn't be a problem with a 250 - 300GB hdd anyway) by any means, and if they do eventually, the system would automatically corrupt the files upon copying (this would prevent game sharing among users from one console to another). Online multiplayer for the downloaded games, players accessible through a Socom (on PSP) style "briefing room" set up for each system and game.

I'd also love to see a 2 stick design of the Dreamcast controller, that isn't as thick, has a VMU styled screen built in (full color, low power consumption with descent resolution, used as a status guage, rearview mirror, an extra camera (like the rocket cam in MGS) which would be perfect in tactical games).

Memory slots on the console as opposed to on the controller (unless the controller used SD cards as a storage device which could mean that memory cards wouldn't be needed, and you could take your game settings with you and all you'd need to do is sync your controller with a friend's system and then load your data and play quickly with the touch of a button). There would still be slots for past console memory cards to be used, the new controller would be used as a controller for all previous systems.

Picture it this way, you choose a multiplayer game, only 1 person's controller is connected at the time and the screen (tv) displays "Please turn on additional controllers and press the 'Sync' button." Then you'd see something like this afterwards, "Multiple players found. (so and so) is available. Please wait." This would then display on the controller's screen, "(so and so) press (A, X, or whatever) to sync controller at this time." And after the syncing is completed, the players stats would load and the game would continue on.

Processing power. I can see it not being the most powerful, but it'd still be impressive though. Maybe an insane dual core processor or a descent tri-core that is more energy efficient than the 360 or PS3 that also runs much cooler. The cooling system would comprise of an efficient ventilation system using carefully calculated ventilation holes to maximize airflow (possibly an intake and an exhaust fan for increased cooling, lowered required power/noise for cooling), as well as a heavily modified flow interruption/re-routing system similar to the 360, high efficiency, low profile heatsinks, and other various, cost-effective heat shedding system improvisations you can think to add.

Lots of available system memory. There's not much I can say here.

Graphics capabilities. I don't know that there can be much said about it. I'd say something on par with the PS3/360 that is compatible with standard def tv's as well as HD setups, but that would be lower on energy consumption and heat generation as well.

There would also be a lot of 3rd party accessory support as well. Classic Genesis or Saturn wireless controllers designed by some of the most top-notch controller makers in the 3rd party market, probably the main use of the licensing. The licensing would be cheap enough for companies to get involved without impacting the final price as much as it used to.

Wireless controllers would probably use a custom connection, possibly similar to bluetooth, to prevent hackers from exploiting connections in any way for malicious intent, mainly to protect the same process for loading gamesave data from loading unsigned code for "bad things" over bluetooth or wifi hacks.

System security would be all proprietary, starting with the custom file system on the hdd, which would also have smaller partitions than the smallest GD-DVD (or whatever) game to prevent piracy. A non-user replaceable or upgradeable hdd that uses a custom interface with the console. If the hard drive is removed, attempted to be read by another system other than the original console, it would automatically corrupt itself, rendering it useless, plus it would probably be connected to the console case or motherboard in such a way that a person at home would not be able to remove it easily, if they did, it would cause a system problem or something to easily break, also rendering the console useless. This hardware security would be strong enough to withstand moderate rough handling, as would be expected during shipping, and in the hands of child/young teen who is inexperienced with a console, but any tampering would be risky.

----------------As this stands, the new Sega console in my view would be pretty expensive if it were developed this way. This is also what I believe should be done to secure it in the long run in the home console business. Lowered software prices would also help the console sell well in the end. Say that the new Sega would sell for $450 - $550 at launch, but the most expensive game would be $29.99 and collectors editions for $39.99. Accessories would be cheaper as well. A company releasing a classic styled wireless Saturn/Genesis controller would be roughly $25.99 - $35.99. In the end, I think this pricing scheme would balance out after 6 - 8 months, and then substantial profits would be made following that (remember, this isn't like the Wii, which made money from the first launch sales).--------------

Ok, I'm freaking tired. Sorry for the long, ill written crap above, but seriously, add what you'd like to see as well, I thought that's what we were doing in here now.

I'm off to bed. Night all.

[MrTeressaBond]

hmmm that is very interesting, i will put my ideas as well, but i only have a few mins left in this cafe.

anyone else may i ask? i myslef dont really like wireless controll pads, as i wanty all the SEGAS console pads to be compatuible with this new console as well.