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Sega and “Super Game”: what are the mysterious plans of the Japanese company?

Sega and “Super Game”: what are the mysterious plans of the Japanese company?

Sega Corp’s logo is photographed at its headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, February 16, 2022. The photo was taken on February 16, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Japanese video game company Sega announced that it launched its plan to “Super game‘, which sets development goals for next five years. This project, which was first announced in the middle of last year, Powered by a strategic alliance with the Microsoft Azure platformwhich will enable you to host complex experiences using cloud-hosted technologies.

CEOs of both companies They denied that the goal of this alliance is to create exclusive services for Xbox He explained that he is enable for Sega to expand video game production globally. “We already have Very close working relationship with Microsoft. We’ve outsourced the development of their big titles as a third company and offer a variety of titles,” SEGA announced, referring to games like Halo Wars 2 y Age of Empires IVcreated by Creative Assembly Studios and Relic Entertainment.

Sega and Microsoft are collaborating to create video games in the Azure cloud.  (Photo: as.com)
Sega and Microsoft are collaborating to create video games in the Azure cloud. (Photo: as.com)

The official 2021 presentation, published by the Video Games Chronicle (VGC) portal, shows that The “great game” It’s not just about one experience, but launching remanufactures, remanufactures, and reruns of the most popular distributor titles. In addition, the plan will also include new projects, such as a new FPS that can be developed by a European studio.

Within the slides the idea of ​​resurrecting what they classify as “sleeping IP addresses” appears, such as Crazy Taxi, Jet Set Radio, Space Channel 5, Rez, Panzer Dragoon, NiGHTS, Shibobi, Virtua Fighter, Altered Beast, House of the Dead, Streets of Rage y Soul Hackers Among other things.

One of the long-term goals It is the incorporation of the “Premium Game” as a possible expansion of libraries with access to the subscription system And even titles that match the dynamics of games as a service.

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In an interview with Sega Japan Recruitment (VGC subtitles) with vice president Shuji UtsumiAnd He explained that Sega has opened dozens of job offers with the goal of developing multiple AAA experiences. “We define Super Game as the development of triplex titles through the full scope of technology offered by Sega and aim to achieve it in a five-year plan,” said the vice president.

A segment provided by SegaSammy, the conglomerate of video game company Sega and Sammy Corporation formed in 2004.
A segment provided by SegaSammy, the conglomerate of video game company Sega and Sammy Corporation formed in 2004.

said Utsumi, vice president of JZ.

According to the executive, All new IP addresses must become cross-platform, be developed in a global multi-language, have AAA status, and meet synchronous international issuance. “In my department there are already 50 people involved in the early stages of the Super Game. We hope to have those employees reach several hundred by the end of the project.” Katsuya IsaiGeneral Manager de Sega.

A segment provided by SegaSammy, the conglomerate of video game company Sega and Sammy Corporation formed in 2004.
A segment provided by SegaSammy, the conglomerate of video game company Sega and Sammy Corporation formed in 2004.

As if that wasn’t enough, product Masayoshi Kikuchi also Outline the company’s interest in managing communities and social networking technologies around video game experiences, Something that could be possible with a service that connects everyone who participates in an online experience. “Games have a history of expanding through contact between different cultures and technologies. For example, social networks and people who watch video games are recent examples,” the executive said.

While Insert NFT TransactionsAnd executives maintain an attitude of waiting for consumers to react. Although he already patented the name “Sega NFTThe idea didn’t seem to go deep due to the negative reaction from the gaming community.

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