Current Events > Sega asking 650 employees to retire, selling off 85% of arcades

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NeonOctopus
11/06/20 8:01:47 PM
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Abiz_
11/06/20 8:04:15 PM
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Is it just sega in trouble or is it Sega-Sammy in trouble? To lazy to watch a video.
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BobLoblaw_
11/06/20 8:05:03 PM
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What about those creepy our kids in the yakuza serious

....wow my phone sucks at this auto text

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AlisLandale
11/06/20 8:05:05 PM
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As depressing as it is, I can't say I'm surprised. >_>

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MadDewg
11/06/20 8:05:07 PM
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Shoulda' localized phantasy star online 2 for us weebs on the playstation and switch....probably would have got a ton of money from dudes trying to play waifu dress-up.

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NeonOctopus
11/06/20 8:06:06 PM
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Abiz_ posted...
Is it just sega in trouble or is it Sega-Sammy in trouble? To lazy to watch a video.
Sega Sammy specifically is asking their employees to retire due to the losses from this. Probably because their arcade business went down due to covid >_>

https://www.nintendoenthusiast.com/sega-sammy-is-asking-650-employees-to-voluntarily-retire/

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AlisLandale
11/06/20 8:06:19 PM
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MadDewg posted...
Shoulda' localized phantasy star online 2

Yeah, why did this take half a decade to get an English release? >_>

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darkbuster
11/06/20 8:06:25 PM
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I thought arcades, especially in Japan, were Sega's strong point. Guess that's not such an asset under COVID, but still.

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Solar_Crimson
11/06/20 8:06:52 PM
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Abiz_ posted...
Is it just sega in trouble or is it Sega-Sammy in trouble? To lazy to watch a video.
The video says at the start that it's indeed SEGA Sammy.

Which doesn't bode well for Atlus, either.

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NeonOctopus
11/06/20 8:06:54 PM
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Abiz_
11/06/20 8:06:58 PM
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Thanks for the article. Atlus -_-' Hopefully if they sell them it's to someone decent.
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NeonOctopus
11/06/20 8:07:27 PM
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darkbuster posted...
I thought arcades, especially in Japan, were Sega's strong point. Guess that's not such an asset under COVID, but still.
That's pretty much why they got hit with their losses.

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tremain07
11/06/20 8:07:56 PM
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So, basically if they go bankrupt these IPs are dead forever
Sakura Wars
Space Channel 5
Crazy Taxi
Billy Hatcher
NiGHTs
Golden Ax
House of the Dead
Streets of Rage
Bayonetta unless nintendo buys the IP wholesell
Shining Force
Resonance of Fate
Fighting Vipers
Virtual Fighter
Shinobi
Vectorman
Bonza Bros
After Burner
Puyo Puyo
Jet Set Radio
Panzer Dragoon
Super Monkey Ball
Samba de Amigo
Valkyria
Hatsune Miku

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MadDewg
11/06/20 8:08:34 PM
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AlisLandale posted...
Yeah, why did this take half a decade to get an English release? >_>
Not only that, but they put it on the console (or made a deal with microsoft, whatever the hell they did) with the least amount of a passionate weeb fanbase. PC players can't do it alone....the playstation and switch players would have crazy spent money in that game.

Hell I admit I would have put some money into it had they localized the PS4 version, but they chose otherwise, =/

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NeonOctopus
11/06/20 8:09:03 PM
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I just want to say I'm kinda glad that Japan has this culture where the higher ups take pay-cuts during crisises instead of just firing even more people to keep their salaries the same >_> I wish we had that.

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NeonOctopus
11/06/20 8:10:02 PM
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tremain07 posted...
So, basically if they go bankrupt these IPs are dead forever
Most of those are already dead. I also like how you excluded Sonic lol

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Abiz_
11/06/20 8:10:38 PM
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NeonOctopus posted...
I wish we had that.
Hey now, executives have stock to buy back. You respect the American business mans way noa sir.
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Balrog0
11/06/20 8:11:19 PM
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I mean it's not surprising but it sure is sad

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Jiek_Fafn
11/06/20 8:14:31 PM
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NeonOctopus posted...
Most of those are already dead. I also like how you excluded Sonic lol
Someone would definitely buy Sonic for a decent price. If Sega can make money off of terrible games and brand recognition then so can anyone.

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NeonOctopus
11/06/20 8:15:00 PM
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I'm worried about Yakuza and Atlus as far as their brands go >_>

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darkbuster
11/06/20 8:16:44 PM
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NeonOctopus posted...
Most of those are already dead. I also like how you excluded Sonic lol

Let's be honest, Sonic has been hard carrying Sega on his spiky back for years. Though yeah, most of Sega's IPs outside Sonic & Yakuza are long dead anyway, so it wouldn't be much of a change. Though the idea of Nintendo taking full ownership for Bayonetta would be surreal; the second game only happened because of them, & last I heard, they had plans for a third.

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NeonOctopus
11/06/20 8:18:23 PM
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To put it in perspective, Sega Sammy has 9,051 employees. So they're asking ~7% of their company to retire >_>

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NeonOctopus
11/06/20 8:19:22 PM
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darkbuster posted...
Let's be honest, Sonic has been hard carrying Sega on his spiky back for years. Though yeah, most of Sega's IPs outside Sonic & Yakuza are long dead anyway, so it wouldn't be much of a change. Though the idea of Nintendo taking full ownership for Bayonetta would be surreal; the second game only happened because of them, & last I heard, they had plans for a third.
I think it has literally been over 1000 days since the last Bayo 3 trailer in 2017 lol. Who knows what's going on with that.

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tremain07
11/06/20 8:19:33 PM
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NeonOctopus posted...
To put it in perspective, Sega Sammy has 9,051 employees. So they're asking ~7% of their company to retire >_>
That's real stupid,too because that just says "We're bleeding money please fall on your swords and piss away your service packages for our sakes"

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CyricZ
11/06/20 8:23:15 PM
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NeonOctopus posted...
I think it has literally been over 1000 days since the last Bayo 3 trailer in 2017 lol. Who knows what's going on with that.
Sega isn't making Bayo 3. Platinum is.

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CyricZ
11/06/20 8:25:18 PM
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tremain07 posted...
That's real stupid,too because that just says "We're bleeding money please fall on your swords and piss away your service packages for our sakes"
It's a bit of a Japanese cultural thing. "Please excuse yourselves so the company can live on."

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darkbuster
11/06/20 8:31:03 PM
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tremain07 posted...
That's real stupid,too because that just says "We're bleeding money please fall on your swords and piss away your service packages for our sakes"

It also comes at a time when it's potentially going to be the hardest to find something else.

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NeonOctopus
11/07/20 5:39:18 AM
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Dark_SilverX
11/07/20 5:40:50 AM
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Goodnight Sonic.

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NeonOctopus
11/07/20 8:33:16 AM
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NeonOctopus
11/07/20 10:13:26 AM
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Gwynevere
11/07/20 10:15:25 AM
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Hopefully someone buys Super Monkey Ball

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WrestlinFan
11/07/20 10:16:51 AM
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Cant wait for the MS acquisition.

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ZevLoveDOOM
11/07/20 10:20:25 AM
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another titan has fallen... *sigh*
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teepan95
11/07/20 10:21:12 AM
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RIP SMT (AKA the Dark Souls of Persona)
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Solar_Crimson
11/07/20 10:22:12 AM
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Could you imagine if SEGA and Atlus got put up for sale, and Nintendo bought them?

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WipWinkle
11/07/20 10:23:24 AM
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Mark my words: Sega will likely be a thing of the past in a few months now.

And PSO2 is gonna shut down very, very soon. And all their IPs will either be forgotten or sold to someone like EA.

Mark my words.

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Irony
11/07/20 10:25:14 AM
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WipWinkle posted...
Mark my words: Sega will likely be a thing of the past in a few months now.

And PSO2 is gonna shut down very, very soon. And all their IPs will either be forgotten or sold to someone like EA.

Mark my words.
I will, but I gotta quote first because you can't quote posts you marked.

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Trumpo
11/07/20 10:28:32 AM
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They need to port Initial D8 and Zero to pc.
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Jagr_68
11/07/20 10:28:45 AM
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tremain07 posted...
So, basically if they go bankrupt these IPs are dead forever
Sakura Wars
Space Channel 5
Crazy Taxi
Billy Hatcher
NiGHTs
Golden Ax
House of the Dead
Streets of Rage
Bayonetta unless nintendo buys the IP wholesell
Shining Force
Resonance of Fate
Fighting Vipers
Virtual Fighter
Shinobi
Vectorman
Bonza Bros
After Burner
Puyo Puyo
Jet Set Radio
Panzer Dragoon
Super Monkey Ball
Samba de Amigo
Valkyria
Hatsune Miku

I mean more than 3/4 of these IPs are dead anyway because Sega has been incompetent for over 20 years counting.

Also PSO2 SHOULD'VE released on PS4 and Switch so fuck them for being morons.

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pogo_rabid
11/07/20 10:38:00 AM
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It's a shame nintendo didn't swoop in and buy them up

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ViewtifulGrave
11/07/20 10:43:43 AM
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Jagr_68 posted...
Also PSO2 SHOULD'VE released on PS4 and Switch so f*** them for being morons.
They are in Japan. Microsoft paid for exclusivity.

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Irony
11/07/20 10:44:21 AM
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PSO2 is coming to the PS4 in the west next year

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DepreceV2
11/07/20 10:44:40 AM
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Microsoft is licking their lips in the wings ready

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gamer167
11/07/20 10:44:46 AM
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Mah Sonic
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tremain07
11/07/20 10:45:01 AM
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pogo_rabid posted...
It's a shame nintendo didn't swoop in and buy them up
Is it really? If nintendo had these IPs we'd get no more fan games even then the only one I could see them taking is Sonic, he still makes money despite how shitty his games and fanbase are, through if they had him, he'd probably end up like Wario,Donkey Kong and Yoshi mainly appearing in mario sports titles and one or two games in the console's life. Thankfully he's popularity saves him from becoming another Kid Icarus, Metroid, F-Zero, Mother, Punch Out or Star Fox.

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Irony
11/07/20 10:47:16 AM
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DepreceV2 posted...
Microsoft is licking their lips in the wings ready
Why? Outside of Sonic everything will be dead especially Atlus stuff.

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DepreceV2
11/07/20 10:48:24 AM
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Irony posted...
Why? Outside of Sonic everything will be dead especially Atlus stuff.

Atlus would be the biggest reason outside of Sonic to buy it

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Jagr_68
11/07/20 10:51:28 AM
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ViewtifulGrave posted...
They are in Japan. Microsoft paid for exclusivity.

Lol I wasn't aware of this but goddamn they really are a dumbass company. Anyone with a brain knows Sony and Nintendo are the go-to markets for JRPGs so why take money to guarantee failure smfh. That is just Bad Capitalism 101.

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