“If you had wanted to release it, you could have done”.
Shenmue is one of the most significant games Sega has ever made, not just because it was critically acclaimed, but because it was a massive gamble for the Japanese veteran at a time when it badly needed a commercial smash.
With its sky-high development costs, it was a real statement of intent by Sega, and was hoped to be the Dreamcast’s killer app. Even so, the company was clearly already thinking of its multi-platform future, as it has been revealed that Sega’s AM2 division ported Shenmue to PS2 and Xbox, but neither was released.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
“If you had wanted to release it, you could have done”.
Shenmue is one of the most significant games Sega has ever made, not just because it was critically acclaimed, but because it was a massive gamble for the Japanese veteran at a time when it badly needed a commercial smash.
With its sky-high development costs, it was a real statement of intent by Sega, and was hoped to be the Dreamcast’s killer app. Even so, the company was clearly already thinking of its multi-platform future, as it has been revealed that Sega’s AM2 division ported Shenmue to PS2 and Xbox, but neither was released.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
