• Goodbye Sega, Hello Sega Sammy Holdings

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    Saladwood
    Published on May 18, 2004 12:53 PM
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    Gamespot released news today that reveals Sammy will be taking over Sega in a stock buyout and will be merging into one new company called Sega Sammy Holdings. The two companies won't become immediately integrated, but plan to be by 2007. Also according to the article, "Starting July 1, Sega's seven subsidiaries--Sega Wow, Sega AM2, Hitmaker, Sonic Team, Smilebit, Amusement Vision, and Digitalrex, will begin integrating back into Sega."

    What does this mean for the future of Sonic Team and PSO?

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    Comments 20 Comments
    1. 's Avatar
      - May 18, 2004, 03:11 PM
      I doubt this intergrating of Sega's divisions back into Sega will have any significant effect on the developers themselves since this was obviously planned for a long time and many games - both console and arcade - still have the company's logos on them.
    1. 's Avatar
      - May 18, 2004, 03:17 PM
      Wait wait wait.. so now does this mean there is a possibility of sega characters facing off in fighting game style gameplay? PLEASE SAY YES. FOmar vs Tails.. ROUND 1!..
    1. DruidMettool's Avatar
      DruidMettool - May 18, 2004, 03:17 PM
      *crosses fingers* Better moderation, Better moderation, Better moderation...
    1. MakoSOLDIER's Avatar
      MakoSOLDIER - May 18, 2004, 04:50 PM
      lol
    1. _knot_'s Avatar
      _knot_ - May 18, 2004, 05:51 PM
      This may lead to some very great things for PSO. Maybe some more attention to online monitering or something..... I may be jumping too far, for it will finally be integrated in 2007.
    1. 's Avatar
      - May 18, 2004, 05:58 PM
      I hope they stop making games period.
    1. Fredrick's Avatar
      Fredrick - May 18, 2004, 06:11 PM
      "I hope they stop making games period."

      How dare you speak about sega that way. Sega is king when it comes to FUN and INOVATIVE games. I just wish they stoped cranking their stuff out so quickly and spent a little more time on graphics.
    1. 's Avatar
      - May 18, 2004, 07:15 PM
      Fighters Megamix for Saturn kinda did that.
    1. 's Avatar
      - May 18, 2004, 07:50 PM
      their games have sucked as of recent.

      they have not done anything innovative or fun to play

      pso ep 1 and 2 is now boring as hell

      and ep 3 is just rinse and repeat to get levels and wait months for E rank cards
    1. MakoSOLDIER's Avatar
      MakoSOLDIER - May 18, 2004, 08:56 PM
      Don't come here then if thats your attitude
    1. 's Avatar
      - May 19, 2004, 07:10 PM
      Sega Sammy Holdings? gay!

      This doesnt seem right, otherworldly wrong. I have always loved Sega. Who the fuck is Sammy?
    1. 's Avatar
      - May 20, 2004, 02:30 PM
      a well known japanese company in japan, that bought out a massive amount of sega when sega were in debt due to the dreamcast way back when, i think they make games and do arcade machines also etc .....
    1. 's Avatar
      - May 22, 2004, 04:23 PM
      Think of the Guilty Gear series. That's who Sammy is.
    1. 's Avatar
      - May 22, 2004, 09:18 PM
      sammy do much things in Japan so yeah =P
    1. Aunt_Betty's Avatar
      Aunt_Betty - May 23, 2004, 08:16 PM
      Instead of jukeboxes in the lobbies we will have slot mechines! XD
    1. v-boi2002's Avatar
      v-boi2002 - May 25, 2004, 07:28 PM
      o, so ur the person who just plays for the violence?
    1. v-boi2002's Avatar
      v-boi2002 - May 25, 2004, 07:33 PM
      Exactly how poor is Sega?
    1. qrayg's Avatar
      qrayg - Jun 4, 2004, 12:40 PM
      Actually, Sega isn't going anywhere. The title of this news post is completely off. Sega and Sammy will continue to use their separate brands in ALL future products. The average user will probably never notice a difference now that Sega and Sammy are one.
    1. 's Avatar
      - Jun 4, 2004, 01:48 PM
      That is true,

      SEGA will still be SEGA,

      and Sammy still Sammy.

      There is honistly nothing to worry about

      Infact its a GREAT thing Sammy will pump

      lots O money into SEGA.

      The coming togeather of all SEGA's teams

      means they can help each other out

      and so all round better games!

      Also sammys Guilty Gear series will become

      SEGA published!

      With all this SEGA sould be able to

      bring out more games per year

      and better games.

      SEGA are already leaders, think of the possabilitys!
    1. 's Avatar
      - Jun 12, 2004, 03:52 PM
      i thought i was the only one...
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