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adblog
Mar 18, 2011, 06:34 PM
Does everyone know it?

BIG OLAF
Mar 18, 2011, 06:36 PM
I can only imagine that yes, it probably has been delayed. And, whether or not the situation over there improves, I also doubt that we're going to get "more information in April."

Zyrusticae
Mar 18, 2011, 06:58 PM
Sega HQ is located waaaay southwest of the epicenter of the earthquake, in Oita, Japan (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&sugexp=gsisc&pq=sega+japan+hq+location&xhr=t&q=oita+japan&cp=6&qe=T2l0YSBK&qesig=9t6ZGImDkncC4au2IrauSQ&pkc=AFgZ2tlMAyjQhQmMYxZx8OBQZCs94N--OP6ZAsmajwhkpUKJhrcL80oDEEzkshE3T2T-A8vVtWDR-DXx2zFxr250iZtfWUP4RA&safe=off&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=Oita,+Oita+Prefecture,+Japan&gl=us&ei=LvGDTbm5BqbJ0QG9iM3DCA&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1&sqi=2&ved=0CBgQ8gEwAA). If any Japanese gaming company is getting through the earthquake unscathed, it's them.

Ffuzzy-Logik
Mar 18, 2011, 06:58 PM
Actually, I really doubt this will have any effect on the game's release, other than serving as a potential scapegoat excuse for a delay caused otherwise.

BIG OLAF
Mar 18, 2011, 07:05 PM
Sega HQ is located waaaay southwest of the epicenter of the earthquake, in Oita, Japan (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&sugexp=gsisc&pq=sega+japan+hq+location&xhr=t&q=oita+japan&cp=6&qe=T2l0YSBK&qesig=9t6ZGImDkncC4au2IrauSQ&pkc=AFgZ2tlMAyjQhQmMYxZx8OBQZCs94N--OP6ZAsmajwhkpUKJhrcL80oDEEzkshE3T2T-A8vVtWDR-DXx2zFxr250iZtfWUP4RA&safe=off&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=Oita,+Oita+Prefecture,+Japan&gl=us&ei=LvGDTbm5BqbJ0QG9iM3DCA&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1&sqi=2&ved=0CBgQ8gEwAA). If any Japanese gaming company is getting through the earthquake unscathed, it's them.

I was talking more about the power conservation/rolling blackouts being ordered by the government, not actual earthquake damage.

ShinMaruku
Mar 18, 2011, 07:26 PM
I was talking more about the power conservation/rolling blackouts being ordered by the government, not actual earthquake damage.
That will last a week or so more likes. A small effect on game development.

Zyrusticae
Mar 18, 2011, 07:29 PM
Depends on whether or not the blackouts occur during working hours, really. I can't say for certain whether or not this is the case.

RemiusTA
Mar 18, 2011, 10:12 PM
Long story short, yes it most likely has.

How much though....well, thats likely more up to Sega than it is up to Japan. Unless Japan is sapping their power, they really dont have to worry about it.

Im sure that whole country was affected by that. Im in Georgia, but if California got rocked by a huge earthquake, tsunami raped, and then had the mass media try to scare the shit out of people by lying about the fears of a Nuclear Meltdown crisis that isn't going to happen, im sure my business would be affected in some way too.

lostinseganet
Mar 19, 2011, 10:40 AM
They are probably ok they just nee to worry about the radioactive plume above everyone's head.

Jinketsu
Mar 19, 2011, 10:59 AM
The entire country of Japan is feeling the effects of everything, whether they got the force of it or not. I would bet on every single game in development being delayed at least a month from their projected release dates.

But I also say that to keep the idea in my head and feel surprised if any games don't get pushed back. It's a better feeling that way.

Kenbog
Mar 19, 2011, 11:09 AM
Doesn't all big companies have UPS, accumulators and EM-generators?
They shouldn't feel anything about power-outage.

Mike
Mar 19, 2011, 08:08 PM
There's no official information either way. This page (http://sega.jp/topics/110314_1/) lists all the cancelled or postponed events due to the earthquake and tsunami. If PSO2 takes a longer than normal delay because of the earthquake, I would expect information to appear on the topics page (http://sega.jp/topics/).

Revy
Apr 1, 2011, 01:00 PM
I'd expect a delay. Not so much due to the Sega offices actually having any issues, but due to the human element. People's family's have literally been washed away. I'm sure there will be a lot of people taking time off to mourn lost ones or to try to reunite with family members. Not to mention to help clean or recover homes or belongings. There's a lot more to it than just Sega the company getting rocked, there's Sega the company work force.

Wang My Getsu
Apr 8, 2011, 03:12 PM
I remember hearing thats somethings may be slowed due to the lack of employees coming to work

Mizunos
Apr 10, 2011, 04:52 AM
Anyone willing to translate the latest Shougai issue? appears that the alpha test will be delayed... not too sure on this one, google trans can be bumpy sometimes

http://www.g-heaven.net/topics/2011/04/110410c.html

Mike
Apr 10, 2011, 05:06 AM
It's behind schedule.

Ffuzzy-Logik
Apr 10, 2011, 04:43 PM
And absolutely no one was surprised.