Article: Goodbye Sega, Hello Sega Sammy Holdings

[Saladwood]

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?

[Mixfortune]

This is unusual...

As for how it may affect PSO, it may end up with an even further broken continuum and plot holes, varying translations, etc.... even more than what was there before. Of course, if this turns out well, we may be seeing a great deal of cameos in different games... hm.

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.

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!..

[DruidMettool]

*crosses fingers* Better moderation, Better moderation, Better moderation...

[MakoSOLDIER]

lol

[_knot_]

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.

I hope they stop making games period.

[Fredrick]

"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.

Fighters Megamix for Saturn kinda did that.