Posted By: wraggster
The Dreamcast Scene today has heard the news officially that we dreaded, Sega have finally ditched the Dreamcast, whilst we knew it was coming its of great sadness that a last minute reprieve wasnt granted especially with the recent sucesses of Dreamcast Commercial games, Last Hope, Karous, Trigger Heart Exelica and Under Defeat
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The News was posted yesterday by our DCEmu User Jkkdark and today CVG posted further confirmation:
Sega's Dreamcast repair service, which has continued to operate despite production of the console having been halted in 2001, will cease from September 28, hammering the final nail into Dreamcast's coffin.
This news comes after production of the GD-ROM, Sega's proprietary discs used for Dreamcast, having been aborted in February. This puts an end to the few Japanese releases which, oddly, still snuck out from time to time, Trigger Heart Exelica and Karous being two released this year.
This could also mean the end for Sega's Dreamcast-based Naomi arcade machines, which also use the GD-ROM format, although it is suggested that developers may be able to continue using ROM boards as an alternative on the machine.
This also marks a complete end to Sega's involvement in the hardware market. We're wiping a tear from our eye...
The Dreamcast Community will not go away but a sad day for all.