Quote Originally Posted by Gunstar Hero View Post
Sega made it to the Dreamcast still alive, however, and DID put out many quality titles. When comparing the Dreamcast to the PSX or N64, it is the clear victor, but it simply couldn't compete with PS2. As someone mentioned earlier, this could had been avoided if Sony and Sega joined forces and co-developed the PSX/Saturn as one console, then Co-developed the PS2/Dreamcast as one console. The result could have easily challenged Nintendo, and then Sega would have been on top.
This doesn't make sense. Both the PSX and PS2 "easily challenged Nintendo" without any help from Sega, so why would Sega's involvement have made any difference? And how can you compare the Dreamcast to the PSX or N64 when the Dreamcast came out several years later?

Quote Originally Posted by Einzelherz View Post
To answer your question, Gunstar, Sega at this point can't be anything more than a software company. They don't have the capital, they've been out of the game too long, and they haven't had a hardware hit (beyond release month) since the Genesis.
Don't they still have an arcade business (or pachinko, at least), considering they've merged with Sammy? See for instance http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joypolis .