DreamCast Reborn: Sega wants all Past IPs on the PS3

With the recently leaked Sega PR document by a mysterious stranger that is currently employed by Sega(for the moment) shows that Sega is trying to relive their glory days through the Sony PS3.

This PR nightmare or well timed leaked has shown a bright relationship between Sega and Sony. The leaked documents states that there will be a PS2 emulator for PS3, this could be by firmware update or it could off been sneaked in with firmware 3.0.

With Sega's commitment to raise out the ashes, a FREE digital platform like the PSN may help their agenda. Sega is seriously considering putting Japanese games directly on PSN for download in a "special Japanese Import section (pricing $9.99 to $39.99 for full game).Might need to localize menus at least with subtitles. SCEA interested in helping on MKTG side if they can have period of exclusivity"

Sega and Sony also wants to release their entire PS2 library onto the PSN "as well SCEA wants to sell all PS2 titles on PSN (GTA Vice City/Sonic/etc)For co Marketing money show PS3 controller on TV ads – similar to EA Madden Spots, NCAA, etc…"

Leaked Sega doc discusses Classic IPs on PS3

The internet is on fire with the recent leak of a Sega PR document discussing Sega's intent on release previous Sega's Classic Games on the PS3 PSN. If this is in deed true someone somewhere screwed up in a major way.

Here's what the document says:

PS2 emulator for PS3 (confidential)

• CEA wants to sell all PS2 titles on PSN (GTA Vice City/Sonic/etc)

• For co Marketing money show PS3 controller on TV ads – similar to EA Madden Spots, NCAA, etc…

This isn't all the document reveals, either. It contains a number of Sega inner workings, such as the revelation that the publisher feels that Alpha Protocol is too challenging for the mass public, a Bayonetta action figure is being considered by the marketing arm of Sega, and Aliens vs. Predator could ship on a hybrid Blu-ray that contains the movies. There's also talk of Sony motion controller plans and PSN Dreamcast games! And the the biggest bomb shell--being the addition of a PS2 emulator for PS3 (confidential) if this document is true, those who picked up a PS3 with out B/C will be able to jump for joy.

The supposed leaked document reveals a torrent of information about what Sega and Sony future plans are: Copy of the doc is after the jump please feel free to review and speculate.

SCEA Meeting Aug 5th Notes
Aug 6 2009 – DRAFT FOR COMMENTS

Objectives of Meeting
Dyer agreed to regular quarterly meetings with SOA

Sony PS3
SCEA reiterated plans to sell 13 million PS3s this year
Big announcement back half of year they can’t talk about (potentially price cut of PS3 to reach hardware goals)
SCEA commented on indexing between PS3 and 360 SKUs, should be around 2:1 to garner most favorable treatment.

Motion Controller
Spring 2010 launch (March in JP)
No bundle/pricing details yet, should come Sept 1
Plan on selling 4-5MM units WW
SCEA agreed to provide a list of Sega IP that would work well with the motion controller, Virtua Tennis was an example
Motion Controller support allows easy way to differentiate PS3 SKU
Other differentiation opportunities include PSP/PS3 interoperability – think of features that would make users want to buy both PS3 and PSP SKUs.

Alpha Protocol
Michael Foster, product evaluator, said AP felt barely RPG. Initial level too challenging for players. “Mass Effect felt more RPG.”
Review notes sent to John Merlino a few weeks prior. After meeting Gerald mentioned AP is a high priority for his team.

Planet 51
Sell in of PS3 SKU – SCEA noted that other movie titles on PS3 had underperformed as well (inc. Transformers) this cycle.
Dyer suggests contacting Susan at Walmart and asking what she wants in the pack to sell this SKU (movie tix etc)
Other possibilities are Hybrid movie disc (BD 25 or 50 with Game and Movie on same disc).

Bayonetta
Collectors edition with Bayonetta Action Figure
Novo recommended launching PSN demo around Xmas based off a Jan 5th Ship date with 2-3 week run out to launch.
3-4 weeks is usually ideal demo timing with fresh content every week leading up to launch (trailers, insider video about PG heritage, video blogs).

Vancouver 2010
HOME, Olympic destination would garner a lot of positive attention from SCEA
Should be doing same with Bayonetta, Marvel etc. Easy to launch in all territories.
HOME merchandizing opportunities (clothes etc).

Sonic Racing
Open to DLC to differentiate PS3 SKU – not ratchet and clank but other characters
maybe characters from Rare or Fable universes

Yakuza
Could put Japanese games directly on PSN for download in a special Japanese Import section (pricing $9.99 to $39.99 for full game).
Might need to localize menus at least with subtitles.
SCEA interested in helping on MKTG side if they can have period of exclusivity.

AVP
Another great HOME candidate
AVP avatars
Hybrid BD disc with movie

Iron Man 2
Great candidate for HOME space – explore Tony Stark’s lab etc.
Should have one for Marvel in general.

PSU2
Could do bundle at GameStop with PSP 30-35K units on UMD, Go, or both.

Valkyria 1937
Could bundle with PSP as well.

Vanquish and Aliens: CM
Opportunity for PS3/PSP interoperability (see Eidos Batman, Army of Two, Assassin’s Creed for good examples).
If we offer that SCEA would be really interested in having us at their booth next E3.

Thor
SCEA would like a look at the code soon.

Sonic Anniversary
Could put out collectors edition with all old sonic games on one BD disc.
“Best of Sonic” for around $99.
SCEA would love PSN exclusive power ups/different game modes (like Castlevania’s flip it over/backwards)

PS2 emulator for PS3 (confidential)
SCEA wants to sell all PS2 titles on PSN (GTA Vice City/Sonic/etc)
For co Marketing money show PS3 controller on TV ads – similar to EA Madden Spots, NCAA, etc…

London Olympics
Perfect opportunity for Motion Controller integration.

DC Digital Titles
If we provide a list of DC titles SCEA will let us know which ones they’re interested in having exclusively.
If we give them a long period of exclusivity they’ll give us more marketing support.

PSP Titles
For SKU differentiation it’s best to offer features that are slightly different from PS3 version.
Titles that are coming up on PSP are Assassin’s Creed II, GTA China Wars, Resident Evil, Little Big Planet – all massive franchises.
SCEA has a specific PSP deck which they can send up with their hardware director for a chat.

PS3 Bayonetta "Bad Port": Blame it on Sega

PlatinumGames company's CEO Tatsuya Minam has spoke out about the recently weak showing of Bayonetta.

When Sega showed off the PS3 version of Bayonetta at an event in Tokyo late last month, many who attended were disappointed by the blurry graphics and surprisingly erratic frame rate when compared to the Xbox 360 version. Tatsuya Minami discusses the issue in a blog post today on the PlatinumGames blog, explaining that Sega is the company handling the PS3 port.

"With Bayonetta, we created the Xbox 360 version of the game first, and then handed off all the data and other assets to SEGA so they could begin the process of porting Bayonetta to the PS3, giving them advice regarding the porting process along the way and overseeing the progress to ensure that the PS3 version would be the best it could be."

PlatinumGames seems to be distancing themselves from the sub-par experience that too many PS3 owners has come to experience when it comes to multiplatform games this generation.

"As the developers of Bayonetta, we have overseen both versions, and I would like to make one thing clear. The Xbox 360 and PS3, as hardware platforms, both have their own distinct differences and peculiarities, and these characteristics will naturally give birth to differences in the final product. However, all involved endeavored to exploit the specific traits of each console to create an enjoyable experience. We feel the best way to evaluate this is by actually playing the game for yourself and coming to your own conclusions."

Both version will be shown at Toyko game show in the coming weeks and we will have a chance to see if PS3 owners again will be getting yet another mediocre port courtesy of Sega.


Fall Harvest [PlatinumGames Blog via Kotaku]