SEGA doing online work for Nintendo and Sony - DVDfile.com forum for DVD, Blu-Ray, and HD-DVD

godmoney · 12-04-2002, 03:36 PM

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In an announcement made early this morning, Sega.com announced that its signed middleware agreements for PlayStation 2 and GameCube. With this agreement, developers can use Sega.com’s technologies and services to set up online gaming environments for both systems. Specifically, Sega’s Network Application Package (SNAP), is host to a suite of technologies, operation, maintenance, billing, consulting, quality assurance testing, and server hosting with over 100 servers already online.

Looks like I predicted correctly. I always had a feeling Sega would be doing server work for other consoles.

Prospero · 12-04-2002, 04:06 PM

I'm still unclear on what this development means. If I read it correctly (the entire press release, not just the above quote), it would mean that some future online games will be cross-compatible between PS2 and Gamecube. Which would be very cool.

mbowen · 12-04-2002, 04:31 PM

While I don't understand all the implications either, to say the Sega is actually doing any deveopment for those is a bit of an overstatement. All they did was lisence their middleware to the companies. All that is is a suite of software tools that aid in network programming and tasks. Sega really isn't doing anything perse, other than selling them their toolset

Marty McFly · 12-04-2002, 05:25 PM

There's a thread regarding this here. Please continue discussion there.

Closing.

12-04-2002, 04:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
Prospero Actor Join Date: Mar 2001	I'm still unclear on what this development means. If I read it correctly (the entire press release, not just the above quote), it would mean that some future online games will be cross-compatible between PS2 and Gamecube. Which would be very cool. __________________ "US will commodify your discontent, sell it back to you on DVD." --Bruce Sterling

12-04-2002, 05:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
Marty McFly Moderator Emeritus Geezer Emeritus Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Somewhere Between Hell and Hill Valley	There's a thread regarding this here. Please continue discussion there. Closing. __________________ Marty McFly - Forum Moderator Emeritus Granny, I'm gonna catch me some Vietcong! Well I ain't cookin' 'em!

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12-04-2002, 04:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
mbowen Actor Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Omaha,NE,USA	While I don't understand all the implications either, to say the Sega is actually doing any deveopment for those is a bit of an overstatement. All they did was lisence their middleware to the companies. All that is is a suite of software tools that aid in network programming and tasks. Sega really isn't doing anything perse, other than selling them their toolset