Sega has been dipping into the Dreamcast archives for the past few years, most recently with the upcoming HD remake of Jet Set Radio. Longtime Sega fans may want to sit down for this next part. There's some chatter online that not only is Sega considering the release of HD remakes of Shenmues I and II, but that the updated games have been finished for more than a year.
Gamerzines is citing an anonymous source, who tells the site that development on the projects have been complete for "well over a year." The source says that Sega has been taking its time on releasing the games until it has a better sense of what exactly it wants to do with the franchise.
That would be pretty amazing stuff, if true. Of course Shenmue fans should already be inoculated against disappointment by now, so it shouldn't sting too badly even if it's complete bunk.
Awesome, I never actually owned a copy of the first game (though I did beat it), and the second is on xbox so eww. (Not getting that behemoth out of my closet just to replay one game)
From: KamikazePotato | #005 Great now rerelease Skies of Arcadia thanks
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Love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And well change the world.
Given that he also hinted at a Shenmue release, I'd say you can expect to be playing Skies some time after JSR.
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Love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And well change the world.