New Dreamcast...Really?!

[burningdoom]

http://www.projectdream.co/

Originally this started as a online petition for Sega to make a new Dreamcast, and the creator promised to pitch it to Sega if the goal was met. I signed the petition as a Sega fan, but really expected nothing to come from it. But then it met it's goal. And now there's an official website and a clock counting down (as well as notices sent out to all the signers)...it's actually hinting at something coming, amazingly enough.

Wow. So does this mean the fan petition worked? We're actually going to get a new Dreamcast? Who would have thunk it? I guess we'll find out in 12 days, as the clock says.

[doafan]

I was about to say where do I need to sign up to have a new version until I saw that you have edited the post, without a doubt this will be the longest twelve days of my life anyway already had signed to the newsletter of the page 

[kamikazekeeg]

So what is this exactly? It's just gonna be new versions of the Dreamcast or is it a Dreamcast 2 that will get new games, but still play old games? I never heard of this till now, especially since I never saw the Dreamcast as anything particularly interesting.

[matimo]

It will never get farther than the petition. Sega isn't as big as it once was, and they no longer have an r & d sector to even begin planning a new console never mind the money required. People who want a sequel system are just blinded by nostalgia, the original system failed for many reasons and Sega hasn't done anything good since, this will NEVER happen. This announcement doesn't mean anything.

[burningdoom]

^ It already is past the petition. I can't tell you exactly what that clock is counting down to, but it's counting down to something. I was just as skeptical as you when I signed the petition, that's why I'm blown away we're going to whatever this next stage will be in 12 days.

[fighterpilot562]

Tag for interest.

[davifus]

The Dream

[redblaze57]

I would not trust that site at all. I notice basically Pixels of white around logo and register mark, there isn't any way to mute what's being played in the background, you scroll down and there's a random map in the background and no copyright info at the bottom. just everything seems off about this site

[fighterpilot562]

Ya, website doesnt seem legit..... agreed.

[davifus]

https://www.change.org/p/sega-of-america-to-design-and-release-a-sega-dreamcast-limited-edition-console

[kamikazekeeg]

Only 20k signatures? Yeah that doesn't seem likely.  It isn't much interest and there isn't much financial gain for Sega to release a modernized retro console.

[burningdoom]

there isn't much financial gain for Sega to release a modernized retro console.

[burningdoom]

I'm cautiously hopeful. 12 days...

[vidmusc]

This is definitely fake. Went to whois.net to check it, this is the domain info that came up:

Domain Name: PROJECTDREAM.CO
Domain ID: D72170374-CO
Sponsoring Registrar: GODADDY.COM, INC.
Sponsoring Registrar IANA ID: 146
Registrar URL (registration services): www.godaddy.com
Domain Status: clientDeleteProhibited
Domain Status: clientRenewProhibited
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Domain Status: clientUpdateProhibited
Registrant ID: CR211658275
Registrant Name: Evening Star
Registrant Address1: 4859 TUTWILER AVE
Registrant City: Memphis
Registrant State/Province: Tennessee
Registrant Postal Code: 38122
Registrant Country: United States
Registrant Country Code: US
Registrant Phone Number: +1.9013884552
Registrant Email: lao.dara@hotmail.com
Administrative Contact ID: CR211658277
Administrative Contact Name: Evening Star
Administrative Contact Address1: 4859 TUTWILER AVE
Administrative Contact City: Memphis
Administrative Contact State/Province: Tennessee
Administrative Contact Postal Code: 38122
Administrative Contact Country: United States
Administrative Contact Country Code: US
Administrative Contact Phone Number: +1.9013884552
Administrative Contact Email: lao.dara@hotmail.com
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Billing Contact Name: Evening Star
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Billing Contact City: Memphis
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Billing Contact Country: United States
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Billing Contact Phone Number: +1.9013884552
Billing Contact Email: lao.dara@hotmail.com
Technical Contact ID: CR211658276
Technical Contact Name: Evening Star
Technical Contact Address1: 4859 TUTWILER AVE
Technical Contact City: Memphis
Technical Contact State/Province: Tennessee
Technical Contact Postal Code: 38122
Technical Contact Country: United States
Technical Contact Country Code: US
Technical Contact Phone Number: +1.9013884552
Technical Contact Email: lao.dara@hotmail.com
Name Server: NS65.DOMAINCONTROL.COM
Name Server: NS66.DOMAINCONTROL.COM
Created by Registrar: GODADDY.COM, INC.
Last Updated by Registrar: GODADDY.COM, INC.
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Domain Last Updated Date: Thu Dec 17 02:33:03 GMT 2015
DNSSEC: false

Searching the address just leads you to a house. As much as I'd love to see this happen, it just won't honestly.

[dreama1]

Sega is dead. Signing such a tiny petition is like writing names down on toilet paper. And even if it did go ahead the dickless Sega of today would just would laugh in their faces over the idea thats if they even acknowledged the proposal.