Sales. They're good for everyone. We don't mean the 'discount' kind necessarily, but they certainly do help. We're talking about solid sales numbers. Units shifted. In the case of Sega, Total War: Warhammer has put them back on the map - and they're hoping that momentum will lend itself to more success further down the line. Managing to ship over half a million units in the first three days meant Total War: Warhammer was a break-out success for Creative Assembly. They've been putting out Total War games for years, but something about the licensing of the Warhammer franchise meant big business. Persona 5 likely helped a lot, too.
SEGA officially confirms Vanquish for release on PC on 25th May with 4K support
Rather than seek to buy out and fire up long-lost franchises from other companies, it seems Sega wants to bring back some of its classics. Noteworthy thoughts on this come from the various compilation re-releases the group has put out following the demise of their last console - the Sega Dreamcast. The platform gave birth to Space Channel 5, Jet Set Radio and Crazy Taxi - all of which have been ported to numerous platforms in recent years. Despite announcing a localized version of Phantasy Star Online 2 years ago, the title never arrived. Within the report, it's logo it present in a section that mentions the need to expand its overseas publishing efforts are to create more global hits - that's a tasty hint. Hopefully this means Sega will continue looking into bringing these classics back in more ways than simple remasters or re-releases. Jet Set Radio recieved the HD treatment a number of years ago, but even its sequel - the Xbox exclusive Jet Set Radio Future - has remained firmly locked to Microsoft's entry machine. The world wants a sequel, Sega. We're sure of it.
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