Sega: Saturn games might end up on PSN, XBLA too

Sega are releasing Dreamcast games on PSN and XBLA, but where’s the love for the Saturn? As Sega’s Yosuke Okunari explains, it’s because the Saturn just isn’t as well known as the Dreamcast and the Genesis. But if gamers make a big enough clamor, it just might happen.

Sega are releasing Dreamcast games on PSN and XBLA, but where’s the love for the Saturn? As Sega’s Yosuke Okunari explains, it’s because the Saturn just isn’t as well known as the Dreamcast and the Genesis.

“The Genesis and Dreamcast are well known, but Saturn is unknown,” he told Impress Watch. “During that period, PlayStation and Nintendo 64 were a success overseas, but to be honest Saturn was not a success. Because of this, we decided on Dreamcast.”

There’s still hope, though. Okunari noted that PS2 ports of games like NiGHTS shows that they haven’t completely forgotten the console. He also teased gamers with possible Saturn re-releases similar to the Dreamcast games being readied for PSN and XBLA.

“What we announced this time is a project where we will have consecutive releases of titles that were debuted on Dreamcast,” he said. “Separate from this, we’re of course thinking about ports of Saturn games. It’s the same as how Sega Ages and Virtual Console were separate existences. It’s not that we have no intention of porting Saturn titles, so please share your requests.”

Via [CVG]