Sega Reportedly Developing AAA Crazy Taxi and Jet Set Radio Reboots - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 05 May 2022 / 1,210 Views
Sega is reportedly developing "big-budget reboots" of Crazy Taxi and Jet Set Radio franchises, according to a Bloomberg report who spoke with people familiar with Sega's plans.
These two games will be part of Sega's "Super Game" that we learned earlier this month would include multiple AAA games "aimed at online and global blockbusters."
Crazy Taxi has been in development for a year, according to the report, with a release still a few years away. There are another two unannounced games that will be part of Sega's "Super Game" One of them is apparently a first-person shooter.
"Sega offers a variety of game content, including hardware and arcades, which can be achieved by possessing a variety of technologies," said Sega executive vide president Shuji Utsumi at the time. "The development of AAA titles that crosses Sega's comprehensive technology is called 'Super Game' and we aim to develop it in a five-year plan.
"We are developing multiple titles within the framework of 'Super Game,' and although it depends on each title, there is no doubt that it will become an interactive title that goes beyond the framework of conventional games."
The first game in the Jet Set Radio franchise released for the Dreamcast in 2000, while Crazy Taxi first released for arcades in 1999 and was ported to the Dreamcast in 2000.
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Oh no....... when an article says AAA (insert fan favorite game here) people always get their expectations so high that when the. game releases the internet gets flooded with complaints because it didnt live up to expectations.
Please keep expectations at a rational 2022 level
YES PLEASE. And put JSRF on Steam in the meantime.
I will give Sega ALL the money if they put JSRF on Steam! Or Xbox BC at the very least!
Agreed. Even if they can't sell it due to music licencing issues (or whatever), they can at least add JSRF to back-compat (disc required)! They did that with 50 Cent: Blood In the Sand, despite the music licence issues. JSRF was already made back-compat on 360, just not on Xbox One/Xbox Series yet.
Hopefully this is true, Sega has a literal treasure chest of amazing IPs :).
I hope this is true, I love the Crazy Taxi games and Jet Set Radio Future.
how does an Interconnected world with taxi cabs driving around while also skaters tagging turf sound?
GaaS, though. Ugh.
And with all these games being tied into this "super game" I have a feeling all these games will be connected somehow, via NFT's or something. I'll have to see how Sega presents it all because I'm just ecstatic that Jet Set Radio is finally returning!!
My body and wallet are ready
