Sega’s getting back into the handheld market says French gaming site Inpact Virtuel. The leaked info says the former console maker is planning a portable that would be able to play games from the Master System, the Genesis, the Saturn and the Dreamcast.
The portable would be cartridge-based, have USB ports and enable a PC connection. The device would also accept Compact Flash and SD card storage. There is possibility the portable will have DivX video playback as well.
The code name for this device is the “Sega Hedgehog” (yeah, we know) and will be outfitted with a 566 MHz Samsung processor, 128 MB nVidia graphics processor based on the GeForce 3D 4500 and a LCD display with touch-screen capabilities.
Utter and complete bull malarky? Geez, because the portable market is so competitive, its likely. Also, with pictured concept art (above) for a portable that looks like it was designed by Salvador Dali and Hello Kitty for Batman, this “scoop” seems more suitable for shoveling poo. Recently, we spoke with Sega about returning to the console market, and they insisted that the company was focusing on only game software. Keep in mind Sega continues to sell the Dreamcast through their online store.
