Sega Opens New Studio Led By Former Phantasy Star Online 2 Producer

Sega has introduced that it has established a brand new studio known as Sega Sapporo Studio. 

This studio was formally created on December 1, 2021, as a “second growth base in Japan,” as first reported by Gematsu. Sapporo was established to give attention to new software program growth and debugging. Will probably be led by former Phantasy Star On-line 2 chief producer Takaya Segawa, who was promoted to a senior company place for Sega in April of final yr. 

“Underneath the coverage of continuous to tackle the problem of making much more revolutionary content material and offering the world with new and thrilling experiences, we are going to use the know-how that Sega has amassed over its lengthy historical past to take part within the growth of leisure that we are going to current to the world from the engaging metropolis of Sapporo,” Segawa stated, as translated by Video Video games Chronicle. “Sega Sapporo Studio will try to supply a transferring expertise to clients, and to create a studio that values its workers.” 

Because the title suggests, Sapporo is situated within the metropolis of Sapporo and the studio will rent regionally to construct a workers devoted to designing, programming, and debugging recreation software program. Sapporo just isn’t requiring all of its employees to relocate to the Sapporo-based workplace as Gematsu reviews that “Sega hopes to broaden employment alternatives for many who want to work of their native prefecture.” 

As anticipated with the creation of a brand new studio, Sapporo already has an internet site, which may be seen right here. VGC notes that Sega has a number of in-house growth studios like Sonic Group and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio (Yakuza, Judgment), however that all of them work out of Sega’s primary growth base in Tokyo. Sapporo will function one other growth base akin to the unique. 

For extra about Sega, examine the way it and Microsoft created a “strategic alliance” to create “large-scale world video games” in November of final yr, after which try the newest trailer for Sonic Frontiers. Examine how Sonic Frontiers was initially due out in 2021 for the collection’ thirtieth anniversary after that. 

[Source: Gematsu]

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