“Again”.
I used to have a Sega Channel as a kid. It was this big clunky cartridge with its own power supply and internet connection that downloaded Sega Genesis games. It was incredible.
The Internet was not part of the system
Programming and transmission of the Sega Channel’s monthly services started with a production team at Sega, which would put together content every month and load it onto a CD-ROM. It was then sent to TCI’s satellitestation,[12] located in Denver, Colorado.[13] From the station, the signal was transmitted via Hughes Communications’ Galaxy 7 satellite, which uploaded at 1.435 GHz and downloaded at 1.1 GHz, to the local cable providers.
I knew a kid who had the Sega channel thing, it was amazing to watch.
While doing some research on Sega Channel (I was a SNES kid) I found this article which has a lot of cool info.
With what games? Sega doesn’t have the catalogue to demand a subscription.
Netflix is an interesting comparison.
Old Netflix where it was an affordable deal for a lot of entertainment?
Or the more expensive modern Netflix that I cancelled because they created payment tiers where you pay to be advertised to?
Yes, because Stadia did so well.
Gamepass serms to be doing okay, which imo is more analguous. Gamepass for just one companies games probably won’t though, even if Sega does have a pretty good library.
Wait, so they are bringing back the Sega channel?
