The SEGA company has taken an exciting step forward by announcing the upcoming release of a new installment of its acclaimed series. Crazy Taxi during the ceremony The Game Awards in 2023. And something that draws attention in a surprising way is that the company has promised that this next title will be something big, they are not going to limit themselves with a secondary release, and it could tie other franchises of the brand, such as the popular Like a Dragon or as they used to say before, Yakuza.
In a new report from Japan Timesdiscusses the company's Sapporo studio, which was established in December 2021 and helps with the development of several games, including this new installment of the classic Dreamcast. In that role, the president of Sapporo and senior CEO of Sega, Takaya Segawaexplains the role of this division and the games it has been collaborating on, implying that the size of the game will be AAA.
Here what was mentioned:
We are responsible for titles such as Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis and Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage in cooperation with bases in Tokyo and abroad.
We are also involved in the development of triple A titles, including Crazy Taxi. At this time, we do not have any titles independently developed by the studio, but we intend to do so in the future.
For those who do not know the franchise, here is a bit of its context:
Crazy Taxi is an arcade video game developed by Sega in 1999. The game has become a cult classic and has been released on multiple platforms over the years, including home consoles such as the Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox , and also on mobile devices and digital download systems.
Players take on the role of a taxi driver in a fictional city where they must pick up passengers and get them to their destination as quickly as possible. The game's core mechanics focus on fast and frenetic driving, as players must navigate busy streets, avoid traffic, and perform stunts to arrive on time. Players earn points for getting passengers to their destination as quickly as possible and can receive bonuses for performing risky maneuvers and avoiding accidents.
For now, the new Crazy Taxi It is being developed and has no confirmed release date or consoles.
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Editor's note: It is a fact that many are going to celebrate the return of the franchise in question, and I hope those words that there will be a AAA come true. But we'll see what happens, since we haven't had any progress on the game since its announcement last December.
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