On first read, a lot of people's first thoughts probably goes to, "so this means Sonic on Xbox?" But it seems like this alliance is about a lot more than that.
The way I read it is that it seems like Sega is planning to make some new games that may have something more in common with MMOs. Others may say that this is simply a technology partnership. In my mind this has to mean new games. But nothing concrete has been announced yet.
We await more details!
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