Sega is reportedly looking to bring back several of its classic franchises with big-budget reboots, with Crazy Taxi and Jet Set Radio being the latest two such fan-favourite franchises that are apparently due for a comeback.The new report from Bloomberg claims that classic Sega IPs such as these could be brought back as part of the Japanese studio’s ‘Super Game’ initiative, in which it will look to leverage established brands to create new triple-A titles built around long-term player engagement and multiple revenue streams. Epic’s huge hit Fortnite is the cited comparison as to where Sega will apparently be looking to position these new titles.Bloomberg claims that Crazy Taxi is already in development, if still several years out, with Jet Set Radio a little behind it in terms of progress. The article’s sources say that both games are currently “in the early stages of creation and could still be cancelled,” so we probably shouldn’t expect to see anything on either title any time soon, if at all, depending on how development and feedback work out for Sega.It’s certainly a curious duo to target for the live service treatment — Jet Set Radio’s wide range of different styles and themes would make it a perfect fit for an avatar-led game with cosmetics aplenty (assuming the underlying game was actually any good), but it’s a little harder to see how Crazy Taxi could fit into that space. A free-to-play battle royale cab rush, akin to a fare-stealing version of Forza Horizon’s Eliminator, perhaps? That would go down really well here…There’s also already concern from fans that in trying to turn cult classics like Jet Set Radio and Crazy Taxi into billion-dollar live service games, Sega could resort to aggressive in-game purchases or perhaps even blockchain/NFT/play-to-earn mechanics, although the devloper itself has yet to confirm anything of the sort. We’ll keep you updated as and when we hear more.Excited for these classics to be coming back, or worried this will be another monkey paw wish? Let’s go make some crazy comments!
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