SEGA Amusement CEO says Outrun 3 is ‘on our radar’

[MrThunderwing]

A friend on Facebook has drawn this to my attention.

http://segabits.com/blog/2016/12/16/sega-amusement-ceo-says-outrun-3-is-on-our-radar/

I'm not exactly sure what not on plan, but on our radar is supposed to mean, but it sounds like something that could potentially be a cause for excitement amongst Outrun fans.

[Howard_Casto]

I'm not going to hold my breath.  Another Outrun game would probably require the Ferrari license again, and I believe forza/gt/random sim #322 might have the Ferrari rights tied up.  Even if they didn't Sega probably isn't in a financial situation to purchase the license. 

[MrThunderwing]

Yeah, the association of Ferrari cars with Outrun is an interesting dilemma. They could get around the problem by just making non-licensed cars that look a bit Ferrari-ish, but would it still feel like a true Outrun game without them? I'd personally be happy with that, as long as the game played well and in a similar style to Outrun 2 and kept the whole Sega 'blue skies' vibe with the same visual and audio aesthetic. And at least that way we'd be more likely to see a home port.

[Howard_Casto]

I agree, but the problem about not having the cars is that it might devolve into something like outrunners, which, while fun, isn't anything like outrun. 

It might be nice to have a variety of sports cars. I've always said that crusin' usa was the outrun that sega didn't make. 

[BadMouth]

Eh.  IMO  "On our radar" = someone in the company mentioned it as a possibility, but nobody has done anything toward making it happen and we don't have any immediate plans for it.

[pbj]

Wasn't Out Run a high earner in arcades for like a decade?  Wouldn't surprise me if they try to tap that well again.  Couldn't care less about a Ferrari license (I alwys thought it was a Mustang until like 2005).