Sega unveils player account system

Sega introduced a new player account system. A Sega account will connect all games and player services from both Sega and Atlus. It will also be a place for the two studios to share news, events, updates and promotions for their titles. Accounts are free and anyone can sign up.

To sweeten the pot, Sega will also offer bonuses and extras to account members. The first reward people can unlock is the Kazuma Kiryu Special Outfit DLC for Like a Dragon: A Yakuza Pirate in Hawaiiwhich is about to be released next month. The ensemble can be redeemed by anyone who created a Sega account before March 7th.

With so many studios turning to games as a service, it’s becoming standard practice to require players to create accounts or online profiles. Sega is a bit slow to get on this train, and there are some industry standard features that are still being developed for Sega accounts, such as a page for records related to games played. Now there is no language on the website about if and when an account might be required.

In announcing this platform, Sega said that there will be “various new services and features” coming soon. We already know that Sega is working on a brand new one Virtua Fighter gamebut we also said goodbye to others an old school classic from the company. Sega seems to be in a transition phase, so it should be interesting to see what else they have in store for this year.