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Japanese arcades suffer week-long blackout following Sega server hack
Tom's Hardware · By Mark Tyson ·
The Brief
- Some Japanese arcades have shown black screens for about a week after a Sega system outage.
- ITMedia News, as reported by Tom's Hardware, links the outage to a Sega server hack.
- As of the report, Sega games remained offline with no clear end in sight.
Why it matters
Developers and operators relying on Sega's online arcade systems may face extended downtime, and the report suggests a breach can disrupt physical venues as well as online services.
Who’s affected
- Sega arcade operators in Japan
The sensory overload typically experienced when visiting video game arcades in Japan was eerily absent from some venues this week, reports ITMedia News [machine translation]. It says that a Sega system outage meant there was “no end in sight” for the rows of silent black screens…
Timeline
Reports say Japanese arcades have been without Sega games for a week after a server hack and outage
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Japanese arcades suffer week-long blackout following Sega server hack