Sega Sammy Holdings, the parent company behind Sega, has revealed its financial results for the fiscal year ending March 2026. According to GameBiz, Sega experienced a 12% year-on-year decrease in revenue from full-price video games, with both new releases and catalog titles underperforming compared to prior periods.
Throughout this fiscal year, Sega launched Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army, Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, Sonic Racing: CrossWorld, Persona 3 Reload (console versions), Football Manager 26, and Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties, among other games, several of which reportedly missed their sales targets. Revenue from newly released titles dropped by 11%, whereas catalog sales (sales of games from previous years) fell by 12.6%.
Looking ahead, for the current fiscal year (April 2026 – March 2027), Sega anticipates a significant rebound, with annual revenue projected to increase by 41.8% year-on-year. The company is banking on these numbers thanks to four major game releases scheduled for the upcoming period, including RGG Studio’s ambitious new project Stranger Than Heaven, set for a Winter 2026 launch.
The other three titles expected by April 2027 remain unannounced, but Sega has teased major projects such as Persona 4 Revival, New Virtua Fighter Project (tentative title) and Total War: WARHAMMER 40,000, among others.
Regarding free-to-play games, Sega reports that annual revenue grew by 14% in the recently concluded fiscal year, though this growth was driven by the company’s established titles, while new releases (including Persona 5: The Phantom X and Sonic Rumble Party) failed to meet expectations.
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