Sega is set to delist a huge swathe of its classic back catalog games from digital storefronts in December, including the Sega Genesis Classics collection and several much-loved games from the Dreamcast era. According to a FAQ on the Sega support website, the games will become unavailable for purchase just before midnight PST on Dec. 6.
Sega Genesis Classics will be removed from sale on Steam and the Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch stores. A further 11 games will be delisted from the Xbox store — all Xbox 360 versions of classic titles which are available to play via backward compatibility. These include Crazy Taxi, Sega Bass Fishing, Shinobi, and Sonic Team’s surreal Saturn-era platformer Nights into Dreams.
Over 60 games will be delisted from Steam, where games from Sega’s Classics range are unavailable to buy both individually and in Genesis Classics and Dreamcast Classics bundles. Titles impacted include Ecco the Dolphin, Jet Set Radio, Treasure’s immortal action game Gunstar Heroes, ToeJam & Earl, and Space Channel 5: Part 2.
This is sad news, indeed. I’m just glad I have most of the titles they’re pulling in one form or another. (Though I should check my Steam library, just to be safe…)