SEGA released a new FAQ regarding their Sega Classics collection, which includes games from SEGA's history, ranging from their Mega Drive / Genesis classics to some Dreamcast classics as well.

However, the news are not uplifting, as SEGA announced in their FAQ that they will be delisting games from their SEGA Classics catalogue from virtual storefronts. Here's the full list of 60+ titles that will be removed from Steam:

Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle

Alien Soldier

Alien Storm

Altered Beast

Beyond Oasis

Bio-Hazard Battle

Bonanza Bros

Columns

Columns III

Comix Zone

Crack Down

Crazy Taxi

Decap Attack

Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine

Dreamcast Collection Bundle

Dynamite Headdy

Ecco Jr.

Ecco the Dolphin

Ecco: The Tides of Time

ESWAT: City Under Siege

Eternal Champions

Fatal Labyrinth

Flicky

Galaxy Force II

Gain Ground

Golden Axe

Golden Axe II

Golden Axe III

Gunstar Heroes

Jet Set Radio

Kid Chameleon

Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole

Light Crusader

Mega Drive and Genesis Classic Bundle

NiGHTS into Dreams

Phantasy Star II

Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom

Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium

Ristar

SEGA Bass Fishing

Shadow Dancer

Shining Force

Shining Force II

Shining in the Darkness

Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master

Sonic 3D Blast

Sonic Spinball

Space Channel 5: Part 2

Space Harrier II

Streets of Rage

Streets of Rage 2

Streets of Rage 3

Super Thunder Blade

Sword of Vermilion

The Revenge of Shinobi

ToeJam & Earl

ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkoton

VectorMan

VectorMan 2

Virtua Fighter 2

Wonder Boy in Monster World

Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair

Other consoles will also be impacted by this delisting, as Xbox will have around 12 games being delisted, and both PlayStation and Nintendo Switch will have SEGA Genesis Classics completely delisted from their storefronts.

SEGA will be delisting these selected games and bundles on December 6th at 11:59pm PST, making them unavailable for purchase once the deadline arrives. It's worth noting that SEGA did specify that those that have already purchased and own certain titles or bundles from this list will still be able to download and play said titles and those will remain in their libraries.

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[DragonMals]

I still don't understand the reason for delisting games. Do they not want to have a public archive of their games or not? Preservation through official means now officially sucks; I mean I can sorta get what Nintendo is doing with Switch online and such, but still...

 

[Jayinem]

Nothing against Shadow One but why have a user submitted news section if we post news there and he or someone else comes along and just posts the same thing? I posted about Xenoblade Chronicles X the other day, then he submits the same thing. This was also posted in user submitted news about Sega delisting titles and now he submits the same story. There's no point in having a user submitted news section if the same stories are just going to be repeated in the main news section.

 

[ShadowOne333]

I still don't understand the reason for delisting games. Do they not want to have a public archive of their games or not? Preservation through official means now officially sucks; I mean I can sorta get what Nintendo is doing with Switch online and such, but still...

It's possible that they are working on a new collection with better features and more games, which could explain why they're doing this, as they have done with other games like Sonic Generations.
The reasoning should have been included in the FAQ, but they gave no indication as to why they are delisting them.

 

[DragonMals]

Nothing against Shadow One but why have a user submitted news section if we post news there and he or someone else comes along and just posts the same thing? I posted about Xenoblade Chronicles X the other day, then he submits the same thing. This was also posted in user submitted news and now he submits the same story. There's no point in having a user submitted news section if the same stories are just going to be repeated in the main news section.

I believe that they do something like this because the user who originally submitted the news regarding it doesn't have the same... oomph as how the editorial team does it. Maybe if the arcticle had a lot more eye-catching information before the main point was given for users to add some context, there's a higher chance that it'll be promoted to the front.

 

[ShadowOne333]

Nothing against Shadow One but why have a user submitted news section if we post news there and he or someone else comes along and just posts the same thing? I posted about Xenoblade Chronicles X the other day, then he submits the same thing. This was also posted in user submitted news about Sega delisting titles and now he submits the same story. There's no point in having a user submitted news section if the same stories are just going to be repeated in the main news section.

I get you here, I also used to submit news before I was staff and felt iffy when I reported it yet minutes later someone else posts it in the news section.
The reasoning here, at least in my case, is that I don't have much spare time to properly check whether or not if a user has submitted the news already, and as soon as I see some worthy news to be posted, I jump right ahead and make the article. I tend to do most of my reporting while on work hours btw, once I'm out I don't usually go online.

I do apologize though if that got some people mad, but that's the reasoning for my case.

 

[Scarlet]

Nothing against Shadow One but why have a user submitted news section if we post news there and he or someone else comes along and just posts the same thing? I posted about Xenoblade Chronicles X the other day, then he submits the same thing. This was also posted in user submitted news about Sega delisting titles and now he submits the same story. There's no point in having a user submitted news section if the same stories are just going to be repeated in the main news section.

Adding to what Shadow said above, user-submitted stuff is also much much more likely to hit the front page if we as staff don't need to spend time basically rewriting the post anyway.

Check out the below thread for an idea of how posts should be formatted:
https://gbatemp.net/threads/user-submitted-news-post-guide.502691/

 

[RedColoredStars]

Mostly garbage anyway.

 

[urbanman2004]

For the last 10 mins, I've actually been trying to find this Genesis bundle on various grey market retailer sites to activate through Steam, but I'm not having much luck...

 

[Plazorn]

Games that you “own” are still playable and downloadable though, right? I recently got NiGHTS into Dreams on Steam.

Also, it’s possible that they will re-list them at some point with slight modifications and/or improvements. Why else would they do this?

 

[ShadowOne333]

Games that you “own” are still playable and downloadable though, right? I recently got NiGHTS into Dreams on Steam.

Also, it’s possible that they will re-list them at some point with slight modifications and/or improvements. Why else would they do this?

Yeah those that you already have will still be available for you to download and play later on.
I still have the original Sonic titles that were delisted when Sonic Origins was about to be released, so I still have those available to download and play whenever I like.

 

[urbanman2004]

Games that you “own” are still playable and downloadable though, right? I recently got NiGHTS into Dreams on Steam.

Also, it’s possible that they will re-list them at some point with slight modifications and/or improvements. Why else would they do this?

That is correct. As long as you purchased the games before getting delisted, it will still be part of your library and you will be free to download as many times as needed. Not sure if those same games will be "re-listed" back on storefronts since that is up to the publisher. The only reason why I see Sega doing this is b/c they'll probably release a new game that bundles all of those titles, e.g., Sonic Origins.

 

[Xalusc]

Yeah those that you already have will still be available for you to download and play later on.
I still have the original Sonic titles that were delisted when Sonic Origins was about to be released, so I still have those available to download and play whenever I like.

Is that the case on all platforms? I know you're talking about Steam specifically, but...
I own the Genesis Classics on PSN, so I'm just a bit worried, is all

 

[ShadowOne333]

Is that the case on all platforms? I know you're talking about Steam specifically, but...
I own the Genesis Classics on PSN, so I'm just a bit worried, is all

They didn't mention specifics when it comes to the games already being on the user's library, so I'm guessing if you have them in any console you should still be able to redownload them, be it console or Steam.

 

[linuxares]

I still don't understand the reason for delisting games. Do they not want to have a public archive of their games or not? Preservation through official means now officially sucks; I mean I can sorta get what Nintendo is doing with Switch online and such, but still...

They want a classic collection that is smacked with Denuvo probably

 

[DragonMals]

They want a classic collection that is smacked with Denuvo probably

I hope that they don't put Duenvo in these old games. I don't understand why Sega loves putting Duenvo in their games if it only reduces performance in the PC versions of their games. I remember my brother getting Sonic Origins and every game performed at around 20FPS.

 

[DJPlace]

They want a classic collection that is smacked with Denuvo probably

what a shocker. also i wonder if the classic's on PS3 are getting hit has well.

 

[raxadian]

They are probably gonna launch yet another compilation.

 

[linuxares]

I hope that they don't put Duenvo in these old games. I don't understand why Sega loves putting Duenvo in their games if it only reduces performance in the PC versions of their games. I remember my brother getting Sonic Origins and every game performed at around 20FPS.

Because their Shareholders demands it most likely. I don't think Sega have removed Denuvo from any game. Not even Metaphor: Refantazio even after their massive blunder with the demo x3

 

[DragonMals]

Because their Shareholders demands it most likely. I don't think Sega have removed Denuvo from any game. Not even Metaphor: Refantazio even after their massive blunder with the demo x3

I see. So, are the shareholders to blame for this situation? In fact, I remember hearing something about this being made for the Switch, but I haven't heard about it since.