A few days ago, SEGA discreetly announced on its official website the withdrawal of around sixty cult games from its catalog on PC, PlayStation, Xbox and Switch. Of course, the publisher kept a little communication on the support part of its website. More precisely, 62 games will disappear on December 6, 2024.
62 SEGA games removed from platforms
It’s now official, from December 6, 2024, SEGA will remove, in total, a list of 62 games on the different online platforms on PlayStation, Xbox, Switch and PC. The games affected are as follows:
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
- Here’s 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
- Grilled
- 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
XBOX
- Altered Beast
- Crazy Taxi
- SEGA® Genesis Classics
- Golden Axe
- Monster World
- NiGHTS into Dreams
- SEGA Bass Fishing
- Shinobi
- Sonic the Fighters
- Streets of Rage
- SVC: ToeJam & Earl
- Virtua Fighter 2
PLAYSTATION
- SEGA® Genesis Classics
SWITCH
- SEGA® Genesis Classics
The main platforms affected are Steam and the Xbox Storesince the majority of titles are classic games from the catalog of the company. Alas, SEGA does not give no further details regarding this decision. The Japanese publisher only specifies that it will be possible to purchase all of the games until December 6 and that they will still be accessible when they are in your library. However, after this date, it will no longer be possible to find them on the various online stores.
Source: www.journaldugeek.com
