Sega has suddenly announced that 60 classic games from its back catalog are about to be delisted from Steam. Now, it's not as if you'll be lacking for

Out of nowhere after 14 years, Sega's killing off one of the only sources of legal ROMs on the entire internet as it delists 60 classic games

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2024-11-10 18:30:05

Sega has suddenly announced that 60 classic games from its back catalog are about to be delisted from Steam. Now, it's not as if you'll be lacking for ways to play, say, Streets of Rage after these versions of the games go down, but the delistings are notable for a few reasons, including the fact that these are some of the only legally purchasable classic game ROMs you'll find anywhere on the internet.

The full list of games that are being taken down is available on Sega's official support site, which also confirms that they'll be removed on 11:59pm PT on December 6. The list includes a few Dreamcast ports alongside the Sega Genesis Classics collection, which encompass a total of 60 games on Steam. We're talking stuff like Golden Axe, Streets of Rage, and Phantasy Star IV - all bonafide classics of the 16-bit era.

While on consoles this collection is, as the name suggests, a collection - and it's being delisted on Switch, Xbox, and PlayStation too - on Steam each Genesis game is available separately, with most of them selling for $0.99. The emulator bundled with the games isn't a particularly great one, though it does have nice features like Steam Workshop support letting you download your own ROM hacks.