Sega Delisting Over 60 Classic Games From Virtual Stores (eurogamer.net) 29
Over 60 classic Sega games are being delisted from digital stores, including Crazy Taxi, Golden Axe and Jet Set Radio. From a report: Starting on 6th December at 11:59pm PST (so, 7.59am on 7th December, for those of us in the UK), the affected games will no longer be available to purchase. Of course, if you already have a game in your library, it will remain available to download and play as and when.
In a FAQ, Sega noted select individual classic titles will remain playable for those among us who have a Nintendo Switch Online subscription. No explanation was given for why these changes are being made.
In a FAQ, Sega noted select individual classic titles will remain playable for those among us who have a Nintendo Switch Online subscription. No explanation was given for why these changes are being made.
You need to be told? (Score:2)
The real question is whether or not gamers are that stupid to allow
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No.. and the only reason I ever paid for the Nintendo sub is since it provides Multiplayer support for a certain game and the ability to obtain some games at lesser cost due to vouchers that saved more than the subscription fee.
There is no room to pay for a subscription to each publisher. I don't think anyone else would either.
You just find the rom images from Usenet or some FTP server and load them up in emulation programs.
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the only reason I ever paid for the Nintendo sub is since it provides Multiplayer support for a certain game and the ability to obtain some games at lesser cost
And by eliminating choice Sega has the perfect opportunity to make a subscription service for people to sign up for if they want to play Sega's games cheaply.
There is no room to pay for a subscription to each publisher. I don't think anyone else would either.
That never stopped Disney+, CBS All Access, HBO Max, etc... from trying. Hell, the gaming industry itself already has Uplay, the Epic Games Store, XBox Live, PS Plus, Nintendo Switch Online, etc. Those last two are platform exclusives to their respective hardware products where no other choice is allowed similar to iOS devices. In Nintendo's case the
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There is no room to pay for a subscription to each publisher. I don't think anyone else would either.
We said the same about streaming television when Netflix first fired up the servers and some were predicting doom and gloom. "Nah. That'll never happen." And yet? Here we are.
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Uh, well, you're probably close, but some of these titles at least are already on the Nintendo Online service. My guess is the others are coming soon.
No more Crazy Taxi for you! (Score:3)
I guess Trump has already started punishing his enemies. [reddit.com]
Escalation (Score:4, Funny)
First they came for taxi drivers, and I said nothing.
Then they came for hedgehogs and plumbers.
Now they are coming for the giant mechanical spiders, and there is nobody left to speak for me.
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Now they are coming for the giant mechanical spiders, and there is nobody left to speak for me.
Shouldn't there have already been a compulsory suppression quest for dealing with you?
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You can take my Gundam when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers.
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But I thought he promised to make retro-gaming great again!
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My money is on negotiating for cuts.
Open source it (Score:2)
Instead of delisting they should open source those games. What harm can it do? It would make them look good. Retro gamers aren't going to play newer more profitable games either way.
Not a Given (Score:1)
Piracy is the ethical way to enjoy an old game (Score:2)
The staff that created the game was paid decades ago. They aren't going to see any of the money when you buy re-released games.
If you give money to "buy" a game that is then removed from the cloud at a later date. You're supporting an anti-consumer relationship and encouraging these businesses to continue to rip people off. Saying you "purchased" something but then you have no permanent rights to use fails to fix the metaphor of ownership we try to apply to digital content.
Go ahead and pirate the ROMs and I
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Legally you have to accept that copyrights are for hundreds of years.
As a member of a free democracy you should reject the concept with every fiber of your being.
Re: Piracy is the ethical way to enjoy an old game (Score:3)
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The game is legal property and has an owner.
If a company wants to sell me the game. Then great. I think I'd buy it.
If a company wants to rent me a game I already bought?
Other than for satisfying the legal gymnastics, how is it ethical for me to enter into an unfair business arrangement?
If you don't believe in private property rights,
Do I believe in private property as you define it? Probably not.
Do I believe in the general principle? Of course. For example, this is my lawn mower and you can't break into my shed and take it away from me.
NEXT!
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The game is legal property and has an owner. If you don't believe in private property rights, then you should be fine with someone coming into your house hand helping themselves to whatever they want.
If you want to copy my house and download it from the internet I'm all for it. Have at it man, you have my blessing.
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Mine too. And if anyone manages to clean it up, replace the carpet, remove the cat smell, then I'd like to copy it back.
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Yeah, here's the thing. I have a copy of Shadowrun for the Sega Genesis sitting on my shelf.
I do not have a Sega Genesis.
Sega will not sell me a Sega Genesis that the game will work in.
Therefore, in order to enjoy my copy of a game I purchased, I need to resort to emulation.
For anyone on Steam trying to find the games... (Score:2)
...it's /bundle/10143 and /bundle/14082, the "SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis Classics" and "Dreamcast Collection" bundles, to see if you're missing anything you want to pick up.
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Filled out remainder today.