Sega Delisting Over 60 Classic Games From Virtual Stores (eurogamer.net)
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- News link: https://games.slashdot.org/story/24/11/07/1515236/sega-delisting-over-60-classic-games-from-virtual-stores
- Source link: https://www.eurogamer.net/sega-delisting-over-60-classic-games-from-virtual-stores-including-jet-set-radio-and-crazy-taxi
> 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.
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> 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.
[1] https://www.eurogamer.net/sega-delisting-over-60-classic-games-from-virtual-stores-including-jet-set-radio-and-crazy-taxi
No more Crazy Taxi for you! (Score:2)
I guess Trump has already started [1]punishing his enemies. [reddit.com]
[1] https://www.reddit.com/r/dreamcast/comments/1gdqrkn/governor_tim_walz_plays_crazy_taxi_on_aocs_sunday/
Escalation (Score:3)
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.
Re: (Score:2)
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)
They say "Of course, if you already have a game in your library, it will remain available to download" like that statement is a given. It has been proven that this statement is not a given.
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
You need to be told? (Score:2)
Nintendo makes monthly subscription fees by renting out their older titles and promising future ones. Of course the rest of the industry is going to try to replicate it.
The real question is whether or not gamers are that stupid to allow .... fuck it. Prepare for Sega Online, EA Online, Activision Online, Square Enix Online, .....
Re: (Score:2)
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.