Sega Is Delisting Many Of Its Classic Games In December

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Sega announced that it will be delisting many of its classic games on December 6 at 11:59 PM PST / December 7 2:59 AM ET. The list of games leaving digital stores includes Jet Set Radio, Golden Axe, and Phantasy Star II among many others.

Those who've already purchased them will be able to continue playing them, and some individual titles will still be available for those subscribed to Nintendo Switch Online. Sega didn't provide any particular reason for the delistings, or specify which individual titles that Nintendo Switch Online subscribers would still have access to after the delistings.

Sega is currently working on new entries to five of its classic franchises, which include Jet Set Radio, Shinobi, Golden Axe, Streets of Rage, and Crazy Taxi. Not much is known about them so far, but Sega confirmed earlier this year that the new Crazy Taxi will feature an open world and contains some multiplayer elements. Sega also just revealed that it is developing a new Virtua Fighter game.

Here are the full list of games that will be delisted:

Steam:

Alex Kidd in the Enchanted CastleAlien SoldierAlien StormAltered BeastBeyond OasisBio-Hazard BattleBonanza BrosColumnsColumns IIIComix ZoneCrack DownCrazy TaxiDecap AttackDr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean MachineDreamcast Collection BundleDynamite HeaddyEcco Jr.Ecco the DolphinEcco: The Tides of TimeESWAT: City Under SiegeEternal ChampionsFatal LabyrinthFlickyGalaxy Force IIGain GroundGolden AxeGolden Axe IIGolden Axe IIIGunstar HeroesJet Set RadioKid ChameleonLandstalker: The Treasures of King NoleLight CrusaderMega Drive and Genesis Classic BundleNiGHTS into DreamsPhantasy Star IIPhantasy Star III: Generations of DoomPhantasy Star IV: The End of the MillenniumRistarSEGA Bass FishingShadow DancerShining ForceShining Force IIShining in the DarknessShinobi III: Return of the Ninja MasterSonic 3D BlastSonic SpinballSpace Channel 5: Part 2Space Harrier IIStreets of RageStreets of Rage 2Streets of Rage 3Super Thunder BladeSword of VermilionThe Revenge of ShinobiToeJam & EarlToeJam & Earl in Panic on FunkotonVectorManVectorMan 2Virtua Fighter 2Wonder Boy in Monster WorldWonder Boy III: Monster Lair

Xbox:

Altered BeastCrazy TaxiSEGA Genesis ClassicsGolden AxeMonster WorldNiGHTS into DreamsSEGA Bass FishingShinobiSonic the FightersStreets of RageSVC: ToeJam & EarlVirtua Fighter 2