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[โ€“] Nima@leminal.space 17 points 1 week ago

nothing is ever lost forever! yarrrr! ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ

bold move of them to remove convenient places to buy those games.

[โ€“] capuccino@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

oh no, the netflix of videogames is gonna be a thing

[โ€“] swizzlestick@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago

Already is. See GeForce Now, which is already getting Grocery Shrink Ray'd come January...

[โ€“] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Granted, it's the crappy version of crazy taxi without the offspring.

[โ€“] swizzlestick@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They can keep it then.

The music really planted the game in its age and was half the bloody fun!

They did Vice City dirty this way too.

[โ€“] WordBox@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago
[โ€“] cheeseburger@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

Sega offer no reason for why the games are being removed from sale, but typically delisting happens for one of three reasons: expiring licenses; new exclusivity to a different storefront; or an intent to re-release the games in a new form (eg. an enhanced edition, typically with a higher price).