Sega is pulling 12 titles from the Xbox store. The Nintendo eShop and the PlayStation Store will “just” lose SEGA Genesis Classics — but that title includes more than 50 old Genesis games, so it still means a lot will be unavailable.

The removal of over 60 classic Sega games from digital storefronts has caused a stir. Learn about the reasons behind this unexpected move.

Sega fans may want to check out and purchase various Sega games on different platforms before they are eventually delisted.

Usually, when retro games like this get removed from sale, it means either a license is expiring or a new compilation is coming. Considering SEGA is planning new versions of classics like Jet Set Radio, Golden Axe, and Virtua Fighter, we’re expecting it to make the originals available in some form.

Sega is set to delist a huge swathe of its classic back catalog games from digital storefronts in December, including the Sega Genesis Classics collection and several much-loved games from the Dreamcast era. According to a FAQ on the Sega support website, the games will become unavailable for purchase just before midnight PST on Dec. 6.

"We have a suite of titles in development right now that fall into that legacy bucket, which we announced last year at The Game Awards; Crazy Taxi, Jet Set Radio, Streets of Rage, Shinobi, and we have another Virtua Fighter being developed. And so all that’s very exciting.

Sega is delisting a bunch of its classic games for modern devices. The company posted an FAQ on its website (via Eurogamer), breaking down the Sega Classics games each platform will lose next month. The collection includes some of the publisher’s golden oldies,

If you were planning to revisit over five dozen classic Sega games then you only have a little under a month to do so. Sega is delisting 62 games published on Steam as it removes both Sega Mega Drive classics and Sega Genesis classic bundles,