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Sega are delisting older versions of the classic games in Sonic OriginsNothing shall escape the scouring of Green Hill Zone
Nothing shall escape the scouring of Green Hill Zone
Not content with confusing people with theSonic Originscollection announcement last week, Sega are now delisting old versions of the games included within it from May 20th. That means Sonic The Hedgehog, Sonic The Hedgehog 2,Sonic 3 & KnucklesandSonic CDwill bid farewell to Steam in their standalone form. Oh well, there’s always emulation. Or forking out literally twice as much for Sonic Origins, I suppose.Sonic Origins - Official TrailerWatch on YouTubeEach of Sonic Origins’ component games costs £4/$5/€4.50 on Steam, so that’s £16/$20/€18 in total. Sonic Origins is priced at £33/$40/€40. I’m not the best mathematician but that seems to be a hefty bump up for what are essentially the same games. WhileSonic Maniadevs Headcannon have no doubt done a charming jobjazzing up all the gamesincluded in Sonic Origins, you can’t help but feel Sega are gouging a bit here. They’re not leaving us the option to buy the classic versions as an alternative either.Sega announced Sonic Originswill launch on June 23rd, which just so happens to be Sonic’s 31st birthday. Or Sonic’s 31st 15th birthday, as RPS commenter KingFunk astutely pointed out at the time of the announcement. It wouldn’t be a birthday without an over-priced gift after all. Not quite in the same spirit as when Sega gave away some sweetretro-style gamesfor their 60th birthday in 2020.If you want to nab the old versions of Sonic’s classic Mega Drive outings then you have about three weeks left to do so. They’re all over hereon Steam.
Not content with confusing people with theSonic Originscollection announcement last week, Sega are now delisting old versions of the games included within it from May 20th. That means Sonic The Hedgehog, Sonic The Hedgehog 2,Sonic 3 & KnucklesandSonic CDwill bid farewell to Steam in their standalone form. Oh well, there’s always emulation. Or forking out literally twice as much for Sonic Origins, I suppose.Sonic Origins - Official TrailerWatch on YouTubeEach of Sonic Origins’ component games costs £4/$5/€4.50 on Steam, so that’s £16/$20/€18 in total. Sonic Origins is priced at £33/$40/€40. I’m not the best mathematician but that seems to be a hefty bump up for what are essentially the same games. WhileSonic Maniadevs Headcannon have no doubt done a charming jobjazzing up all the gamesincluded in Sonic Origins, you can’t help but feel Sega are gouging a bit here. They’re not leaving us the option to buy the classic versions as an alternative either.Sega announced Sonic Originswill launch on June 23rd, which just so happens to be Sonic’s 31st birthday. Or Sonic’s 31st 15th birthday, as RPS commenter KingFunk astutely pointed out at the time of the announcement. It wouldn’t be a birthday without an over-priced gift after all. Not quite in the same spirit as when Sega gave away some sweetretro-style gamesfor their 60th birthday in 2020.If you want to nab the old versions of Sonic’s classic Mega Drive outings then you have about three weeks left to do so. They’re all over hereon Steam.
Not content with confusing people with theSonic Originscollection announcement last week, Sega are now delisting old versions of the games included within it from May 20th. That means Sonic The Hedgehog, Sonic The Hedgehog 2,Sonic 3 & KnucklesandSonic CDwill bid farewell to Steam in their standalone form. Oh well, there’s always emulation. Or forking out literally twice as much for Sonic Origins, I suppose.
Sonic Origins - Official TrailerWatch on YouTube
Sonic Origins - Official Trailer
Each of Sonic Origins’ component games costs £4/$5/€4.50 on Steam, so that’s £16/$20/€18 in total. Sonic Origins is priced at £33/$40/€40. I’m not the best mathematician but that seems to be a hefty bump up for what are essentially the same games. WhileSonic Maniadevs Headcannon have no doubt done a charming jobjazzing up all the gamesincluded in Sonic Origins, you can’t help but feel Sega are gouging a bit here. They’re not leaving us the option to buy the classic versions as an alternative either.
Sega announced Sonic Originswill launch on June 23rd, which just so happens to be Sonic’s 31st birthday. Or Sonic’s 31st 15th birthday, as RPS commenter KingFunk astutely pointed out at the time of the announcement. It wouldn’t be a birthday without an over-priced gift after all. Not quite in the same spirit as when Sega gave away some sweetretro-style gamesfor their 60th birthday in 2020.
If you want to nab the old versions of Sonic’s classic Mega Drive outings then you have about three weeks left to do so. They’re all over hereon Steam.
