And, were that not enough to get your fur up, Sonic Origins will also include Denuvo.Īdding to the frustration is the fact that Sonic Origins will come bundled with Denuvo, a controversial anti-piracy measure, on PC.ĭenuvo has long been a thorn in the side of PC gamers, with any mention of the technology provoking stern public outcry. Yes, that is anticonsumer, which is a distanced way of saying that Sega is fucking around with its own fans. That way, Disney, Nintendo, or Sega can control where and how the public buys its games, even in cases where those games were already released. In some cases, such as with BioShock and Dead Island, the newer reissues lack previous features or sport new bugs, too.Īs I’ve mentioned when discussing the times Nintendo has done this very same thing, this is quite akin to Disney’s famed process for locking certain titles behind a vault to create artificial scarcity. While delisting generally doesn’t make games you’ve already purchased unplayable, the tactic is still considered anti-consumer due to it limiting folks’ ability to purchase single games at a reduced price. Sega specifically named this collection as the reason why the four Sonic games largely won’t be available piecemeal on digital storefronts after May 20. Sonic Origins, which launches on June 23 for home consoles and PC, remasters the first three Sonic the Hedgehog games from the Sega Genesis with the aptly named Sega CD follow-up Sonic CD. The latest example of this comes as the company will soon remove a bunch of standalone Sonic titles… just before Sonic Origins, an anthology that includes those older games, is due to be released.

Its copyright enforcement actions are every bit as poorly carried out as any other IP bully, it has been quite hostile to modding communities in the past, and it also has utilized Denuvo’s antipiracy platform on some of its titles, despite Denuvo being a train wreck.Īnd so Sega is not some white knight in the realm of intellectual property and modern business models. But taking a look at the wider number of posts we’ve done involving Sega, the company is by and large on the wrong side of most of the issues we discuss. I’ll admit I’ve written some posts of praise here for Sega, usually due to the company’s more lax attitude on fan-made creations alongside the company’s habit of making fun of Nintendo for going the opposite route. Wed, Apr 27th 2022 03:41pm - Timothy Geigner

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