There’s no doubt that the Sonic Origins collection is looking pretty sick, and it should — since many classics entries in the series will disappear from digital storefronts soon.
On Tuesday, Sega announced that it will delist Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic 3 & Knuckles, and Sonic CD from digital storefronts on May 20, 2022. That includes every port on PSN, Xbox Live, Steam, Nintendo’s eShop, and elsewhere.
The company is making some exceptions, though. The first two Sonic the Hedgehog games will be available via Sega Ages, while Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is staying on Nintendo Switch Online.
SEGA to delist digital versions of Sonic games (that are part of the upcoming Sonic Origins collection) on May 20
– Sonic The Hedgehog 1+2
– Sonic 3 & Knuckles
– Sonic CDhttps://t.co/AgnnUxkgXr pic.twitter.com/rZUmISz1a4— Nibel (@Nibellion) April 26, 2022
Thankfully, you can still purchase these games individually until the delisting date. Each will be playable afterward, too. For example, Sonic the Hedgehog is only $4.99 on Steam right now. So get on that if you would like cheaper alternatives to the Sonic Origins collection, which will be $39.99 when it comes out on June 23, 2022 — about a month after Sega takes the other digital versions down.
It’s always disappointing when this sort of thing happens, but at least the Sonic Origins collection will contain all the titles mentioned above. Too bad all of this confusing business had to happen right as Sonic became a box-office champ.
Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.
