I read every week they delist games from steam, is this the new “hype” “trend” ?
Now Star Trek Resurgence gets delisted from steam, yesterday i read disney removed alot of games from steam and a week ago i read horizon chase turbo gets delisted. i am glad i own those (except disney games) but for sure the companies knows how to destroy gaming.
usually licensing reasons, or server shutdowns bc money or other reasons like a company going bankrupt. with these 2 games:
Star Trek Resurgence: delisted from Steam and other digital storefronts because its distribution license has expired .
Horizon Chase Turbo: The game has been removed (delisted) from all digital stores, including Steam.
This move was announced by the developer, Aquiris Game Studio (now Epic Games Brazil), which is removing the games from its offerings due to cost-cutting measures following the massive layoffs at Epic Games.
But yes it is happening more often currently
I don’t know if this is the case with every delisted game, but I have at least one that has been delisted (Transformers: War for Cybertron), but still appears on my library and I can install it (tested it just now).
That is because you purchased it. So you keep it, but i would not be surprised if they delete it from account in the future too.
This is actually what I have been expecting.
This trend is not new. What is new is the transparency about it. Back in the days GAmestop just cleared it shelves from those titles, nowadays it is delisting.
Delisted games will stay in your library, it is very rare that they are completely removed
I know, but you can´t purchase those anymore unless they show up on gog or epic (somewhere). I find it ridiculouse games get delisted, from the shelves i would understand but not a digital copy.
Forza Horizon is absolutely renowned for this, and it’s infuriating that an entire game gets killed because the licencing for the car models is only for a set duration.
Yeah, it is all because of licensing and this is not new. It has been going on for the last 25 years or so.
That being said, Resurgence being delisted is kind of crazy. That game hasn’t even been out 3 years yet.
They only had a 3 year license?
Horizon chase turbo got delisted after epic games fired over 1000 people.
They destroy the gaming industry with this nonsense. Offer the games for a small price but stop delisting them.
I am not sure why anyone would de-list a single player game if there wasn’t some other constraint.
It is basically free money for the publisher. There had to be some reason for the de-listing.
Star Trek licensing fees went up the roof after the recent merger. That’s probably the reason.
And another one…
And the show goes on…this time people do get the upgrade(s) and the base game will be gone. This is a win.