Xbox quietly removing an absolute banger from sale next month

SEGA is delisting one of its best games from the Xbox Store, though there will be a workaround for those still wanting to play it.

Over the past few weeks, it’s felt like the Xbox Store is offering less and less for consumers, mostly due to the closure of the Xbox 360 marketplace, which officially turned several titles into lost media.

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The most recent blow to the store is the delisting of Sonic Generations, which, in my humble opinion, is one of - if not the - best 3D Sonic games ever made.

The game stars Sonic and his friends to commemorate the iconic video game character’s birthday, with the anniversary festivities being interrupted by a time monster controlled by Dr Eggman.

Sonic must then speed through a variety of remade levels from his previous games, and meet his younger self in the process which splits the game into 2D and 3D stages.

Sonic Generations is being delisted by SEGA due to the upcoming remaster, Sonic X Shadow Generations, which will not only remaster the base game for modern platforms, but also add an entirely new game with Shadow once again in the leading role.

The game will be removed from the Xbox Store, as well as the Steam store, on 9 September, so you haven’t got long to grab it while you can.

If you unfortunately miss that deadline though, there will be a workaround if you’re a PC player.

Sonic Generations will still be available on Steam as part of various bundles starring the blue blur, it just won’t be available as a standalone release anymore.

Why you’d want to own the original over the shiny new version I don’t know, but if you just want to preserve the title you’ve got until September to do so.