Sega is removing a huge number of its best classic games from Steam, perhaps in an effort to sell you on a new collection.

Sega is preparing to destroy its collection of classic games on Steam. A whopping 60 games are about to be delisted, including Ecco, Crazy Taxi, Jet Set Radio and Golden Axe. The huge list includes many generation-defining games from the Mega Drive/Genesis and Dreamcast. This includes both large Classics collections and individual models.

They will all be delisted on December 6th at 11:59 am PT or December 7th at 7:59 am GMT. However, if you have already purchased collections, packs or individual games, you at least have nothing to worry about. They will simply be taken off sale. You can find full list in Sega FAQ.

Sega didn’t give a reason for the delisting, but it’s worth noting that it new recordings announced in a number of these series, including Shinobi and Crazy Taxi. However, this in itself does not justify exclusion from the list, especially considering that most of the 60 games on the list have not received modern updates. And it seems unlikely that this is a licensing issue, which is one of the most common reasons for downloading games.

I’m invested in Sega releasing new collections. The existing games have been on Steam for over a decade, so maybe Sega is going to clean them up and sell them to us again. It’s not ideal, especially since there’s a pretty good chance that any new collection it releases will be more expensive, but it’s better than removing them all from Steam forever.

It’s not just me being a cynic – Sega has done this before. A few years ago, the company began delisting classic Sonic games, including those from the Mega Drive/Genesis Classics collection, only to have them re-released in Sonic Origins.

So if you want to embrace the nostalgia and don’t want to shell out for a new collection, you have a month to get your hands on these games.