Codemasters motorsport racing games has disappeared on Steam Store

[Kuromi Serika]

The popular motorsports video games developed and published by Codemasters such as F1 2019, DiRT Rally and DiRT 4 has just disappeared on Steam Store. While these games are gone, how will people buy, download and install these games in near future? Why these games are disappeared on Steam Store? Please explain.

[Lithurge]

Because EA and Codemasters no longer want to sell them, there may also be licensing issues, e.g. they've expired.

https://www.racedepartment.com/news/dirt-rally-and-dirt-4-quietly-removed-from-all-online-storefronts.842/

People who already own them on Steam can continue to download them whenever they want. Anybody else can try and get a key elsewhere, but as they will also have been withdrawn from legitimate keysites it's going to be pot luck on getting a working key.

[J4MESOX4D]

EA probably don't want to extend any licences for such games that have already long peaked in sales when they didn't own Codemasters.

[AmsterdamHeavy]

I still own all of those and can still play them. You just cant buy them.

[Kuromi Serika]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από J4MESOX4D:

EA probably don't want to extend any licences for such games that have already long peaked in sales when they didn't own Codemasters.

So if EA didn't buy Codemasters, then I guess DiRT 4 and F1 2019 will still be available to buy and download right?

[J4MESOX4D]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από Tohka Yatogami:

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από J4MESOX4D:

EA probably don't want to extend any licences for such games that have already long peaked in sales when they didn't own Codemasters.

So if EA didn't buy Codemasters, then I guess DiRT 4 and F1 2019 will still be available to buy and download right?

Most probably. The Dirt games have been available for years without issue prior when Codemasters had the licence themselves. You can still buy any keys floating around other retailers plus existing owners can simply install the game from their library but that's about it.

[Dr.Shadowds 🐉]

If want said delisted games, only option is looking for keys, if there any left on gray market. Otherwise there no way to get a copy of the game.

When games get delisted it can be for various of reasons.
- Partnership ended between publisher, and game studio.

- License agreement came to an end, and didn't want to renewal the deal.

- Wanted to push their new product so people force to buy new, and not old.

There can be more reasons.

[Muppet among Puppets]

Checking what dirt games are left, i got reminded how bad dirt 5 was....... played in free weekend.

[オナニー]

Reason was EA.
Theyre doing the thing where they buy a studio and gut everything about them.
Project Cars Series got delisted few weeks ago then cancelled the series completely just earlier in the month.

Oh yea and they made Sims 4 Free to play but gave nothing back to me who bought the game .

In conclusion, Phfak EA

[Crazy Tiger]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από PiKKUMi:

Reason was EA.
Theyre doing the thing where they buy a studio and gut everything about them.
Project Cars Series got delisted few weeks ago then cancelled the series completely just earlier in the month.

Oh yea and they made Sims 4 Free to play but gave nothing back to me who bought the game .

In conclusion, Phfak EA

Project Cars 1 and 2 got delisted due to car and track licenses expiring and not being renewed. Project Cars 3 is still available.

You aren't owed anything when a game goes free to play.

[オナニー]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από Crazy Tiger:

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από PiKKUMi:

Reason was EA.
Theyre doing the thing where they buy a studio and gut everything about them.
Project Cars Series got delisted few weeks ago then cancelled the series completely just earlier in the month.

Oh yea and they made Sims 4 Free to play but gave nothing back to me who bought the game .

In conclusion, Phfak EA

Project Cars 1 and 2 got delisted due to car and track licenses expiring and not being renewed. Project Cars 3 is still available.

You aren't owed anything when a game goes free to play.

So are you trying to defend EA here?

[blunus]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από Tohka Yatogami:

The popular motorsports video games developed and published by Codemasters such as F1 2019, DiRT Rally and DiRT 4 has just disappeared on Steam Store. While these games are gone, how will people buy, download and install these games in near future? Why these games are disappeared on Steam Store? Please explain.

They bought them via authorized sites when that happened, it's a basic way.
They were delisted due to car license expiration.

[Dr.Shadowds 🐉]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από PiKKUMi:

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από Crazy Tiger:

Project Cars 1 and 2 got delisted due to car and track licenses expiring and not being renewed. Project Cars 3 is still available.

You aren't owed anything when a game goes free to play.

So are you trying to defend EA here?

No, it apply to any company, and any game, not just EA.

The thing is they're allowed to offer their game for free if they wanted, and can't tell them what to do really, or expect something from them simply because you bought it long time ago. If you happen to buy game simply like 14 days ago, I don't see why not ask a refund as they could do it.

[Crazy Tiger]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από PiKKUMi:

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από Crazy Tiger:

Project Cars 1 and 2 got delisted due to car and track licenses expiring and not being renewed. Project Cars 3 is still available.

You aren't owed anything when a game goes free to play.

So are you trying to defend EA here?

No. Games being pulled from sale due to licensing happens all the time and with every game company that uses licensed content. There comes a point that it's not worth the money to extend them.

It happens often enough that games drop to a free to play model. Happened with Crusader Kings 2 long after I bought it as well. Just because we paid for the game doesn't mean we're owed something when it goes free to play at a later date. We paid the price we thought was worthwhile at the time and got what we are owed, access to the game.

[invision2212]

Dirt rally has been removed before over licensing issues with pikes peak. Not sure about the other games.

[オナニー]

Fine, all yalls explaination makes sense but idk I just get the vibe of EA did nothing wrong here