Last August, Capcom delisted DuckTales: Remastered from the PlayStation Store and other digital platforms. It was a dark time. The PS3 remaster was a well-received revival of the 8-bit fan favourite with modern visuals, but after five years on digital shelves, the publisher pulled the plug.
Now, about six months later, Capcom has brought the plucky platformer back. For those still rocking a PS3, you can now nab the game at its original price point, as if nothing happened. We're not sure why the game has made a reappearance, but it's good to see it return, especially for those who missed it.
Currently, DuckTales: Remastered isn't available on PS4, but you can play the original 8-bit version via the Disney Afternoon Collection. Maybe if Capcom is able to bring it back to its original platforms, the game could potentially be released on more modern machines too. We'll have to wait and see on that one.
Are you pleased to see Scrooge McDuck bounce back from his 2019 delisting? Dive into your money pile in the comments below.
[source capcom-unity.com]
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OK so i might be overly optimistic here but what if this was brought back because of the rumoured PS5 backwards compatibility? it stands to reason that publishers would want as many games as possible on it to reach a new audience no?
I would buy this in an instant for ps4 if it got released.
@FullbringIchigo I had exactly the same idea. we can only hope
You've disappointed me with the lack of a Duck Tales-related sub-heading.
Could not give a duck
Maybe one day OutRun 2006 Arcade would come back to PS3. I regret I missed that one, I have a few other delisted games like The Simpsons Arcade and Scott Pilgrim.
And this is why I prefer physical.
That’s good, now bring back the Marvel vs Capcom games.
What the duck?
@Rugga what do you mean?
If you bought it, you can redownload it.
If you didn't, you can't, just like you can't buy physical copies of games that are not that popular anymore, unless you find them on ebay.
@FullbringIchigo It more then likely had to due with licensing issues between Disney, Way Forward and Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft and Steam. I would say your statement could have some merit but why relist the Wii U version?
@Genrou that's true, unless it was a package thing and all the licences were renewed
@naruball that's not entirely true with digital games, i brought TMNT Turtles in Time Reshelled and when it was delisted i couldn't redownload it
at least with a physical version, even if it's used there is still a chance to get it once it's out of print but once a digital game is gone, it's gone for good, normally
@FullbringIchigo how many other cases like that one are there?
@naruball i dunno, i don't normally delete my digital games and to be honest i don't go looking for articles about games no longer available to download
just pointing out that not every digital game you buy can be redownloaded later
Wish Sega would do this with After Burner and Outrun. All they would have to do is make generic versions of the vehicles. So frustrated to have missed out on both of those.
Great news for those who missed a great remaster! I own a physical copy on PS3, Wii U and 360! But I Would love to see Capcom take the next step and bring it to PS4 & Switch!!
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