Sega Mega Drive Classics Hub will boast Steam Workshop support

Sega's Mega Drive catalogue (or Genesis catalogue, if you're in North America) has been on Steam for a while, but according to an announcement today it's getting a revamp – with Steam Workshop support. The Sega Mega Drive Classics Hub is a container app that provides access to all the Mega Drive games you own on Steam. It's basically a simulation of an early '90s bedroom and, as the video below demonstrates, it's just a fancy way to access the games themselves.

The announcement doesn't elaborate on any Workshop-related features, but it's good news for anyone who likes to tweak old games, and especially for those who want to revisit them in a new light. The hub also introduces local co-op support for relevant titles, optional graphical enhancements and full controller and keyboard support.

It's pretty cool, but despite the hub footage below looking a neat fit for VR, no such support has been confirmed as yet. It's probably only a matter of time, though. For a full list of supported games, check out Sega's announcement, but it's safe to say that if you own an old Mega Drive game on Steam, it'll be supported.

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