>"BuT tHaTs NoT hOw...!"
>Yes I know if you buy the content you'll have access to it, what I'm talking about is if you don't buy the content at launch/when Sega has the rights/license.
>Eventually, that falls out of license agreement and isn't available to purchase anymore.
>Sega doesn't own these characters, they are licensed to them.
>Once the license is expired they cannot sell that content anymore.
The same applies to SEGA licensing out the Sonic characters to third-party companies.
Licensing will not work out for them in the long-run.