SEGA's president, Shuji Utsumi, has explained why the publisher scrapped its ambitious "Super Game" project, telling Nikkei that the decision ultimately came down to limited resources and unacceptable risk. He said SEGA had believed it possessed the technology to launch a large-scale, original global IP as a live service title, but further research revealed that the required investment and ongoing operational costs would grow disproportionately with the scale of the service, making the venture too risky to pursue given the current global climate.

Announced in 2021 with scant detail, Super Game was long mistaken by fans for the publisher's retro revival push, such as Crazy Taxi: World Tour and Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, but was in fact a separate, mysterious project intended to be SEGA's flagship live service title before its cancellation was confirmed in May 2026. Utsumi noted that while free-to-play and live service games are now a lower priority for SEGA, the company still sees business opportunities in the space and has a busy line-up ahead, including Crazy Taxi's revival, Stranger Than Heaven, Virtua Fighter Crossroads, Persona 6 and Alien Isolation 2.