The latest ESRB update has added several new platforms to some older, classic games from Sega.

Sonic The Hedgehog, Sonic The Hedgehog 2, Golden Axe and Streets of Rage 2 have all added the PlayStation 3 to their platforms. They have all previously been released for the Xbox Live Arcade last year through Sega's Vintage Collection games.

Sonic The Hedgehog 3, Comix Zone, Phantasy Star II and Gunstar Heroes have all been added for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, games that have only appeared on the Virtual Console beforehand, now coming to XBLA and PSN.

It's certainly very nice to see Sega picking the slack back up after a year of next to nothing, but if this is all accurate I would be incredibly disappointed with the inclusion of Sonic 3 - only because it lacks the Sonic 3 & Knuckles handle - the way the game should be released. Gamerbytes had previously written up this article in our old "What needs to be on XBLA / PSN?" segments, in which we hoped for a fully realized Sonic 3 & Knuckles release complete with all the levels and new time attack modes. Hopefully this may be a little bit of a mistake much like Samurai Shodown's I & II mentions on the ESRB.

It's good to see some separate releases like this once again, but with the upcoming Ultimate Genesis Collection coming to retail there is little need - though having online for Gunstar Heroes would certainly get me to buy it again.

Source: Shard via NeoGAF.