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It’s time for another bi-annual article looking at the darker side of our digital future, with more than 10 titles poised to be delisted or disabled over the coming months.
As always, I’m compiling all upcoming delistings, server shutdowns, and general disruptions you should be aware of across PS5 and PS4 for September and October.
There are a few games being fully delisted this time, but most of the titles this time are simply losing online support.
Here’s what you need to know about:
- Empulse (PS5): 3rd September (Dedicated Server Support Ending)
- Splitgate: Arena Reloaded (PS5): 3rd September (Dedicated Server Support Ending)
- Railbreak (PS4): 4th September (Delisted)
- Hawked (PS5, PS4): 7th September (Online Services Ending)
- Mega Zombie (PS4): 9th September (Online Services Ending)
- GRID Legends (PS5, PS4): 11th September (Online Services Ending)
- Firewall Ultra (PSVR2): 17th September (Online Services Ending)
- Tower of Fantasy (PS4): 22nd September (In-Game Purchases Ending); 20th October (Online Services Ending)
- Sociable Soccer 25 (PS5): 28th September (Online Services Ending)
- Fortnite: Rocket Racing (PS5): October (Online Services Ending)
- Call of Duty Warzone (PS4): 23rd October (Online Services Ending)
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1047 Games is making some adjustments to the PlayStation versions of Splitgate: Arena Reloaded and Empulse, as it deals with plunging player counts.
While both titles will remain playable, dedicated servers will be disabled and replaced with peer-to-peer support. Future development will also cease, meaning no new content packs or updates.
PS4 rails shooter Railbreak, meanwhile, is poised to be delisted and replaced by PS5 remake Railbreak DX. It’s unclear whether there’ll be an upgrade path for existing owners.
Elsewhere, a slew of titles will see their online services end, including Hawked, Mega Zombie, GRID Legends, and Firewall Ultra. Those with single player modes will remain playable offline.
The PS4 version of Tower of Fantasy’s in-game purchases will end on 22nd September, with the game taken offline entirely on 20th October. You can still transfer your progress to the PS5 version, as well as PC and mobile.
Sociable Soccer 25’s online services will end on 28th September, while Fortnite: Rocket Racing will be removed from Epic’s battle royale as a selectable mode at some point in October.
Finally, Call of Duty Warzone will be discontinued upon the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4’s Season 1. It’s unclear exactly when that gets underway, but the new game launches on 23rd October, so it’ll happen around then.
So that’s everything you need to know about for September and October.
Are there any delistings here that will affect you? Let me know below, and of course I’ll keep the article up-to-date with any last minute announcements.
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I thought Splitgate was supposed to make shooter games great again.
@ZorkDuskbloods Titanfall 2 did that but people can't see past that CoD rubbish.
Man, 1047 Games really flubbed it with the FPSs, huh?
Firewall Ultra 😓 such a shame Sony fumbled that one. First Contact Entertainment were in the process of improving the game when Sony shuttered them, and other than a vague "Sony will now maintain the games servers" they went radio quiet on the game so there was zero confidence for new players to buy the game... Which was only further compounded when Sony shut Concord down within a couple of weeks, showing that the Firewall Ultra servers could also be shut off at any time without warning.
And just to add insult to injury, Firewall Zero Hour on PSVR 1 used peer to peer hosting, meaning as long as there are players it can effectively run indefinitely (and there are still people playing today!), but for Ultra the decision was made to have server hosting, meaning if/when those servers are taken offline (as they will be next month) the game becomes unplayable online.
Personally I always thought that Sony should have a) given First Contact Entertainment time to change the hosting to P2P to ensure the longevity of the game before they were closed down, and b) Sony should have added Ultra to PS Plus Essential or at least Extra to increase the player base, and perhaps have a chance at selling some of the in game items.
It's a shame to see the game crash and burn so badly, but it was almost inevitable given how little a chance Sony gave it.
As long as I can still play Grid Legends offline, I’m good 🙂
Thanks for posting these lists every time. Very useful
Cue the "This is why we need discs" comments from people who just read the headline, not realizing that only 1 game is actually getting delisted and that even if you have your physical copy, it isn't going to keep the online servers up.
And nothing of value was lost
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