Upcoming Server Shutdowns & Delistings

[POEman553 1,015]

If you have a physical PS4 copy and own a PS5, you may want to go ahead and get the free PS5 upgrade. Just tried it right now and it works; who knows for how long though.

[EdinhoN 1,759]

12 minutes ago, POEman553 said:

If you have a physical PS4 copy and own a PS5, you may want to go ahead and get the free PS5 upgrade. Just tried it right now and it works; who knows for how long though.

I'd bet the crossbuy feature won't go away with the game removal, but that will be an interesting test so we know if this PS5 upgrade system is foolproof from delisting. I'd guess it will stay as you just managed to grab the upgrade, also Sony could get in trouble by advertising an upgrade on the box and it stopping working at some point

[Igni 172]

26 minutes ago, EdinhoN said:

I'd bet the crossbuy feature won't go away with the game removal, but that will be an interesting test so we know if this PS5 upgrade system is foolproof from delisting. I'd guess it will stay as you just managed to grab the upgrade, also Sony could get in trouble by advertising an upgrade on the box and it stopping working at some point

@EdinhoN I'm fairly certain the discs just acts as a license entitling you to the content, similar to how you can still get some delisted games through codes. So long as the content isn't pulled from the servers (P.T situation), it'll probably be all good.

[serrated-banner9 1,033]

5 hours ago, Tetho_mig said:

Babylon's Fall : 28 February

 

https://hanging-garden.babylonsfall.com/news/pages/63034abc74473009630079?lang=en-gb

 

 

 

a game shutting down after just 1 year is basically unheard of

[DaivRules 15,276]

31 minutes ago, serrated-banner9 said:

a game shutting down after just 1 year is basically unheard of

 

Nah, there was a game that shut down in less than two weeks.
 

There has been several that have shut down in their first year so not so unheard of.

 

[APCGrayLocked 833]

3 hours ago, serrated-banner9 said:

a game shutting down after just 1 year is basically unheard of

 

Nope, Babylon is made by PlatinumGames. There was such a hype for the game, when it was announced... and then the disaster.

[Rejim 277]

8 hours ago, EdinhoN said:

Seems to be already delisted right now, superb move by the company

 

Indeed, good way to get some money before the fall... 😒

[mcnichoj 698]

13 hours ago, EdinhoN said:

I'd bet the crossbuy feature won't go away with the game removal, but that will be an interesting test so we know if this PS5 upgrade system is foolproof from delisting. I'd guess it will stay as you just managed to grab the upgrade, also Sony could get in trouble by advertising an upgrade on the box and it stopping working at some point

The free upgrade will probably be pulled the day after server termination. If it can't be played, what would anyone need the free upgrade for?

I'm actually surprised that Sony didn't try to put it on their subscription service to drive up player numbers. Since it was PS exclusive I assume they paid something to Square/Platinum.

[EqualityEarth 350]

14 hours ago, serrated-banner9 said:

a game shutting down after just 1 year is basically unheard of

Check out this piece of work 👇
https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP2518-CUSA08451_00-WAYOFREDEMPTION0
 

If you’ll believe it, this game is still for sale ($15) though the server was shut down 10 months after release. All trophies are unobtainable, and they were never patched to unlock offline unlike with Disintegration.

 

(Actually 1 offline trophy, Smashero noticed. Easy to think there was none as the most recent player is 2 years ago)

Edited September 14, 2022 by EqualityEarth

[Smashero 5,025]

1 hour ago, EqualityEarth said:

Check out this piece of work
https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP2518-CUSA08451_00-WAYOFREDEMPTION0
 

If you’ll believe it, this game is still for sale ($15) though the server was shut down 10 months after release. All trophies are unobtainable, and they were never patched to unlock offline unlike with Disintegration.

Heh, this is not entirely correct ;). There is one trophy for playing 4 persons offline match. So technically the game is still playable and that's why you can still buy it. Of course 90% of the trophies are unobtainable due to servers closure, but you "just" do not have the option to play online.

Edited September 14, 2022 by Smashero

[Lance_87 2,499]

20 hours ago, serrated-banner9 said:

a game shutting down after just 1 year is basically unheard of

 

Nah, a couple of MMORPGs from the 2000s were shut down less than a year after release.

[ArmoredSnowman 2,349]

20 hours ago, serrated-banner9 said:

a game shutting down after just 1 year is basically unheard of

Here you go https://psnprofiles.com/trophies/6161-marvel-heroes-omega 5 months is the record, most likely.

Edited September 14, 2022 by ArmoredSnowman

[Smashero 5,025]

1 hour ago, ArmoredSnowman said:

Here you go https://psnprofiles.com/trophies/6161-marvel-heroes-omega 5 months is the record, most likely.

Actually @DaivRulesmentioned the record holder above:

 

21 hours ago, DaivRules said:

 

Nah, there was a game that shut down in less than two weeks.
 

There has been several that have shut down in their first year so not so unheard of.

 

 

[serrated-banner9 1,033]

3 hours ago, ArmoredSnowman said:

Here you go https://psnprofiles.com/trophies/6161-marvel-heroes-omega 5 months is the record, most likely.

forgot about that one lol

 

11 hours ago, EqualityEarth said:

Check out this piece of work
https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP2518-CUSA08451_00-WAYOFREDEMPTION0
 

If you’ll believe it, this game is still for sale ($15) though the server was shut down 10 months after release. All trophies are unobtainable, and they were never patched to unlock offline unlike with Disintegration.

 

(Actually 1 offline trophy, Smashero noticed. Easy to think there was none as the most recent player is 2 years ago)

ok, that is kind of a scam. was most of the game online? i have never heard of it

3 hours ago, Lance_87 said:

 

Nah, a couple of MMORPGs from the 2000s were shut down less than a year after release.

i assuming they just copied and pasted what worked and change the theme right? i not that expert on the history of MMORPGS

[HuntingFever 8,968]

20 minutes ago, serrated-banner9 said:

forgot about that one lol

 

ok, that is kind of a scam. was most of the game online? i have never heard of it

i assuming they just copied and pasted what worked and change the theme right? i not that expert on the history of MMORPGS

Disintegration only had 3 or 4 online trophies and they were all attached to a poorly thought out, microtransaction riddled MP mode that no-one played so the devs turned off the servers and changed the online trophies into something else so they could be done offline. Weirdly though, there is still an active online component but it doesn't do anything or affect the trophies so is pretty pointless.

[serrated-banner9 1,033]

2 minutes ago, HuntingFever said:

Disintegration only had 3 or 4 online trophies and they were all attached to a poorly thought out, microtransaction riddled MP mode that no-one played so the devs turned off the servers and changed the online trophies into something else so they could be done offline. Weirdly though, there is still an active online component but it doesn't do anything or affect the trophies so is pretty pointless.

those devs must be terrible at doing anything online related

[Lord_Bane999 1,086]

On 13/09/2022 at 7:50 AM, EdinhoN said:

I'd bet the crossbuy feature won't go away with the game removal, but that will be an interesting test so we know if this PS5 upgrade system is foolproof from delisting. I'd guess it will stay as you just managed to grab the upgrade, also Sony could get in trouble by advertising an upgrade on the box and it stopping working at some point

So something I noticed on the announcement page they specifically mention pulling sales of the game digitally and physically through retailers yesterday. While it's still available still physically it could he a rare case where a publisher may be pulling it from official retailers. I already noticed some of the Amazon listings have changed to third party sales and prices gone up here in Canada. (It's was sitting around $15-$20 most places before not going back up to $40ish)

[Jinxcendant-XIII 73]

Went through my game library and searched for each game on the EU PSN store, the following games I could no longer find and are delisted (unless I wasn't thorough enough)  

 

The Adventures Of 00 Dilly

Arcade Land

Cel Damage HD

N.E.R.O Nothing Ever Remains Obscure (Disc Version Available EU) 

Shift Happens

Shiftlings 

Skylar & Plux Adventure On Clover Island

Tetris Ultimate

Tiny Brains 

 

I couldn't see them mentioned on this thread.

 

 

Edited September 14, 2022 by Jinxcendant-XIII

[Lord_Bane999 1,086]

8 minutes ago, Jinxcendant-XIII said:

Went through my game library and searched for each game on the EU PSN store, the following games I could no longer find and are delisted (unless I wasn't thorough enough)  

 

The Adventures Of 00 Dilly

Arcade Land

Cel Damage HD

N.E.R.O Nothing Ever Remains Obscure (Disc Version Available EU) 

Shift Happens

Shiftlings 

Skylar & Plux Adventure On Clover Island

Tetris Ultimate

Tiny Brains 

 

I couldn't see them mentioned on this thread.

 

 

Shiftlings was a sudden delisting sometine last year I believe. N.E.R.O. I can't find but I think I remember it being part of a set of licensed publisher delistings from over a couple years back.

 

There honestly may be some other older games delisted missing too. This topic was originally made for server shutdowns and the delisting focus came later.

[EdinhoN 1,759]

36 minutes ago, Jinxcendant-XIII said:

Went through my game library and searched for each game on the EU PSN store, the following games I could no longer find and are delisted (unless I wasn't thorough enough)  

 

The Adventures Of 00 Dilly

Arcade Land

Cel Damage HD

N.E.R.O Nothing Ever Remains Obscure (Disc Version Available EU) 

Shift Happens

Shiftlings 

Skylar & Plux Adventure On Clover Island

Tetris Ultimate

Tiny Brains 

 

I couldn't see them mentioned on this thread.

 

 

None of these games had their shutdowns warned (at least not since 2017 when I'm ahead of this thread).

[Empovyle 250]

https://www.eurogamer.net/the-last-day-of-overwatch-1-will-be-2nd-october-blizzard-confirms

Overwatch 1 has a definitive closing date of October 2nd.

[EdinhoN 1,759]

1 hour ago, Empovyle said:

https://www.eurogamer.net/the-last-day-of-overwatch-1-will-be-2nd-october-blizzard-confirms

Overwatch 1 has a definitive closing date of October 2nd.

Updated

[zulqarmessi 1,714]

1 hour ago, Empovyle said:

https://www.eurogamer.net/the-last-day-of-overwatch-1-will-be-2nd-october-blizzard-confirms

Overwatch 1 has a definitive closing date of October 2nd.

😢

[EdinhoN 1,759]

Someone told me the PS5 upgrade is not working anymore for Babylon's Fall. If there's no workaround that's an ultimate BS move for all of the upgrades out there

[POEman553 1,015]

12 minutes ago, EdinhoN said:

Someone told me the PS5 upgrade is not working anymore for Babylon's Fall. If there's no workaround that's an ultimate BS move for all of the upgrades out there

 

I'll confirm it with one of my dummy accounts later.