SeventhSon
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The PS2 versions of Star Wars Battlefront and Star Wars Battlefront 2 use Gamespy.
Farewell.
Farewell.
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RIP Gamespy master servers May 31 (BF2, Borderlands 1, etc)
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direct_quote
Member
This includes Civ4 too... Not like anyone plays that anymore.
Interrobang
Member
AlphaTwo00
Member
I know a bunch of PS3 games used it, do we have a compiled list?
Yeah, I think.
I asked keits a similar question, and he didn't know. He asked lang and ramon for clarification. Still waiting for that response, and I'll post it when it happens.
If it does uses gamespy in a way that affects online play (outside of replay storage/leaderboards) then I apologize for being a dick. I was under the impression that GGPO handles almost every online feature outside the replay storage.
If it does uses gamespy in a way that affects online play (outside of replay storage/leaderboards) then I apologize for being a dick. I was under the impression that GGPO handles almost every online feature outside the replay storage.
what?! it's gamespy?
99% sure its affected. The whole matchmaking system was gamespy, and one of the reasons the online was so bad.
PotionBleue
Member
So much for Nintendo pushing players into upgrading from MKWii to Mario Kart 8, lol.
Freedom = $1.05
Banned
Iron Galaxy has had no luck with SF3 OE.
i was silky before it was cool ; A;
Well, shit then.
Goodnight sweet prince. You sucked, but that separated the men from the children.
Gentleman Jack
Member
What's worrying is that even if they submit a patch, the last time they did so it took 14 months for Capcom to push it through.
...so I was right?
Crimsonclaw111
Member
Capcom and Lab Zero put work into their fighters on PC.
Perhaps accidentally, lol
legacyzero
Banned
But I love Halo CE!!
Microsoft, this is your time!
Microsoft, this is your time!
Daffy Duck
Member
This sucks, is there a list somewhere of all all affected games on all platforms?
Oh and a side note, fuck you ign and your now full page scrolling ads on my mobile whilst I browse your site.
Oh and a side note, fuck you ign and your now full page scrolling ads on my mobile whilst I browse your site.
pretty done
Member
And then make us wait 6+ months to get the updated console versions. Yea, I own SFxT and SSF4 AE on Steam. SFxT didn't get 2013 till months after it was irrelevant and AE took over six months to get AE 2012 patch iirc.
DaciaJC
Gold Member
I believe so, although ever since EA removed the ability to download the terms of service agreement a year or two ago, nobody has been able to create a new account with which to play.
I knew it.
Gentleman Jack
Member
I think there might be some confusion as there's a GGPO client you can download which has matchmaking and is hosted by the maker of GGPO, but the GGPO version developers can license only includes netcode, not help with hosting servers.
USF4 is supposed to be only a 2 month wait. That's short enough that I'm not buying the PS3 version.
Also PC USF4 will last longer than the PS3 version, which is good if SF5 flops.
Found a list of some PS3 games that used Gamespy
http://ps3trophies.com/forums/gener...-attention-gamespy-servers-going-offline.html
http://ps3trophies.com/forums/gener...-attention-gamespy-servers-going-offline.html
Hopefully developers will learn one thing soon: always, always, always include a "direct ip" connect feature. That would solve this entire issue with master servers being taken down in the future. It's really baffling how games older than 10 years are safe because they have direct ip connection support, but it's modern games which are in danger of becoming impossible to play online.
Last I checked which was shortly after the XBL shutdown, yes. You couldn't create new EA accounts for it though.
Osiris397 said:
What...this can't be serious....
We have for years, even back to original Xbox games. It's at the point where they're refreshing to see instead of expected, unfortunately.
Gentleman Jack
Member
Games that rely on publishers paying for the servers responsible for lobbies/matchmaking/chat/cloud storage will always face this weakness.
Games that release server software so that users can roll/maintain their own will not.
Steam does not force developers/publishers into one lane or the other here. You're kind of confused about how this all works.
Yup pretty much, regardless of what platform you play on this is what you'll get.
DodgyGeezerFella
Member
So something like BF2 I assume will be dead after this, as you have to login to Gamespy before you are able to do anything online.
Some games don't require this do they ? Only use Gamespy as a master server ? So if the game has a Direct IP option, this could/should work ? Or would even these still be crippled ?
Some games don't require this do they ? Only use Gamespy as a master server ? So if the game has a Direct IP option, this could/should work ? Or would even these still be crippled ?
I think steam will be fine for a long time. Valve doesn't seem like the company which would easily run into financial trouble, and they've got zero incentive to take steam servers down.
SuperSonic1305
Member
RIP Halo CE
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
ah fuck, that's true.
i imagine it goes something like this--
*IG submits patch to Capcom USA*
Capcom USA: "Awesome guys, thanks, I'll just need to get the green light from Japan."
*submits to japan*
*14 months pass*
Old man in japan: *takes puff of cigarette* "ok, now is the right time for street fighter patch"
*hits big red button*
Azure Phoenix
Member
They were a couple of years ago when I gave my account on there to a friend, they'd just closed them to new registrations so only existing accounts worked.