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Sony killing online features for GT5 and Resistance 1-3 in March and May
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CaptainTiptop
Member
Resistance 2 co-op, noooooooo!
pretty done
Member
I don't give two shits about any of those games, but Sony is better off avoiding the shitstorm and keeping the servers up. This seems pretty shady for those who like these.
Charles Alan Ratliff
Member
Guess I should play through Resistance 2 and 3 before it's too late to experience all the content.
Final Boss
Banned
I wonder what the numbers of active players are for LAUNCH game Resistance 1
Ingueferroque
Banned
This is a bad PR move, too soon for GT5.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
This has been going on for years. Sony has shut down lots of servers. Companies like EA and 2K shut down all their servers for their yearly games right after the next one comes out every single year.
I'm not surprised they're pulling the plug on GT5. It certainly is an effective way to get people to buy the next one.
It's been over 3 years. That actually seems longer than your average online server lifespan.
The Resistance server takedown is pretty rough though.
Nerdkiller
Membeur
DAMMIT! I've still yet to get that 10,000 kills trophy in R2.
Also, how long has it been since Resistance 3's release? Doesn't seem that long ago.
Also, how long has it been since Resistance 3's release? Doesn't seem that long ago.
BlackLagoon
Member
Still not anything like it out there.
Iacobellis
Junior Member
End of an era, just like that. I remember when Resistance was living upto be the "Halo killer".
Triggerhappytel
Member
The Resistance games are fair enough, but it seems a bit dishonest to do this to GT5 already. The Academy Edition was only released as new at the end of 2012. If they want to push people over to GT6, this is not the way to go about it.
Metalmurphy
Member
Wth at GT5, there's still ton of people playing that online...
The best part of Resistance 3 is the SP easily, not the MP.
SP is good. MP is just COD rehash.
Why would you say that? PS+ is a multiplayer requirement on the PS4, while Resistance is a dead & buried IP from a publisher and developer point of view.
CambriaRising
Member
This is shady as fuck as far as gt5 is concerned.
Hip Hop
Member
I'd understand Resistance but GT5?
really? Even if it's not as played as it used to, but it's like the number one series...
Why are they going the EA route of forcing people to move on?
For once, I'd take P2P over servers.
COD has no way of going down for as long as online services like PSN or Xbox Live exist.
really? Even if it's not as played as it used to, but it's like the number one series...
Why are they going the EA route of forcing people to move on?
For once, I'd take P2P over servers.
COD has no way of going down for as long as online services like PSN or Xbox Live exist.
SolarPowered
Member
They really want people to play GT6...
snoopeasystreet
Member
GT5 getting shut down is a bit shite. They should haven at least given it a year.
Sarcasm? There's no way I'd award Sony more money if they closed down servers of a game I'm still playing in an attempt to strongarm me into buying the sequel.
Prince Vultan
Banned
Holy shit... Resistance 1 was still switched on? I thought it went dark years ago.
Every non-EA game on the 360 still works, even ones released at launch 8 years ago.
DS games can still be played online.. the console has come out almost a decade ago at this point.
Gran Turismo's shutdown seems entirely motivated by getting people to update to the latest version. This definitely turns me off from purchasing any future Gran Turismo.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
No sarcasm.
Companies like EA and 2K do it with their sports games because it works.
2K in particular makes it -super clear- what you're signing up for. It says it right in the case that you're spending $60 for a game whos servers will shut down less than 12 months after its launch so you're forced to buy the next year's version to keep playing online.
JB2448
Member
I get that, but it just upsets me that server closures like this still happen with absolutely no chance for people to set up their own servers. I know we aren't talking PC, but with server closures for games like Metal Gear Online, MAG, and now Resistance, it makes me really sad that companies like Sony and Konami can't just do something like release server hosting tools, since it would definitely garner some enthusiast goodwill.
NullPointer
Member
When did 3 years become a longer than average lifespan for a game's multiplayer component?
This completely stinks. Especially so when considering how many newer games are rushing to push most of their featureset online.
What a sad, sad reality. I'm just picking up GT5, too. I'm on a budget.
Final Boss
Banned
every sale counts
I wish that before killing online communities for games, a company like Sony would instead put the onus on the gamers to run private servers to keep the game going, kind of how Shthack or whatever is keeping PSO alive to this day.
I understand why they shut them down -- they end up being too costly to justify, but that doesn't mean nobody should get to play them. Release the net code or whatever to the gaming community and let them run servers on their own.
I understand why they shut them down -- they end up being too costly to justify, but that doesn't mean nobody should get to play them. Release the net code or whatever to the gaming community and let them run servers on their own.
PotionBleue
Member
Has any server closed on Xbox 360? (wondering, I don't own one)
Doug Heffernan
Member
This shit is worse than EA.
There are Need For Speed games older than GT5 with the servers still running.
There are Need For Speed games older than GT5 with the servers still running.
I can't think of any outside of EA games and 2K sports games.
I would think so.