Battlefield Hardline remains one of the more interesting entries in EA’s massive FPS franchise, with the 2015 title being primarily developed by Visceral Games (as opposed to DICE) while moving away from military conflicts in order to focus on the “war on crime” – having you play as either police special response units or bog-standard criminals. Over a decade on from the game’s initial release, EA have now announced that BF: Hardline will officially be delisted from consoles this May; though it will remain playable and purchasable on PC.

Taking to Twitter to make the announcement, the official Battlefield Comms page confirmed that “On Friday, May 22nd, Battlefield Hardline on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 will be removed from digital storefronts, and you will no longer be able to purchase it and all extra related content, such as DLC.”

They continued, “Online services on these platforms will end on Monday, June 22nd. While Hardline will no longer support online functionality on Xbox One and PlayStation 4, players who own the game will still be able to play the single-player component.”

As mentioned, this delisting only pertains to the console version of Hardline, with EA confirming that “Today’s update does not impact PC. Battlefield Hardline on PC will remain available, including online services.”

No direct explanation was given for this decision, however it is safe to assume that the game no longer has enough of a population on console to justify it remaining online. Of course, Hardline released in an era prior to the rise in crossplay, and so the game relies on there being a healthy playerbase across each platform individually.

Given that Battlefield Hardline was a PS3/PS4 generation title, it is unlikely that many console players are going back to experience what was a pretty controversial release. All that said, here’s to hoping that the PC servers remain online and active for years to come.

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Warface is an oft-forgotten free-to-play FPS developed by Crytek of Crysis and the CryEngine fame. Launched all the way back in 2013, the title received pretty substantial updates over the years, adding a Battle Royale mode and eventually bringing the title over to the OG Switch (while also undergoing a number of development studio switch-ups). After over a decade of operation however, the current studio ‘MY.GAMES’ have now confirmed that the title will be shutting down.

Taking to their Steam page to make the announcement, the team at MY.GAMES wrote: “Friends! After many years together, we have made the difficult decision to begin the sunset process for Warface: Clutch. This choice was not easy for us — Warface: Clutch has been an important part of our journey, and we are deeply grateful to everyone who has supported the game throughout its long life.”

Said to be sunset in order “to focus on future developments” all in-game purchases have now been disabled. While Warface remains playable for now, servers for PC players will be shut down on the 27th of May, followed shortly by the console version on the 25th of August.

Alongside the announcement, the team shared a lengthy FAQ, discussing the reasons for the game’s closure; refund policies and more, the full version of which can be found HERE.

While Warface launched at a time when it did have the potential to take on the likes of Call of Duty and Battlefield, the industry as a whole has changed substantially in the decade+ since, and so it is not surprising to see Warface finally being sunset.

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