EA is nuking Battlefield Hardline on consoles

EA has put one other recreation on the chopping block, or at the least the console variations of it. The corporate says it’s going to delist the PS4 and Xbox One variations of Battlefield Hardline from digital storefronts on Could 22, and shut down the web companies on June 22. The one-player marketing campaign will stay playable for individuals who personal the sport. The PC model of Battlefield Hardline isn’t affected by these modifications.

In its announcement on X, EA did not clarify precisely why it is ceasing help for the sport on PS4 and Xbox One. It pointed readers to a FAQ on its web site that lays out a number of the typical the reason why it ends on-line help for its video games. These embody components like declining participant bases.

Battlefield Hardline, which was launched in 2015, will nonetheless be obtainable on Steam in addition to EA’s personal PC app. The Steam model has a peak concurrent participant rely of 41 thus far this yr.

It is hardly unusual for a writer to finish on-line companies for video games with declining participant bases, however it’s a problem that is come into larger focus over the previous couple of years thanks partially to the Stop Killing Games motion. EA alone has sunsetted dozens of video games. Its web site has a full accounting of those, unfold across three webpages.