SCEE to shut down servers for 4 PS3/PSP games

[garyopa]

One goes offline on September, the rest on October.



Starting next September/October, you won't be able to use the Online features of MotorStorm Pacific Rift (PS3), MotorStorm Arctic Edge, SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 3 and The Eye of Judgment: Legends (PSP)

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe will shut down the Online servers for 1 PS3 game and 3 PSP games in the upcoming months.

So, you won't be able to use the Online features of the following games:

Important notice for all PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2 and PSP owners regarding online games.

As of 1 October 2012 you will no longer be able to use the online features of the following game:

PlayStation 3
- MotorStorm Pacific Rift

PSP
- MotorStorm Arctic Edge
- SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 3

After this date, you will still be able to play these games offline.

As of 31 August 2012 you will no longer be able to use the online features of the following game:

PSP
- THE EYE OF JUDGMENT™ LEGENDS

After this date, you will still be able to play this game offline.

We would like to thank everyone who has taken part in these PlayStation online communities and hope you enjoyed them.

And these are the previously "decomissioned" titles:

PlayStation 3
Calling All Cars
The Eye of Judgment
FORMULA ONE CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
MotorStorm
Race Driver: GRID
The Lord of The Rings: Conquest

PlayStation 2
WRC 4TM - The Official Game of the FIA World Rally Championship
WRCTM: Rally EvolvedTM
Formula One 05
SOCOM: U.S. NAVY SEALs
Amplitude
Destruction Derby Arenas
Everybody's Golf
EyeToy Chat
F1 '04
Hardware: Online Arena
Jak X
Killzone
Lemmings PS2
My Street
Ratchet & Clank 3
Ratchet: Gladiator
SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Combined Assault
SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALs
SOCOM 3: US Navy SEALs
Syphon Filter Omega Strain
This is Football 2004
This is Football 2005
Twisted Metal: Black Online

PSP
Everybody's Golf 2
Lemmings
World Tour Soccer 2
Twisted MetalTM:Head-on
Killzone Liberation
Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters
SOCOM: U.S. NAVY SEALs Fireteam Bravo
SOCOM: U.S. NAVY SEALs Fireteam Bravo 2
SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Tactical Strike
Syphon Filter: Combat Ops
Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror
Syphon FilterTM: Logan's Shadow
Tekken Dark Resurrection
WipEout Pulse

You can still play the above titles offline, with the exception of EyeToy Chat, Twisted Metal: Black Online and Syphon Filter: Combat Ops, which do not have offline modes.

So, there you go. For now, this is only applies to Europe. Do you still play one of those Online?

NEWS SOURCE #1: Support for online game features (via) PlayStation UK
NEWS SOURCE #2: Forum Thread #483290 (via) NeoGAF

Our thanks to 'Gauss' for this news item!

[wewii]

This is why xbox live will always dominate.... except for EA games, who does whatever they want.

[Captain N1]

This is why xbox live will always dominate.... except for EA games, who does whatever they want.

no.. its why private servers dominate. anyone can run them.

[Diztructor]

This is why xbox live will always dominate.... except for EA games, who does whatever they want.

considering MS shut down everything for the orrigional xbox and those that used the 360 to access got banned.

its obvious that old games will eventually get the servers shut down, due to costs or if the numbers show that not as many people are using it.