PS4 Launch Unique Recreation Shutting Down for Good

A 2013 PS4 launch unique recreation is shutting down for the ultimate time, its developer has introduced on Discord. Players can be forgiven for pondering that Blacklight: Retribution was already offline as a result of it was delisted and discontinued, however its PS4 model remained operational till now.

PS4 console unique recreation Blacklight: Retribution had a 12-year run

Blacklight: Retribution, which initially launched on PC, didn’t launch on every other console. It was certainly one of PS4’s first free-to-play video games.

While the PC model didn’t final lengthy and was discontinued in 2019, the PS4 model survived a PS Store delisting in addition to a change in builders when its authentic crew Zombie Studios shut down in 2015, passing the torch on to Hardsuit Labs.

Well, the 12-year PS4 run ends now.

“Hello Agents, On August 31st the backend services that Blacklight: Retribution depends on will be shutdown for the final time,” reads a discover on Discord. “Unfortunately, this is a necessary change as we have run out of options to support hosting of Blacklight’s backend services.”

The developer thanked PS4 gamers for persevering with to assist Blacklight: Retribution through the years.

“I still occasionally jump in and play a match or two just to see if everything is working or if I need to prod the backend back to life,” the assertion continues. “Consistently finding a match 12 years after the PS4 launch is a feel-good moment — a moment quickly taken away as I watch the respawn timer count down because I stayed in HRV far too long.”

Were any of our readers nonetheless taking part in Blacklight: Retribution?