Basic Codemasters racing video games will lose on-line providers

Several basic racing video games from Codemasters will shut down their on-line providers on March 16, 2026. Electronic Arts (EA), which acquired the British studio in 2021, introduced the checklist of video games dropping their on-line parts earlier this month.

The following video games shall be affected by the choice:

• Dirt 3 on Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4, PC and Nintendo Switch

• Dirt Showdown on Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4, PC and Nintendo Switch

• Grid 2 on Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4, PC and Nintendo Switch

• Grid Autosport on Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4, PC and Nintendo Switch

For a majority of gamers, it will solely be a mere technicality, as a result of taking part in most of those titles on-line requires on-line passes which have already been delisted from sale years in the past.

Dirt and Grid are amongst Codemasters’ hottest franchises from the 2010s, when the studio had already been specializing in racing video games. Dirt 2 was launched in 2011, Showdown in 2012. Grid 2 and Autosport adopted in 2013 and 2014.

The collection’ most up-to-date entries are Dirt 5 from 2020 and Grid Legends from 2022. The cadence of releases from the 2 franchises has slowed down considerably within the 2020s, because the F1 collection has taken precedence over every thing else following Codemasters’ acquisition by EA. As such, some followers searching for a unique expertise have discovered themselves gravitating again in the direction of the older catalog.