A 2013 PS4 launch unique sport is shutting down for the ultimate time, its developer has introduced on Discord. Gamers 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 sport Blacklight: Retribution had a 12-year run
Blacklight: Retribution, which initially launched on PC, didn’t launch on every other console. It was considered one of PS4’s first free-to-play video games.
Whereas the PC model didn’t final lengthy and was discontinued in 2019, the PS4 model survived a PS Retailer delisting in addition to a change in builders when its unique group Zombie Studios shut down in 2015, passing the torch on to Hardsuit Labs.
Effectively, the 12-year PS4 run ends now.
“Hiya Brokers, On August thirty first the backend providers that Blacklight: Retribution will depend on shall be shutdown for the ultimate time,” reads a discover on Discord. “Sadly, it is a crucial change as we have now run out of choices to help internet hosting of Blacklight’s backend providers.”
The developer thanked PS4 gamers for persevering with to help Blacklight: Retribution over time.
“I nonetheless sometimes leap in and play a match or two simply to see if the whole lot is working or if I must prod the backend again to life,” the assertion continues. “Persistently discovering a match 12 years after the PS4 launch is a feel-good second — a second rapidly taken away as I watch the respawn timer depend down as a result of I stayed in HRV far too lengthy.”
Have been any of our readers nonetheless enjoying Blacklight: Retribution?