EA is delisting Battlefield 3, 4, and Hardline on older platforms at the end of the month
Online services are scheduled to end later this year
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EA has announced that it will be delisting threeBattlefieldgames from select digital storefronts later this month.
In a recentpostshared to X / Twitter and spotted byEurogamer, the publisher confirmed that as of Wednesday, July 31 it will be removingBattlefield 3,Battlefield 4, andBattlefield: Hardlinefrom sale on theXbox 360andPlayStation 3.
This means users will no longer be able to purchase the titles from the digital storefronts or the extra related content, such as downloadable content (DLC) or any other add-ons.
What’s more, online services forBattlefield 3,Battlefield 4, andHardlineon Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 are also scheduled to end on November 7, 2024.
“While the online components of these titles close for these platforms, if you own the game, you will still be able to play the single-player component,” EA explained.
The publisher also noted thatBattlefield 3will still be playable on PC, and thatBattlefield 4andHardlinewill be playable on PC,Xbox One, andPlayStation 4, saying that the announcement “does not affect these titles and platforms”.
Although EA didn’t offer a reason behind the delisting, it did comment on its officialhelp sitethat, “some games go away for legal reasons, or because players are asking for resources elsewhere” adding, that “there comes a time in every game’s lifecycle when it makes sense for us to remove it from online stores. We refer to this process as ‘sunsetting’.”
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Elsewhere, Dice has announced a brand-newBattlefield 2042collaboration withDead Space.The limited-time crossover event will introduce a new mode called Outbreak inspired by the horror series and is set to begin on July 9, with free rewards to earn.
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