PlanetSide Arena, a massively multiplayer sci-fi enviornment shooter, is about to take its servers offline in early 2020 after the sport’s time in Early Access has sadly proven that it’s unsustainable.
The information was introduced in a “sunset letter” on the PlanetSide Arena web site, through which Executive Producer Andy Sites wrote that “while our team set out with an ambitious vision for a game that combined the massive-scale combat and camaraderie of PlanetSide through a diverse collection of new game modes, it has become clear after several months in Early Access that our population levels make it impossible to sustain the gameplay experience we envisioned.”
Because of this, PlanetSide Arena’s servers will formally be shut down on January 10th, 2020, at 5pm PST.
Sites says that the PlanetSide Arena workforce are actively working with Steam to make sure that all gamers who made purchases through the sport’s time in Early Access will mechanically obtain a full refund to their Steam Wallet after the sport is taken offline.
“Thank you again for your loyalty and support during Beta and Early Access. Your feedback was invaluable, and your enduring passion for PlanetSide remains the bedrock our community is built upon,” wrote Sites.
“As painful as it is to close this chapter so quickly, we remain deeply committed to this franchise, and look forward to continuing this journey through the PlanetSide Universe with all of you.”
PlanetSide Arena will stay up for gamers to take pleasure in till January 10th. Players can now not buy DLC or digital foreign money, however any digital foreign money beforehand earned can nonetheless be spent till the sport’s shutdown. Items bought may also stay accessible to be used.
If you’ve bought something in-game and are questioning should you’ll be eligible for an computerized refund, comply with the hyperlink right here. If you wish to contact PlanetSide Arena’s customer support workforce, comply with the hyperlink right here.
If you wish to try PlanetSide Arena earlier than its shutdown on January 10th, you’ll be able to obtain it free of charge on Steam by following the hyperlink right here.
