“National Anthem” is the latest video game casualties. What should game end care look like?
Electronic Arts and Bioware will sunset their online multiplayer game National anthem January 12, effectively making it obsolete. “National anthem “Once the server is offline, the game will no longer be playable,” BioWare wrote in the announcement. On August 15, the game will disappear from the EA Play playlist.
Currently, players cannot buy the currency in the game, but they will be able to spend their own stuff until the server is offline. BioWare developers have been researching National anthem The end of the game will not be fired. The news of the game’s closure is because the industry has experienced turmoil and faces increased pressure from players to develop a “end of life” plan for serving the game.
National anthemIt lasted for nearly seven years, during which time, a major redirectional struggle in the game. Its 2019 release was widely publicized by critics, who executed it unbalanced, full of bugs and boredom. While Bioware and EA originally planned to overhaul the game after launch, one is called The national anthem is next– BioWare canceled the project in 2021, citing Covid-19, shifting the focus to other games. Its on-site service continues to operate.
Online, fans of places like EA official forums are asking for “offline mode” which will allow them to play National anthem Even without a server. “Shut down and delete the game completely, people have invested money (especially non-refundables) is a worrying and dangerous precedent,” one player wrote. “If you buy the game, you should be able to play it.” Another player wrote: “Let the game be like National anthem Disappearance also completely conveys a dangerous message: live service games are one-off, no matter how much time or money the player invests. ”
Video games disappear for many reasons, whether it’s a licensing problem, lost code or physical media becomes unplayable. Developer’s decision to end National anthemServer support illustrates an issue that is specifically addressed by stopping the killing game. “As the product is effectively sold, more and more video games are being sold effectively without a stated expiration date, but once the publisher supports it, it is completely unavailable.” The organizers of the campaign claimed that this practice “is not only harmful to customers, but also makes protection effective.”
Stop killing the game will not be able to do anything to stop it National anthem. The group relies on petitions and seeks government intervention – actions that cannot be achieved by January. Still, the sunset is “the kind we want to prevent,” said founder Ross Scott. The goal is to “break the cycle so that future games can continue to happen.”
According to the organization’s website, for Scott and other believers who stop killing the game, destroying video games (like destroying every copy of a book, album or movie), it’s related to “social and cultural losses.” “Although a medium with less popularity, video games still deserve basic protection for the complete and intentional damage of many of their works.” What they want is companies that have to make backup plans even if the game must be played offline.
