The ambitious multiplayer shooter Planetside Arena was planned to be released back in January of this year, but the development was delayed. At first, the launch was delayed . The launch, however, did not bring the expected influx of players, and already in October that there was a wave of layoffs at the Daybreak Game Company studio, with the Planetside 2 and Planetside Arena teams taking the brunt of the blow. And now, after a quarter, it became known that the Planetside Arena servers will be turned off in January 2020 - the activity of the players turned out to be too low.
The news was announced in a farewell letter on the PlanetSide Arena website, in which Executive Producer Andy Sites wrote: "Our team has unveiled an ambitious vision for a game that will combine massive combat and PlanetSide's camaraderie through a diverse collection of new game modes. . But after several months of early access, it became clear that our server fill rates made it impossible to support the gameplay that we envisioned."
As a result, the PlanetSide Arena servers will be officially shut down on January 10, 2020. Players will no longer be able to purchase DLC or virtual currency, but any previously earned virtual currency can be spent before the game closes. The PlanetSide Arena team is actively working with Steam to ensure that all players who make purchases while playing in Early Access will automatically receive a full refund to their Steam wallet after the servers are shut down.
“Thanks again for your loyalty and support during the beta and early access. Your feedback has been invaluable and your ongoing passion for PlanetSide remains the backbone of our community,” wrote Mr. Sites. "As painful as it is to close this chapter soon, we remain deeply committed to the series and look forward to continuing this journey through the PlanetSide universe with you all."
Those wishing to evaluate PlanetSide Arena before it closes on January 10 can .
Source: 3dnews.ru