Battlefield games tend to be good at retaining their communities, but few online games can last forever. Battlefield publisher EA is no stranger to ending online support for its games, with a long succession of shooters, yearly sports titles, and more shuffling in and out the door.
While classic titles like Battlefield 4 and Battlefield 1 are still going strong years later, a more divisive entry will be partially shutting down this month. Over a decade after its famously buggy release, the urban combat game Battlefield Hardline hasn't retained the same support as either its beloved predecessor or its successor.
In March this year, EA announced that Battlefield Hardline would shortly be delisted and shut down on consoles. The delisting already happened on May 22nd, with the game officially disappearing from Xbox One and PlayStation 4 storefronts. On June 22, Battlefield Hardline servers will be shut down, leaving only the single-player campaign playable on consoles.
For the time being, Battlefield Hardline remains available on PC, although it maintains a much smaller active community than Battlefield 4 and Battlefield 1. Its previous availability on Xbox 360 and PS3 came to an end in 2024 at the same time as...
