Sony dropping online play for Gran Turismo 5, Resistance trilogy

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Gran Turismo 5 and the Resistance franchise will be pulling the online plug in early 2014. Sony has announced that Gran Turismo 5 will conclude its online features on May 20, 2014, with the Resistance franchise on PlayStation 3 following on March 28.

Also, as of January 28, 2014, the online connectivity of MAG, SOCOM: Special Forces and SOCOM: Confrontation will also cease to be. Since MAG and SOCOM: Confrontation are online only, we hope you enjoy your new coasters.

Posted: Dec 26, 2013 7:47 pm
Related Forum: PlayStation Forum

Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2013/12/26/sony-dropping-online-play-for-gran-turismo-5-resistance-trilogy/

Comments

CHPPosted: Fri. Dec 27, 2013

funsnipes
Katsumi
Oasis Not surprised at the other games but GT5?
So you release GT6, realise that it's not selling as well as you hoped, then decide to shut GT5???

Don't they realise that for the people that have never played a Gran Turismo, before buying a new one, most people try the old one first!

Bunch of amateurs.

Well it makes a bit of sense i guess, if players of Gran Turismo 5 want to play online they will now have to buy Gran Turismo 6.

What a stupid move to get people to get GT6, I bet lots of people will be angry at this decision, and I thought EA were bad for shutting down online servers after a few years.

ridiculous? yes but this happens more than is noticed.

GazziPosted: Fri. Dec 27, 2013

lol and people say microsoft is the only one that is "greedy"

all giant companies

funsnipesPosted: Fri. Dec 27, 2013

Katsumi
Oasis Not surprised at the other games but GT5?
So you release GT6, realise that it's not selling as well as you hoped, then decide to shut GT5???

Don't they realise that for the people that have never played a Gran Turismo, before buying a new one, most people try the old one first!

Bunch of amateurs.

Well it makes a bit of sense i guess, if players of Gran Turismo 5 want to play online they will now have to buy Gran Turismo 6.

What a stupid move to get people to get GT6, I bet lots of people will be angry at this decision, and I thought EA were bad for shutting down online servers after a few years.

KatsumiPosted: Fri. Dec 27, 2013

Oasis Not surprised at the other games but GT5?
So you release GT6, realise that it's not selling as well as you hoped, then decide to shut GT5???

Don't they realise that for the people that have never played a Gran Turismo, before buying a new one, most people try the old one first!

Bunch of amateurs.

Well it makes a bit of sense i guess, if players of Gran Turismo 5 want to play online they will now have to buy Gran Turismo 6.

UrthPosted: Fri. Dec 27, 2013

its not like people still play these games

MonokumaPosted: Fri. Dec 27, 2013

It's a shame to hear about this

DissPosted: Fri. Dec 27, 2013

Wow, I honestly didn't see this coming, I wonder how long it will be until most of the online games are like this for the 360 and PS3.

MaggardoPosted: Fri. Dec 27, 2013

That is horrible that they are dropping the servers for MAG, I used to play that game all the time!

VampiricPosted: Thu. Dec 26, 2013

Shame about MAG, I loved playing that before my PS3 broke, they should give you something to make up for it seeing as MAG is online only, and by taking it offline it's made what you paid for utterly useless.

BRSPosted: Thu. Dec 26, 2013

Oasis Not surprised at the other games but GT5?
So you release GT6, realise that it's not selling as well as you hoped, then decide to shut GT5???

Don't they realise that for the people that have never played a Gran Turismo, before buying a new one, most people try the old one first!

Bunch of amateurs.

Isn't Resistance 3 only a couple years old though? That's a shame. They should keep that one up even if there aren't a ton of players purely by principle.

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