Definitely a bad time for retro games lovers or even gamers. In recent years, manufacturers and publishers have paid little attention to video game preservation, as evidenced by the Wii and 3DS shutters for Nintendo and the respective closings of the PS3, PSP, and PS Vita for Sony. Saved games aren’t the only games that have fallen victim to the passage of time.
Multiplayer servers also seem to be dropping one by one. As proof of this, is EA’s latest announcement throwing the towel for its four games released on Xbox 360. These; Command and Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars, Command & Conquer 3: Kane’s Wrath, Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 and Mercenaries 2: Favela Hell. From November 9th, no more playing these games online.
Video game industry doesn’t care about video game protection
Electronic Arts is of course not the first publisher to make this controversial decision. Last month, Ubisoft took a drastic step by shutting down the servers of at least 15 games, including five Assassin’s Creed. But the news from EA, which isn’t content to be a regular in the midst of industry-shaking controversies, is even more bitter. .
Of course, we can say that the 4 games in question are not the most popular games in the history of the industry, especially Assassin’s Creed. The truth is that their server shutdown is only a recent confirmation of the symptoms plaguing the environment, and no actor seems determined to keep their game going over time. In other words, if you have a copy of a retro game, keep it safe.
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