Another PS5 Multiplayer Game Shutting Down in 2025, Players Angry

Another high-profile PS5, PS4 multiplayer game is shutting down in 2025, and although this one didn’t come as a huge surprise, the announcement has left players frustrated. Following its rather strange development and release, fighting game MultiVersus eventually flopped, and just before the weekend, WB Games announced that it was pulling the plug.

MultiVersus joins XDefiant in sunsetting PS5 multiplayer servers in 2025

MultiVersus isn’t the first AAA game that’ll shut its servers down in 2025. Ubisoft previously announced that its shooter XDefiant will be sunset in June this year. However, unlike XDefiant’s closure, news about MultiVersus has resulted in backlash.

MultiVersus had a promising start when it launched in beta and early access for a year between 2022-2023. Then, it was taken offline for an entire year in preparation for a full launch. The game returned in May 2024 with incomplete and missing features, but instead of making promised improvements, WB has decided to shut MultiVersus down by May 30. It’ll only be available offline thereafter.

Players, especially those who paid for the $100 Founder’s Pack, are naturally upset. The backlash prompted a statement from game director Tony Huynh over the weekend, in which he expressed sadness over MultiVersus closure and decried threats received by developers.

Huynh’s full statement can be read below:

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