2021 PS5 Exclusive Has Shut Down Forever (Out of Nowhere)

PS5 exclusive Destruction AllStars, which was intended as a launch title for the PS5 before being delayed into 2021, has now been completely delisted and shut down. Unfortunately, the number of video games getting shut down left and right is only increasing week after week, but it is surprising to see a game exclusive to a platform holder shut down. And typically, video game shutdowns come with some kind of warning to players. None of that happened here.

Destruction AllStars was released in February 2021 and was a multiplayer car-combat game developed by Lucid Games exclusively for the PS5. It has been delisted, meaning it’s no longer available for purchase, and its multiplayer services have been shut down immediately. Anyone with any in-game Destruction Points has until November 2026 to redeem them, and while the arcade mode will remain active for the time being, every multiplayer and live-service component has been rolled up and packed off.

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While Destruction AllStars struggled to retain a player base since day one, it has remained live for over five years, meaning it had some players, however few and rare they may have been. Those players can still enjoy the offline arcade mode, but that’s basically it, gutting and crippling the game that someone out there probably enjoyed. What’s more surprising is that, according to Lucid Games’ Twitter profile, the company was hiring as recently as May 2026. It’s uncertain if this shutdown will have any impact on the studio.

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Shutdowns are bad enough on their own, and it’s rare to see it happen to a platform holder. Of course, no one has forgotten that PlayStation’s live service push has seen many games be shut down, with Concord‘s shut down being the famous example. But even bigger than all of this is the lack of warning.

This could set a dangerous precedent, as something similar recently happened with a Disney game, where developers and publishers can just take purchased online games offline without any warning to consumers. Even with low player counts, warning is just being respectful to a game, a studio, and a playerbase. Some may not be concerned about their favorite games, but such a precedent would mean it’s only a matter of time.

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As we wrote in our review of Destruction AllStars, it was “shallow and struggles to give players a compelling reason to stick with it for the long-term. But like other live service games, it’s possible that Destruction AllStars will improve as the developers address fan feedback and add more meaningful content to the game. The foundation is there for Destruction AllStars to eventually be great, with reliable performance, beautiful graphics, and fun core gameplay, but there’s a long way to go if it ever wants to reach that point.”