PlayStation has confirmed that it is delisting and permanently shutting down one of its games. PlayStation, like virtually every other video game company that publishes online-only, mobile, and live-service games, occasionally shuts down its games. It may not happen at the same rate and scale as third-party publishers like EA and Take-Two, but it is certainly not unheard of.
In fact, PlayStation has suffered some of the most high-profile shutdowns of all time. PlayStation’s original attempt to shut down the PlayStation Store on PS3 was met with such severe backlash that the company pushed it back for years, and it infamously shuttered live-service hero-shooter game Concord mere weeks after its initial release. PlayStation has also canceled some of its live-service games before they have even been able to get out the door, as is the case with The Last of Us‘ online multiplayer game and more recently, the heist shooter Fairgames.
When is Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble Shutting Down?
The next PlayStation game on the chopping block is a mobile version of one of its most popular franchises. Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble is a mobile PvP hero shooter developed by Oh BiBi and Insomniac Games, and published by PlayStation. Ranger Rumble was slowly rolled out in various regions over the past year, but never had its full-on global release. Now, before most PlayStation fans have even had the chance to try Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble for themselves, it’s been confirmed that the game is being delisted from mobile app stores and its servers are being permanently shut down.
The final update for Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble was recently released, with the game set to be delisted on November 21. This means that there is technically still time for fans to download the game and play it for anyone interested, assuming it is available in their region. Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble was released in the Philippines, Indonesia, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Canada, France, the UK, and various Asian markets, but it was never released in the US. Effectively, this means that fans in the US will forever have a Ratchet & Clank game that they never even had the chance to play.
Those that already have Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble installed or who plan on checking it out before it’s delisted on November 21 should note that the game has a limited shelf-life. Ranger Rumble‘s servers are being shut down on May 1, 2027. From that point forward, the game will effectively cease to exist, an unfortunate fate that has befallen various other mobile games over the years.
Even though Ranger Rumble is just a mobile spin-off, it’s still sad to see a game part of a major PlayStation franchise permanently shut down. The good news is that there are leaks to suggest a future Ratchet & Clank game is in development at Insomniac, though nothing official has been announced at the time of this writing. In the meantime, PlayStation fans may also want to take note of Destruction AllStars shutting down on November 25, as that’s yet another game from the company that is getting the boot.
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Playstation Mobile
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Playstation Mobile
