By Jennifer Asencio | Published
October is a tumultuous month for EA Games. In addition to its recent purchase by the Saudi royal family, the company is shutting down the servers for four of its games. This includes AAA game Need for Speed: Rivalswhich closed its servers on October 7.
In August, EA Games announced that it was shutting down the servers for four of its games. Hockey game NHL 21made obsolete by more recent hockey seasons, closed its doors on October 6. Two other outdated sports games, Madden NFL 22 And FIFA 23will close its doors later in October.
THE Need for speed the franchise is popular with a large number of fans, and the Rivals The bracket was followed by six more games. Many consoles will still have backwards compatibility for playing the game, but without servers, the game’s functionality is severely diminished.
This closure has nothing to do with the recent acquisition of EA Games. Gaming companies that own online properties often shut down games that people no longer play. Need for Speed: Rivals There were around 100 players live per day before the October 7 shutdown. The sports games have all been replaced with later versions, which feature updates to teams, players and statistics.
The most recent game in the Need for Speed ​​franchise is Need for unlimited speedreleased in 2022. EA Games has no immediate plans for new games in the title, but fans of the franchise still have games available to them, even with the servers shutting down. If the feature is not important to a player, it is still possible to take advantage of it Need for Speed: Rivals.
