EA is removing Battlefield 3, 4 and Hardline from older platforms at the end of the month
EA has announced that it will be removing three from its list Battlefield games available later this month through select digital retailers.
In a recent after shared on X / Twitter and spotted by Eurogamerthe publisher has confirmed that it will remove the content of this article as of Wednesday, July 31. Battlefield 3, Battlefield 4And Battlefield: Hardline from sale on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
This means that users will no longer be able to purchase the titles through digital stores, nor will they be able to purchase additional related content, such as downloadable content (DLC) or other add-ons.
In addition, there are online services for Battlefield 3, Battlefield 4And Hard line on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 will also end on November 7, 2024.
“While the online components of these titles are closed for these platforms, if you own the game you can still play the single-player portion,” EA said.
The publisher also noted that Battlefield 3 will still be playable on PC, and that Battlefield 4 And Hard line will be playable on PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. The announcement has “no impact on these titles and platforms,” according to the developers.
While EA did not provide a reason for the removal from the list, it did comment on its official help site that “some games disappear for legal reasons, or because players ask for resources elsewhere” and that “there comes a point in every game’s lifecycle where it makes sense for us to remove the game from online stores. We call this process ‘sunsetting.'”
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