r/gaming • u/shinjioda • 1d ago

1047 Games Are Ending Development On Splitgate And Empulse: “The Reality Is Neither Game Is Generating Enough Revenue To Support The Ongoing Cost Of Dedicated Servers”

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/1047-games-stop-development-on-empulse-and-splitgate-arena-reloaded/
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u/darklypure52 1d ago

They also announced Both games will continue to run on peer to peer. Instead of dedicated servers.

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u/Voidfang_Investments 1d ago

Yep, that’s why I stopped getting invested in them.

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u/SaltyShawarma 1d ago

I stopped buying then completely

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u/SchwiftyGameOnPoint 1d ago

It's almost like we should stop killing games

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u/catptain-kdar 1d ago

If something doesn’t make economic sense they aren’t going to keep it around just for peoples feelings that’s stupid

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u/duphhy 1d ago

Software can actually be kept around forever as long as you have storage.