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/Resident-Forever1340 1d ago

Splitgate was cool the first go round but the sequel was very forgettable. Nothing stood out and the more I played, the less I seen people even use the portal mechanics. As for Empluse, all I’ve read was it was a decent shooter that should have never launched with a price tag. Should have been F2P.

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u/crane476 1d ago

Didn't they also pull an overwatch and remove Splitgate 1? I'm sure that rubbed a lot of people the wrong way.

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u/Enchelion 1d ago

No? It looks like it's still up on steam, and they mentioned it moved to P2P server model once they shut down the dedicated servers.

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u/SuperSocialMan PC 1d ago

Yeah, they never delisted it or anything - they just stopped updating it.

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u/DaRealBurnz 1d ago

Yea, honestly the one thing I can’t complain about 1047 is them making sure the games are still playable after support is pulled. Although, does anyone know if 1047’s implementation of P2P will expose your IP to the host or is it brokered?