Discontinuing network support in older projects is normal practice, but this is usually reported in advance.
In September 2013, the shooter Killzone: Mercenary, which also included multiplayer, was released on the PS Vita portable console. Although Sony does not release projects from its internal studios on PS Vita, the networking component of Killzone: Mercenary had a small but friendly community of fans. Now people are left with nothing.
The other day, users found that they can not play online Killzone: Mercenary. As a rule, Sony informs in advance about disconnecting the servers of a particular game, as happened, for example, with Driveclub, but the multiplayer Killzone: Mercenary has sunk into oblivion without warning.
Killzone: Mercenary is still for sale in the PlayStation Store for 1199 rubles, which is logical given the presence of a storyline campaign in the game. However, the multiplayer is still mentioned in the project description.
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