I’m a huge fan of Tom Clancy’s The Division, but given that game also relies on servers for every aspect of its gameplay, and seeing as how Ubisoft is now more focused on The Division 2-and, no doubt, a third game that’ll be coming at some point-I continually wonder how much life the original game has left it in.
This is an issue that threatens far more games than just Battleborn, and it’s one that I’ve especially worried about. As of yesterday, January 31st, 2021, those servers were taken offline-meaning the entire experience contained within Battleborn is now unplayable. Even though the game has a single-player campaign in addition to its multiplayer options, all of its modes rely on the official servers being up.
However, Battleborn is a very different situation. (I’m still sore over Sony killing Gravity Rush 2‘s online so quickly.) We’ve seen numerous titles have their servers taken down in the past, leaving certain parts of the game inactive or inaccessible while other parts can still be played solo offline. The end of the road has arrived for Gearbox Software’s adventure shooter Battleborn, as every part of the game has now been rendered unplayable.
