Battleborn Announces Official End Date
Released in May of 2016, Battleborn has struggled to find a wide audience, despite a strong push from Gearbox and publisher 2K Games. The game is a first-person competitive/co-op shooter featuring 30 different playable hero characters. If that sounds at all familiar, many fans of the game blame the success of Overwatch for the title's woes. The two similarly-themed games were released just weeks apart, with Blizzard's option developing into a major pop culture success.
Since then, Battleborn has been suffering a slow, unfortunate death. In 2017, new updates for the game ceased, as fans desperately tried to bring attention to Battleborn. Unfortunately, none of those attempts were able to generate much interest, and those who haven't discovered the game yet will find that it's been de-listed from digital stores. Once the servers go down, the game will effectively cease to exist.
The fate of Battleborn speaks to an all-too-common problem in the video game industry at the moment: a number of online titles will only exist as long as their publishers support them. While publishers such as Limited Run Games have given download exclusive titles physical releases (thus ensuring their future playability), there is no way to preserve games like Battleborn. No matter how many hours a player sinks into the game, it simply won't be there for future generations to enjoy. Sadly, the existence of games such as these will remain fleeting.
Despite Battleborn's struggles, the game apparently proved beneficial for the development process of Borderlands 3. Gearbox referred to the title as something of a palate cleanser for the team, granting them a much-needed break between entries in the Borderlands franchise. Given that game's strong reviews, it would seem Battleborn's legacy continues on in some form.
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ZemaPosted:
After reading this article this game definitely sounds like something I'd play to bad they are shutting the servers down soon might give it a play before they do
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