A 2013 PS4 launch exclusive game is shutting down for the final time, its developer has announced on Discord. Players would be forgiven for thinking that Blacklight: Retribution was already offline because it was delisted and discontinued, but its PS4 version remained operational until now.

PS4 console exclusive game Blacklight: Retribution had a 12-year run

Blacklight: Retribution, which originally launched on PC, didn’t release on any other console. It was one of PS4’s first free-to-play games.

While the PC version didn’t last long and was discontinued in 2019, the PS4 version survived a PS Store delisting as well as a change in developers when its original team Zombie Studios shut down in 2015, passing the torch on to Hardsuit Labs.

Well, the 12-year PS4 run ends now.

“Hello Agents, On August 31st the backend services that Blacklight: Retribution depends on will be shutdown for the final time,” reads a notice on Discord. “Unfortunately, this is a necessary change as we have run out of options to support hosting of Blacklight’s backend services.”

The developer thanked PS4 players for continuing to support Blacklight: Retribution over the years.

“I still occasionally jump in and play a match or two just to see if everything is working or if I need to prod the backend back to life,” the statement continues. “Consistently finding a match 12 years after the PS4 launch is a feel-good moment — a moment quickly taken away as I watch the respawn timer count down because I stayed in HRV far too long.”

Were any of our readers still playing Blacklight: Retribution?

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