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These 8+ PS5, PS4 Games Will Be Delisted or Disabled in August 2026
Several PlayStation games will lose online features or be disabled during August 2026, although none are currently set to be removed entirely from the PlayStation Store. The changes matter because server closures can restrict multiplayer, user-created content and trophy completion, while the affected games may remain playable offline to varying degrees.
Online services end for Tearaway on 13 August; NBA 2K Playgrounds 2 and WWE 2K Battlegrounds on 20 August; and inFAMOUS 2, inFAMOUS: Festival of Blood, Let It Die, NHL 22 and NHL 23 on 31 August. The two inFAMOUS titles will lose user-generated content, making their Platinum trophies unobtainable, while Let It Die will offer a paid offline version preserving its content; PS3 store access also ends in August for Mexico, Honduras and Nicaragua, with other regions retaining access until July 2027.
In short
- Eight PlayStation games lose online features in August.
- No full PS Store delistings are currently planned.
- Some trophy requirements will become impossible to complete.
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The case for
Maintaining online servers for decade-old games incurs ongoing costs for infrastructure, staffing and security patching that become increasingly difficult to justify as player populations dwindle to tiny fractions of their original base. Companies must allocate finite resources to serve active player communities and develop new experiences; indefinite backwards compatibility, though appealing, is simply not operationally sustainable as a universal standard.
The case against
Digital games sold to consumers typically promise certain features and experiences, yet service closures strip away functionality that purchasers relied upon and cannot replace themselves. Without committed preservation efforts or offline alternatives, culturally significant games risk becoming permanently inaccessible, damaging both consumers who invested in good faith and the historical record of interactive media.
Explained simply
PlayStation games can depend on remote servers for features such as online multiplayer and sharing content made by players. When a publisher closes those servers, a game may still work offline, but some activities and trophies can become unavailable.
The games affected span several series and genres, including sports games, the inFAMOUS action games and Tearaway. Their publishers and developers operate the online services; the exact effect of a closure varies by game. For example, losing access to player-created content can prevent players from completing every trophy.
A server closure does not necessarily remove a game from the PlayStation Store or stop all offline play. Store availability and online support are separate, and some games may offer an offline option when their online service ends.
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