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Sony’s Killing This Ratchet & Clank Game Before It Even Comes Out
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Oh BiBi has announced it is ending development of Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble, cancelling the mobile game’s planned worldwide launch. The decision means the multiplayer title will close after a limited release in a few countries, including the UK and Canada.
The final update is planned for 6 November 2026, and the app will be removed from stores on 21 November. Existing players can continue until the servers shut permanently on 1 May 2027; in-app purchases have been removed, and premium content is now free or earnable through play. The game had user scores of 4.2 from 93 App Store ratings and 4.4 from more than 2,000 Google Play ratings.
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In short
- Oh BiBi is ending development before the game’s global launch.
- The app leaves stores on 21 November 2026.
- Servers are due to close on 1 May 2027.
How this story developed
- 11 minutes ago Developer Oh BiBi is ending work on Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble, a mobile multiplayer game that was preparing for a global launch after limited releases in several countries.
- 19 minutes ago Oh BiBi has announced it is ending development of Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble, cancelling the mobile game’s planned worldwide launch. The decision means the multiplayer title will close after a limited release in a few countries, including the UK and Canada.
Explained simply
Ratchet & Clank is a long-running video game series from Sony, starring a Lombax mechanic called Ratchet and his robot companion, Clank. The games are known for action, exploration and comic science-fiction stories, and have mainly appeared on PlayStation consoles.
Ranger Rumble is a multiplayer mobile game based on the series, developed by Oh BiBi under licence from Sony. Its planned worldwide release would have made it available beyond the small group of countries where it had already been released.
The decision matters to players who had tried the mobile game and to fans interested in how Sony’s established game series reach phones. Mobile games often depend on ongoing updates and online servers, so a game’s availability can end even while people still want to play it.