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EA shutting down online servers for some Playstation 2 games
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 2:20 am
by lazyhoboguy
http://www.ea.com/2/service-updates
Online Service Updates
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As background information, the EA SPORTS™ games scheduled for shutdown in February and March 2011 represent roughly 1% of all peak online players across all EA titles. Despite some people's perception, there is a lot of behind-the-scenes work involved with keeping these older games up and running. We would rather our hard-working engineering and IT staff focus on keeping a positive experience for the other 99% of customers playing our more popular games. These decisions to retire games is never easy. The development teams and operational staff pour their hearts into these games almost as much as the customers playing them and it is hard to see one retired. We hope you have gotten many hours of enjoyment out of the games and we appreciate your ongoing patronage.
If you have further questions about your account or the shut down of these services, please visit
http://support.ea.com.
Thank you,
Electronic Arts
The EA PS2 Server Shutdowns for Feb 8, 2011 are:
FIFA 08
Madden 09
Madden 10
NCAA® Football 10
Re: EA shutting down online servers for some Playstation 2 g
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 9:55 am
by Mytho
So that is it for Madden and NCAA Football online on PS2, as the 2011 editions did not contain online play. Outside of Blitz: The League, does that mean that there are no longer any online football games for PS2?
Surprised to see that FIFA 09 will be surviving this round of terminations. It looks like that will be the only remaining EA Sports game online for PS2.
EDIT: Just realized Battlefield 2: Modern Combat was still online, so there will be 2 EA PS2 games still online after this wave of terminations.
Re: EA shutting down online servers for some Playstation 2 g
Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2011 1:09 am
by Viscosity
Yeah Blitz Pro is down becuase of DNAS but I bet the servers are still up. I wish nfl 2k5 was still online. I know some on the NBA 25 games are still online.
Re: EA shutting down online servers for some Playstation 2 g
Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2011 11:49 pm
by NoLimits
Madden 11 doesn't have online? That's really low by EA then, by taking down Madden 10 so early.
Re: EA shutting down online servers for some Playstation 2 g
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 12:42 pm
by icebears4ever
Fifa 09, 10 and 11 4 PS2 does not have online, too bad they close the server 4 Fifa 08 then
Re: EA shutting down online servers for some Playstation 2 g
Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 9:54 pm
by altecgodofchaos
If I can pocket log those games servers, I can can bring them back once the original servers are gone. this is why i wanted you guys to help me. lets keep the servers running for future generations