Summary
The console versions ofAPB Reloadedare being shut down. WhenAPBwas first revealed, it was positioned as a potential competitor to Rockstar’sGrand Theft Autoseries, translating that franchise’s open world mayhem to an online multiplayer space. Unfortunately,APBdidn’t meet expectations, earning mostly negative reviews at the time of its initial launch and failing to attract much of an audience.
The originalAPBwas eventually shut down, but it was then brought back asAPB Reloaded, embracing a free-to-play model and launching on Xbox One and PS4 consoles.APB Reloadeddidn’t fare much betterthan the original game did, and unfortunately, it seems anyone interested in playing the game on consoles is running out of time to do so.
As announced by Little Orbit and PLAION,APB Reloadedis being shut down on consoles due to “a combination of technical challenges, resource constraints, and the evolving landscape of gaming.” The Xbox One version ofAPB Reloadedwas already experiencing serious issues that made the developers take it offline, and it seems that the game will not becoming back online.PS4 playershave a little bit more advanced notice when it comes to the game.APB Reloadedpurchases on PS4 will end on February 1, with the game then being shut down on August 2. “This wasn’t an easy decision, and we understand the impact it has on our gaming community, but it was unavoidable,” the developer said.
When is APB Reloaded Shutting Down?
While it will soon become impossible to playAPB Reloadedon consoles, the good news is that any fans of the game on console have the chance to continue playing on PC. The PC version ofAPB Reloadedwill remain online for the time being, withXbox gamers able to migrate their characters now. PS4 players will be able to migrate their characters from console to PC beginning February 1.
The demise ofAPB Reloadedon consoles is something that a lot of players of the game on PS4 and Xbox One probably saw coming. After all,APB Reloadedhas failed to maintain its relevancy in the face of juggernaut free-to-play games likeFortnite,Rocket League, etc., and was completely outclassed in the “online multiplayerGTA” department byRockstar’sGrand Theft Auto Online, which remains immensely popular to this day. Regardless, the PC version ofAPB Reloadedwill remain active, so the game will at least remain playable on one platform.
