Some Battlefield Classics Are Being Delisted In April

A blog post on the Electronic Arts website confirms that a number of Battlefield titles are due for sunsetting.

The titles include Battlefield 1943 and both Battlefield: Bad Company 1 & 2. They do clarify that this is due to the impending shut down of online services that support the games that will come later in the year:

Starting April 28 2023, Battlefield 1943, Battlefield: Bad Company 1 & 2 will be removed from digital storefronts and you will no longer be able to purchase them. This is in preparation for the retirement of the online services for these titles which will happen on December 8 2023. For Bad Company 1 & 2, you can still continue playing them and use their respective offline features, such as the single player campaign. You can also read our FAQ and Service Updates for further information on the retirement of online services.

There is also a clarification given via Tweet that an announcement suggesting the removal of Mirror’s Edge was done in error:

An update about Battlefield 1943, Bad Company and Bad Company 2 👇https://t.co/mqYW5VVi2i

An earlier version of this announcement included Mirror's Edge. That was an error. We currently have no plans to remove Mirror’s Edge from digital storefronts.

— Battlefield (@Battlefield) March 21, 2023

The rest of the post actually highlights the unique story behind each of the games, in a rare celebration of their development. These games all released during the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 era of gaming, and the Bad Company titles are still spoken of fondly to this day – with many calling for either a remaster or modernised sequel.

In a world where a Dead Space remake not only exists, but thrived, who knows what EA might have on the cards.

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