{"id":468931,"date":"2026-05-27T04:08:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T04:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/468931\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T04:08:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T04:08:13","slug":"sony-suddenly-shuts-down-multiplayer-for-one-of-its-earliest-ps5-exclusives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/468931\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony suddenly shuts down multiplayer for one of its earliest PS5 exclusives."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Posted May 26, 2026 at 11:50 PM UTC<\/p>\n<p>Sony suddenly shuts down multiplayer for one of its earliest PS5 exclusives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">The company pulled the plug on multiplayer for Destruction AllStars, a game about smashing cars that launched in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2021\/2\/2\/22261214\/destruction-allstars-playstation-5-ps5-sony-interview-cars-demolition-derby\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 2021<\/a>, due to \u201congoing technical issues.\u201d Destruction AllStars was also delisted from the PlayStation Store earlier on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Here\u2019s the email I received earlier today about the shutdown.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"kqz8fh1\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-26-at-4.37.47PM.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" data-pswp-height=\"1000\" data-pswp-width=\"1176\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\"><img alt=\"A notice about the shutdown of Destruction AllStars. The text reads: \u201cFrom May 26, 2026 at 14:00 UTC, Destruction AllStars and all associated virtual currency (Destruction Points) will be removed from sale at PlayStation\u00aeStore and will no longer be available for purchase. Single-player modes will remain accessible to existing users until Wednesday November 25, 2026 at 15:00 UTC when all server support for Destruction AllStars shall be shut down. After this date, Arcade Mode single player challenges shall remain playable for returning players, however functionality and player experience may be impacted due to the server shutdown. Otherwise, all remaining game services will be taken offline. Any virtual currency (Destruction Points) currently owned by players can continue to be redeemed within available single-player modes until Wednesday November 25, 2026 at 15:00 UTC. Due to ongoing technical issues, multiplayer services for Destruction AllStars on PlayStation\u00ae5 consoles shall remain offline and are no longer available. We appreciate the support and enthusiasm of the Destruction AllStars community. 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