10 Playstation Games Sony Killed

If an online brand has its servers pulled or is discontinued from digital stores, it could be done forever

Although certain shooters, roleplayers or battle royales might still function offline, it's a real kick in the teeth when the servers close shop

especially if the property had a passionate online community. Sightries on this list may have been popular in their day and developed a devoted fanbase

but that didn't stop Sony from shutting them down for good. I'm Sigh, this is WhatCulture, and these are 10 PlayStation Games Sony Killed

10. SOCOM Confrontation A development team should be really confident in a recognised IP

before deciding to switch things up and turn a mainstream entry into an online multiplayer-focused game

And since SOCOM Confrontation was the first instalment in the military series

that wouldn't contain a single-player campaign, this decision was risky. Having said that, Slot 6 Games' franchise was impressively consistent to this point

so this new direction had potential, but due to technical issues, constant lag, and game-crashing bugs

this PS3 tactical shooter was a major misfire. Also, Socom Confrontation is an awkward name to say out loud, so it probably didn't help

Tighter aside, many actual gameplay issues were resolved over time, but Confrontation never redeemed itself due to lack of maps, graphical limitations, and unambitious gameplay

Sitting with a score of 63% on Metacritic, the underwhelming multiplayer title is the lowest-rated Socom of them all

A mere three years after launch, Confrontation servers were put to rest

The online services for the follow-up SOCOM 4 came to a close on the same day

The reason why Confrontation ranks so low on this list is because it's technically still possible to play it

In 2001, diehard fans reverse-engineered the servers for the defunct online game

and using a private connection, Confrontation found a way to live on, no thanks to Sony

That said, the aforementioned SOCOM 4 from 2011, which fared really no better

remains the last game in this now buried franchise. 9. The Legend of Korra

After the success of Avatar The Last Airbender, a sequel was commissioned by Nickelodeon called The Legend of Korra

When this follow-up was a smash hit, Activision published a beat-em-up based on the beloved cartoon

with Platinum Games serving as the lead development team. Since the studio had worked on innovative combat games like the Bayonetta series

and Metal Gear Rising Revengeance, the cel-shaded fighting property appeared to be in safe hands

But due to uninspired combat, empty levels and a lack of enemy variety, especially in the bosses, Legend of Korra felt like the laziest of lazy tie-ins

With the rampant bugs, this train wreck could easily be mistaken as a barely functioning beta

And after how awful M. Night Shyamalan's last Airbender film adaptation turned out, you'd think that the fanbase had suffered enough

Thanks to the abysmal reviews, the digital-only title sold extremely poorly, and since it failed to make much money, Activision weren't keen on continuing to pay the licensing fees

As a result, Legend of Korra became digitally unavailable three years after release

Since it never received a physical release, it's been impossible to buy since

Considering how adored the animated series is, it doesn't really matter that the game's bad

there are people out there that want to own a copy, and that's just not possible anymore

8 Swords of Gargantua On paper virtual reality should work well with a game like Swords of Gargantua The self sword combat simulator has the hero using their oversized blade to slash enemies and deflect attacks If the slicing and dicing mechanics were executed

correctly, Third Wave's Sword Fighter could have been a phenomenon. Too bad then that this PSVR

title is a steaming pile of doo-doo. No matter how skilled a player is, there's nothing you can do

to combat the clunky controls and inconsistent movement. Since the gameplay doesn't always

register a parry or a jab, the player's best bet is to flail around aimlessly hoping to hit

something in the game, not in your front room. Sadly, there's no hope of these issues being

patched as the PS4 version was delisted after a two-year run. Three months later, the servers

went kaput. Since the multiplayer and single-player required internet access, this decision rendered

the Sony port of Swords unplayable. Yes, it's still available on Steam, but the PS4 version

has gone the way of the dodo, which is appropriate because as I said, it was doo-doo. No official

reason was given behind this sudden decision but it doesn't seem likely that Swords of Gargantua

will be available on a Sony system anytime soon. Number 7 Nobi Nobi Boy. After the success of the

Katamari series, Kayaeta Takahashi released a similarly whimsical game called Nobi Nobi Boy in

2009. In each level an elastic worm creature called Boy must twirl its body at certain angles

to stretch out as much as possible. And no Kratos didn't name the character, it's genuinely called

boy, and the more boy expands, the more points he's awarded, allowing him to unlock new areas

Much like Hatemari, the PS3 title is incredibly addictive despite its simplistic and pretty

silly premise. Although there's no real goal, finding elaborate ways to make the wiggly

hero expand is deeply satisfying. Even though modern gamers would have a blast with Noby

Noby Boy today, and I mean just look at it, it's absurd, it would just blow up on social

media, obtaining this gem nowadays is a bit problematic since it was taken off the PlayStation

store in 2018, meaning you can't get your hands on Noby Noby Boy unless you already purchased it

Look, playing devil's advocate here, it's understandable when companies like Sony shut

down the servers of lesser known IP that came out over a decade ago, but Noby Noby Boy comes from a

fairly prominent and respected developer, and you can't help but think that it had its legs

not that worms have legs, cut out from underneath it. Number 6, Gran Turismo HD Concept. As the title suggests, Gran Turismo HD Concept served as a

sneak preview for the upcoming PS3 racing simulator Gran Turismo HD. Despite minimal

content, Polophony Digital's free advertiser showcased enough material to build anticipation for the real deal. Less than a year after Concept's release, head director Kazanurayemo

she decided to go in a different direction, which led to the creation of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue

a demo for a new sequel called, surprise surprise, Gran Turismo 5. Though GT HD Concept only contain

one track and 10 playable vehicles, GT5 Prologue boasted 70 cars, six tracks and 50 events

Since Prologue offered smoother gameplay and better physics, it was clearly the superior of the two

And so for this reason, it wasn't long before GT HD concept was purged from the PlayStation Store

effectively replaced by GT5 Prologue. Even though it was a shame the original version never came to be

it was the right decision. After all many ideas planned for Gran Turismo HD including noticeable car damage and online racing were incorporated into Gran Turismo 5 Nevertheless it would have been nicer if Gran Turismo HD

concept was still downloadable purely for the sake of nostalgia and as an artefact of

Gran Turismo's history. 5. Dust 514 It's hard to comprehend how awe-inspiring EVE Online was when it debuted back in 2003. The

persistent world MMORPG is renowned for its complexity, range of gameplay and player interaction

as well as its gargantuan scale. After all, the spacefaring roleplayer contains nearly 8,000 star systems

Just when it looked like CCP Games couldn't get more ambitious with it, they created a multiplayer spin-off called Dust 514

which tied to EVE Online in a unique way. Rather than existing separately

interactions in one game had consequences in the other, whether it be political, social, or environmental

To build hype to the absolute max, Dust 514 was totally free

How could anyone not be excited for this potential game changer? Though the customization and player interaction was awesome

this PS3 title was let down by atrocious graphics, glitches around every turn, and a heavy focus on grinding

Oh, there goes my excitement. Even if Dust 514 was a triumph, it was fighting an uphill battle from the beginning

since it was released six months before the PlayStation 4 as well. With Sony fans flocking to the next-gen console

interest in the cosmic spinoff dried up quickly, and Dust 514 closed its doors in 2016

Despite the fact that EVE Online is still going strong after two decades, its offshoot failed to last three years

4. Punisher No Mercy Best known for making pinball games, Zen Studios partnered with Marvel in 2009 to develop an arena-based shooter called Punisher No Mercy

And it would be easy to bag on this game. It is bad. I mean, it's really bad

In fact, it's so bad that it's not really anything. In fact, it's nothing. There is basically nothing in this game

It almost doesn't exist with how slighting content it is. Seriously, the story mode is composed of four matches

Seriously, four. The multiplayer has a couple of options, but it's not engaging enough due to the empty levels and minimal weapons

of which players can only carry three at a time. Worst of all, the dull FPS doesn't try to have any fun with the Marvel brand

to the point where it's easy to forget that this is a Punisher game. Due to the poor reception, nobody would have blamed the powers that be if they closed the servers down

but since the Marvel licensing with Zen Studios was set to expire just a couple years after the release

It was wisely decided to put this trash out of its misery. In early 2011, the comic book dud was taken off the PlayStation Store less than two years after its debut

Although there is often understandably outcry when a game is killed off for good, even the biggest of Marvel fans didn't notice or care when Punisher No Mercy was taken out back and executed

3. Drive Club Pushing the technological boundaries with its flawless car renders

Evolution Studios Drive Club looked like it was set to be something truly special

Considering each car was composed of 260,000 polygons and took seven months to develop

it probably would have been easier if the developers manufactured actual automobiles

Thanks to all the buzz, the racing simulator was among the best-selling games on the PlayStation 4

shipping 2 million units. However DriveClub was met with heavy criticism due to its poor online capabilities inconsistent AI and lackluster gameplay Creators tried to make up for it with a bunch of patches and they threw in additional features at no extra charge

including an innovative weather system that factors in cloud formations and movements of trees and grass

But unfortunately, the bumpy start cost DriveClub dearly since it didn't bring in enough cash to turn much of a profit

When Evolution Studios shut down in 2016, the updates of course came to a grinding halt

signalling the beginning of the end. And sure enough, the online servers for DriveClub, DriveClubVR and DriveClubBikes was switched off soon after

Although the single player functioned fine, it wasn't the same and the future of this burgeoning series was snuffed out

2. MAG Before its release in 2010, MAG looked like it was going to have a long and prosperous future

Zipper Studios' MMO Military Shooter was the first game to maintain 256 players simultaneously, which was the world record at the time

Each 8-player squad was overseen by a leader who was selected if their rank was high enough

This mechanic incentivized players to be extra diligent during their playthrough so that they could be promoted to team leader later

Since the missions involved airstrikes, parachuting, tanks and planes, the gameplay had a tremendous amount of variety

and with the well-structured skill tree, vast customization and a plethora of diverse modes

MAG was a wonder to behold. Yes, it suffered from a few glitches and janky animations

but it wasn't enough to ruin the entire experience, with a couple more patches

MAG really could have been epic. However, everything went belly up when Sony unceremoniously shut down Zipper Studios in 2012

due to, quote, resource realignment. Yay, capitalism. When the developers went bust

it was no surprise when the servers were turned off less than two years later

MAG may not have been perfect, but it deserved a much longer run

And number one, of course, PT. Ten years later, and this one still stings

Ten years, Jesus Christ. With Hideo Kojima working alongside Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro

P.T. was set up to be truly groundbreaking. Despite only being 20 minutes long, the horror experience was lavished with praise

due to its eerie atmosphere, disturbing imagery, and photorealistic graphics. And when the ending revealed P.T. was a playable teaser for an upcoming Silent Hill project starring Norman Reedus

it couldn't come out soon enough. Although drastic changes in gaming development are nothing new, what came next was truly heartbreaking

After Kojima and his senior staff parted from Konami, the P.T. follow-up Silent Hills was cancelled

Just to row an ocean's worth of salt into the wound, P.T. was withdrawn from the PlayStation Store three days later

a decision that was regarded rightfully as spiteful, unprofessional and cowardly. It caused such an uproar that several gamers rebuilt P.T. from scratch or ported it onto other systems

but due to legal issues these recreations were rendered unplayable. Many of the games on this list deserved so much better

but P.E.T. is in a universe of its own in terms of its influence on the gaming industry

with many horror games taking a nod from an unfinished project no less

And one, of course, you can't play unless you spend a lot of money

on a PlayStation 4 on eBay that still has it installed. Oh, isn't that great? Thanks, Konami