Sony has announced that the online servers for CounterSpy are closing later this year. The game, which is available on PlayStation 4, Vita, and PlayStation 3, will no longer have its online features come June 1, 2018. It’s the latest first-party game to have its online functionality removed, and it’ll join Gravity Rush 2, WipEout HD, and Killzone 3 as titles that will no longer work online.
For even more on the PlayStation exclusive, check out our CounterSpy review. Take a look at what we had to say:
A huge part of CounterSpy?s appeal is it?s humor. When being briefed by C.O.U.N.T.E.R., you, as the agent, question some of the absurd aspects of the situation, like why you and not some other spy has to do all of the missions, whether C.O.U.N.T.E.R.?s intentions are good, or why the launch plans are exactly the same for both superpowers. Some of the most funny content comes from the intel you gather. For example, a study about ?the use of cats to deliver atomic payload,? or a document about ?how to stay a superpower for the next 1,000 years.? I hope no one is offended by this game making light of the Cold War, because I really think it means well and is all in fun. It even seems to be a sort of subtle statement about reflecting back on a time when things escalated very quickly, and how we can see now that was not the best way to handle things. Much detail was put into making this a fun game, and I think the title even makes a great Vita game because of the ...