{"id":1958116,"date":"2026-05-27T14:34:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T11:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1958116"},"modified":"2026-05-27T14:34:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T11:34:36","slug":"another-live-service-game-crashes-as-sony-switches-off-servers-for-ps5-exclusive-destruction-allstars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1958116","title":{"rendered":"Another live service game crashes as Sony switches off servers for PS5 exclusive Destruction AllStars"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/destruction-allstars\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Destruction AllStars<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Another live service game crashes as Sony switches off servers for PS5 exclusive Destruction AllStars<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">How many of you played it?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/destruction-all-starts.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"A character with a cardboard box on their head, and a silly face drawn onto it, raises their hands as if in victory. It&apos;s a screenshot from Destruction AllStars.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"destruction-all-starts.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"292\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Sony<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Robert Purchese avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/user-9946-originalxoriginal-14-03-23.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1017\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Robert Purchese avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"user-9946-originalxoriginal-14-03-23.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1017\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/robert-purchese\">Robert Purchese<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Associate Editor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-05-27T14:34:36+00:00\">May 27, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"0870783c-162d-48c0-905f-7322493ac878\" data-name=\"Destruction AllStars\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Destruction AllStars\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Destruction AllStars\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Destruction AllStars\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Destruction AllStars\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Destruction AllStars\" title=\"Follow Destruction AllStars\"><br \/>\n  Follow Destruction AllStars<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Sony has abruptly shut down multiplayer services for PlayStation 5 launch exclusive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/destruction-allstars\">Destruction AllStars<\/a>, and it doesn&#8217;t sound like they&#8217;re ever coming back.<\/p>\n<p>Destruction AllStars was the shallow if fleetingly enjoyable driving and third-person brawling hybrid, where you ran around an arena finding cars to drive and then crashed them into other people. &#8220;In desperate need of depth and content, Destruction AllStars is at least a fun whizz around the corner,&#8221; Wes wrote in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/destruction-allstars-review-ps5s-ps-plus-freebie-offers-slick-but-shallow-arcade-racing-carnage\">Eurogamer&#8217;s Destruction AllStars review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sony, in an email sent to Destruction AllStars players yesterday (as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/937814\/sony-suddenly-shuts-down-multiplayer-for-one-of-its-earliest-ps5-exclusives\">reported by The Verge<\/a>), announced its intention to close server support for the game, albeit in several months&#8217; time, in November. However, because of &#8220;ongoing technical issues&#8221;, multiplayer services have already been taken offline and &#8220;shall remain offline&#8221;, so online support has effectively ended.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Let&apos;s Play Destruction AllStars PS5 gameplay - CRASH TEST DUMMY!\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eV0ahEHaWjM?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/eV0ahEHaWjM\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Let&#8217;s Play Destruction AllStars PS5 gameplay &#8211; CRASH TEST DUMMY!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eV0ahEHaWjM\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Sony stated Destruction AllStars has been removed from sale on the PlayStation Store and will no longer be available to buy there. It also said while single-player modes are to remain accessible, they may be adversely affected when multiplayer servers are formally turned off on 25th November, 3pm UTC.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After this date, Arcade Mode single-player challenges shall remain playable for returning players,&#8221; Sony wrote, &#8220;however functionality and player experience may be impacted due to the server shutdown. Otherwise, all remaining game services will be taken offline.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Any virtual currency (Destruction Points) owned by players is redeemable within single-player modes up to the server shut-off date. &#8220;We appreciate the support and enthusiasm of the Destruction AllStars community,&#8221; Sony concluded.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not clear how many people were regularly playing Destruction AllStars (and I can&#8217;t check the numbers on my PlayStation Welcome Hub because I never installed the game) but I expect it was a small number. Nevertheless, it&#8217;s the latest in a string of multiplayer games taken offline recently, which include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/anthem-was-abandoned-in-death-as-in-life-its-a-game-ea-and-bioware-would-rather-forget\">Anthem<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/highguard-will-shut-down-permanently-next-week-because-it-doesnt-have-enough-revenue-to-keep-anyone-employed-to-work-on-it\">Highguard<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/quantic-dream-closing-spellcasters-chronicles\">Spellcasters Chronicles<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/bittersweet-farewell-destiny-2\">Destiny 2<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/concords-sudden-shutdown-is-such-a-big-deal-its-been-brought-up-during-uk-government-debates-on-video-game-consumer-laws\">Concord<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>These closures fall within the argument consumer rights movement Stop Killing Games is making, which is that consumers deserve clearly stated end-of-life procedures for games with significant multiplayer components, which otherwise stop being playable when servers are turned off.<\/p>\n<p>Stop Killing Games believes you shouldn&#8217;t suddenly have something you&#8217;ve paid for abruptly taken away from you, and it&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/stop-killing-games-european-parliament\">an argument that&#8217;s now been heard in the European Parliament<\/a>, where it&#8217;s had a strong positive response. Stop Killing Games would like to see features built into a game whereby it can live on past a server shut-off moment, either with single-player modes like Destruction AllStars has (providing they continue to work), or by handing multiplayer hosting to the game&#8217;s community.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a debate that only seems to be gaining momentum with every new live service game that&#8217;s closed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Sony has abruptly shut down multiplayer services for PlayStation 5 launch exclusive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/destruction-allstars\">Destruction AllStars<\/a>, and it doesn&#8217;t sound like they&#8217;re ever coming back.<\/p>\n<p>Destruction AllStars was the shallow if fleetingly enjoyable driving and third-person brawling hybrid, where you ran around an arena finding cars to drive and then crashed them into other people. &#8220;In desperate need of depth and content, Destruction AllStars is at least a fun whizz around the corner,&#8221; Wes wrote in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/destruction-allstars-review-ps5s-ps-plus-freebie-offers-slick-but-shallow-arcade-racing-carnage\">Eurogamer&#8217;s Destruction AllStars review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sony, in an email sent to Destruction AllStars players yesterday (as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/937814\/sony-suddenly-shuts-down-multiplayer-for-one-of-its-earliest-ps5-exclusives\">reported by The Verge<\/a>), announced its intention to close server support for the game, albeit in several months&#8217; time, in November. However, because of &#8220;ongoing technical issues&#8221;, multiplayer services have already been taken offline and &#8220;shall remain offline&#8221;, so online support has effectively ended.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Let&apos;s Play Destruction AllStars PS5 gameplay - CRASH TEST DUMMY!\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eV0ahEHaWjM?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/eV0ahEHaWjM\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Let&#8217;s Play Destruction AllStars PS5 gameplay &#8211; CRASH TEST DUMMY!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eV0ahEHaWjM\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Sony stated Destruction AllStars has been removed from sale on the PlayStation Store and will no longer be available to buy there. It also said while single-player modes are to remain accessible, they may be adversely affected when multiplayer servers are formally turned off on 25th November, 3pm UTC.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After this date, Arcade Mode single-player challenges shall remain playable for returning players,&#8221; Sony wrote, &#8220;however functionality and player experience may be impacted due to the server shutdown. Otherwise, all remaining game services will be taken offline.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Any virtual currency (Destruction Points) owned by players is redeemable within single-player modes up to the server shut-off date. &#8220;We appreciate the support and enthusiasm of the Destruction AllStars community,&#8221; Sony concluded.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not clear how many people were regularly playing Destruction AllStars (and I can&#8217;t check the numbers on my PlayStation Welcome Hub because I never installed the game) but I expect it was a small number. Nevertheless, it&#8217;s the latest in a string of multiplayer games taken offline recently, which include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/anthem-was-abandoned-in-death-as-in-life-its-a-game-ea-and-bioware-would-rather-forget\">Anthem<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/highguard-will-shut-down-permanently-next-week-because-it-doesnt-have-enough-revenue-to-keep-anyone-employed-to-work-on-it\">Highguard<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/quantic-dream-closing-spellcasters-chronicles\">Spellcasters Chronicles<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/bittersweet-farewell-destiny-2\">Destiny 2<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/concords-sudden-shutdown-is-such-a-big-deal-its-been-brought-up-during-uk-government-debates-on-video-game-consumer-laws\">Concord<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>These closures fall within the argument consumer rights movement Stop Killing Games is making, which is that consumers deserve clearly stated end-of-life procedures for games with significant multiplayer components, which otherwise stop being playable when servers are turned off.<\/p>\n<p>Stop Killing Games believes you shouldn&#8217;t suddenly have something you&#8217;ve paid for abruptly taken away from you, and it&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/stop-killing-games-european-parliament\">an argument that&#8217;s now been heard in the European Parliament<\/a>, where it&#8217;s had a strong positive response. Stop Killing Games would like to see features built into a game whereby it can live on past a server shut-off moment, either with single-player modes like Destruction AllStars has (providing they continue to work), or by handing multiplayer hosting to the game&#8217;s community.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a debate that only seems to be gaining momentum with every new live service game that&#8217;s closed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Destruction AllStars Another live service game crashes as Sony switches off servers for PS5 exclusive Destruction AllStars How many of you played it? 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