{"id":1994260,"date":"2026-06-17T07:42:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T04:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1994260"},"modified":"2026-06-17T07:42:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T04:42:17","slug":"multiplayer-servers-for-battlefield-hardline-close-in-under-a-week-but-thats-not-necessarily-the-end-for-this-zany-off-shoot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1994260","title":{"rendered":"Multiplayer servers for Battlefield Hardline close in under a week, but that&#8217;s not necessarily the end for this zany off-shoot"},"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\/battlefield-hardline\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Battlefield Hardline<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Multiplayer servers for Battlefield Hardline close in under a week, but that&#8217;s not necessarily the end for this zany off-shoot<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">It&#8217;s policey.<\/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\/video-battlefield-hardlines-image-problem-1423673304779.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"video-battlefield-hardlines-image-problem-1423673304779.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"380\"><\/p>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sherif Saed avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/IMG_1950_Uy1XomJ.JPG?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1638\" height=\"1346\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Sherif Saed avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"IMG_1950_Uy1XomJ.JPG\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1638\" height=\"1346\">\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\/sherif-saed\">Sherif Saed<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-06-17T07:42:17+00:00\">June 17, 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=\"5a5deae3-100b-41dc-a6bf-f4a136ee3704\" data-name=\"Battlefield Hardline\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Battlefield Hardline\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Battlefield Hardline\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Battlefield Hardline\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Battlefield Hardline\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Battlefield Hardline\" title=\"Follow Battlefield Hardline\"><br \/>\n  Follow Battlefield Hardline<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>We&#8217;re now just five days away from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/battlefield-hardline\">Battlefield Hardline<\/a> multiplayer ceasing to function on Xbox and PlayStation. Servers go offline for good on Monday, 22nd June.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BattlefieldComm\/article\/2036110796921463224\">EA revealed its intention to take the Battlefield Hardline servers offline<\/a> back in March, announcing a two-stage sunsetting of the cop-themed, 2015 Battlefield spin-off. The game and its DLC were removed from sale 22nd May, in preparation for the server shutdown a month later.<\/p>\n<p>The shutdown will leave only Hardline&#8217;s single-player campaign playable on consoles. Though you can no longer buy a copy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ea.com\/ea-play\/games?\/filter\/year=2015\">Battlefield Hardline remains part of the EA Play line-up<\/a>. If you own it digitally, you&#8217;ll still be able to download and play the campaign offline.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Battlefield Hardline: Multiplayer Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WfOIQicW8vo?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\/WfOIQicW8vo\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Battlefield Hardline: Multiplayer Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WfOIQicW8vo\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>If there&#8217;s any good news here it&#8217;s that the PC version is unaffected. Hardline can still be purchased directly from EA through its own launcher, as well as through Steam.<\/p>\n<p>Servers also remain online for PC players, though <a href=\"https:\/\/steamdb.info\/app\/1238880\/charts\/\">SteamDB<\/a> shows that it has  fewer than  50 daily players on Steam, but the news could spur renewed interest in the game. It certainly wouldn&#8217;t be the first time this week <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/bungie-close-to-shutting-down-before-sony-acquisition-its-claimed\">a dying game has seen a resurgence of players coming back to say goodbye<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, EA could bring players back if it heavily discounts the game. EA has done this multiple times in the past, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/battlefield-1-is-series-most-popular-game-on-steam-currently\">Battlefield 1<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/battlefield-5-steam-concurrent-player-record-deep-sale\">Battlefield 5<\/a> both being recent examples.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt height=\"4543\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/battlefield_hardline_7_wm.jpg.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.665199207572089\" width=\"7565\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"battlefield_hardline_7_wm.jpg.jpg\" height=\"4543\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.665199207572089\" width=\"7565\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Battlefield Hardline is one of the strangest Battlefield off-shoots &#8211; and that includes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/battlefield-heroes\">Battlefield Heroes<\/a> with its uncharacteristically cartoony art style. Developed by Dead Space creator Visceral, it replaced the military\/war theatre the series is known for with a law enforcement setting that pitted the police against criminals. Though the game attempted to find civilian equivalents to some of its military gadgets, it mostly played out like a normal Battlefield game, albeit with lesser emphasis on armoured vehicles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/battlefield-hardlines-disappointing-campaign-is-more-bad-boys-than-the-wire\">As maligned as its single-player campaign was<\/a>, multiplayer was better received by the Battlefield community. Players didn&#8217;t stick with it long-term, however, making some of its last DLC addons <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5SH2U-1aCFA\">nearly unplayable at launch due to lack of players<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hardline is credited with introducing inventive solutions to certain Battlefield problems, some of which &#8211; like the ability to resupply ammo from a nearby Support player &#8211; made it into later, non-Visceral-developed titles. It&#8217;s likely going to be remembered for offering some fun modes, such as Hotwire, which were ironically the most different from mainline Battlefield.<\/p>\n<p>Some of these sentiments are reflected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/battlefield-hardline-review\">in the Eurogamer review<\/a>, which you should read if you&#8217;re curious about the game&#8217;s reception, particularly given the political climate it was released in.<\/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>We&#8217;re now just five days away from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/battlefield-hardline\">Battlefield Hardline<\/a> multiplayer ceasing to function on Xbox and PlayStation. Servers go offline for good on Monday, 22nd June.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BattlefieldComm\/article\/2036110796921463224\">EA revealed its intention to take the Battlefield Hardline servers offline<\/a> back in March, announcing a two-stage sunsetting of the cop-themed, 2015 Battlefield spin-off. The game and its DLC were removed from sale 22nd May, in preparation for the server shutdown a month later.<\/p>\n<p>The shutdown will leave only Hardline&#8217;s single-player campaign playable on consoles. Though you can no longer buy a copy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ea.com\/ea-play\/games?\/filter\/year=2015\">Battlefield Hardline remains part of the EA Play line-up<\/a>. If you own it digitally, you&#8217;ll still be able to download and play the campaign offline.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Battlefield Hardline: Multiplayer Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WfOIQicW8vo?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\/WfOIQicW8vo\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Battlefield Hardline: Multiplayer Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WfOIQicW8vo\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>If there&#8217;s any good news here it&#8217;s that the PC version is unaffected. Hardline can still be purchased directly from EA through its own launcher, as well as through Steam.<\/p>\n<p>Servers also remain online for PC players, though <a href=\"https:\/\/steamdb.info\/app\/1238880\/charts\/\">SteamDB<\/a> shows that it has  fewer than  50 daily players on Steam, but the news could spur renewed interest in the game. It certainly wouldn&#8217;t be the first time this week <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/bungie-close-to-shutting-down-before-sony-acquisition-its-claimed\">a dying game has seen a resurgence of players coming back to say goodbye<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, EA could bring players back if it heavily discounts the game. EA has done this multiple times in the past, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/battlefield-1-is-series-most-popular-game-on-steam-currently\">Battlefield 1<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/battlefield-5-steam-concurrent-player-record-deep-sale\">Battlefield 5<\/a> both being recent examples.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt height=\"4543\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/battlefield_hardline_7_wm.jpg.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.665199207572089\" width=\"7565\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"battlefield_hardline_7_wm.jpg.jpg\" height=\"4543\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.665199207572089\" width=\"7565\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Battlefield Hardline is one of the strangest Battlefield off-shoots &#8211; and that includes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/battlefield-heroes\">Battlefield Heroes<\/a> with its uncharacteristically cartoony art style. Developed by Dead Space creator Visceral, it replaced the military\/war theatre the series is known for with a law enforcement setting that pitted the police against criminals. Though the game attempted to find civilian equivalents to some of its military gadgets, it mostly played out like a normal Battlefield game, albeit with lesser emphasis on armoured vehicles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/battlefield-hardlines-disappointing-campaign-is-more-bad-boys-than-the-wire\">As maligned as its single-player campaign was<\/a>, multiplayer was better received by the Battlefield community. Players didn&#8217;t stick with it long-term, however, making some of its last DLC addons <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5SH2U-1aCFA\">nearly unplayable at launch due to lack of players<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hardline is credited with introducing inventive solutions to certain Battlefield problems, some of which &#8211; like the ability to resupply ammo from a nearby Support player &#8211; made it into later, non-Visceral-developed titles. It&#8217;s likely going to be remembered for offering some fun modes, such as Hotwire, which were ironically the most different from mainline Battlefield.<\/p>\n<p>Some of these sentiments are reflected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/battlefield-hardline-review\">in the Eurogamer review<\/a>, which you should read if you&#8217;re curious about the game&#8217;s reception, particularly given the political climate it was released in.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Battlefield Hardline Multiplayer servers for Battlefield Hardline close in under a week, but that&#8217;s not necessarily the end for this zany off-shoot It&#8217;s policey. 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