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	While GaaS incentivizes developers to keep producing content for their game, the game often risks becoming completely unplayable once support is discontinued.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Accursed Farms\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w70Xc9CStoE\|title=The largest campaign ever to stop publishers destroying games\|website=YouTube\|access-date=2025-01-24 \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=w70Xc9CStoE \|archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref> There is very little legal recourse for the user to recoup the cost of purchasing the game or its in-game content. The [[End-user license agreement\|End-User License Agreement (EULA)]] typically disclaims the publisher's obligation to refund or compensate users, as it clarifies that they are purchasing a license rather than owning the software outright.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.kelleherbros.com/blog/2024/3/27/digital-ownership-2-the-eula-era\|title=Precarious Digital Ownership: The EULA Era\|website=kelleherbros.com\|access-date=2025-01-28 \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708173408/https://www.kelleherbros.com/blog/2024/3/27/digital-ownership-2-the-eula-era \|archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref>		While GaaS incentivizes developers to keep producing content for their game, the game often risks becoming completely unplayable once support is discontinued.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Accursed Farms\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w70Xc9CStoE\|title=The largest campaign ever to stop publishers destroying games\|website=YouTube\|access-date=2025-01-24 \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=w70Xc9CStoE \|archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref> There is very little legal recourse for the user to recoup the cost of purchasing the game or its in-game content. The [[End-user license agreement\|End-User License Agreement (EULA)]] typically disclaims the publisher's obligation to refund or compensate users, as it clarifies that they are purchasing a license rather than owning the software outright.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.kelleherbros.com/blog/2024/3/27/digital-ownership-2-the-eula-era\|title=Precarious Digital Ownership: The EULA Era\|website=kelleherbros.com\|access-date=2025-01-28 \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708173408/https://www.kelleherbros.com/blog/2024/3/27/digital-ownership-2-the-eula-era \|archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref>

	Additionally, in some scenarios, content offered and even sold on GaaS may also be discontinued or revoked from consumers while the service continues.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news \|last=Savage \|first=Phil \|date=Aug 23, 2020 \|title=Here's everything being removed from Destiny 2 at the end of this season—it's a lot \|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/heres-everything-being-removed-from-destiny-2-at-the-end-of-this-seasonits-a-lot/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=PC Gamer}}</ref>		Additionally, in some scenarios, content offered and even sold on GaaS may also be discontinued or revoked from consumers while the service continues.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news \|last=Savage \|first=Phil \|date=Aug 23, 2020 \|title=Here's everything being removed from Destiny 2 at the end of this season—it's a lot \|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/heres-everything-being-removed-from-destiny-2-at-the-end-of-this-seasonits-a-lot/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=PC Gamer \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251210110206/https://www.pcgamer.com/heres-everything-being-removed-from-destiny-2-at-the-end-of-this-seasonits-a-lot/ \|archive-date=10 Dec 2025}}</ref>

	==Examples==		==Examples==
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	{{Main\|Bungie}}		{{Main\|Bungie}}
	The [[wikipedia:Destiny_(video_game_series)\|Destiny]] franchise is Bungie's primary source of revenue{{CitationNeeded}}, and its most recent title, Destiny 2, has featured a significant amount of content offered in the game that has been forcibly vaulted by the company.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Glagowski \|first=Peter \|date=Jun 9, 2020 \|title=Bungie To Remove Four Planets And All But Three Raids From Destiny 2 \|url=https://www.thegamer.com/destiny-2-content-removal/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=The Gamer \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251121161406/https://www.thegamer.com/destiny-2-content-removal/ \|archive-date=21 Nov 2025}}</ref> Most notably, player-purchased content, including single-player content that shouldn't necessitate access to a server, has been removed from the game.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web \|last=The_Observer \|date=Jun 18, 2021 \|title=How could Bungie get away so easily with removing paid content from Destiny 2? \|url=https://www.neogaf.com/threads/how-could-bungie-get-away-so-easily-with-removing-paid-content-from-destiny-2.1610927/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|website=NeoGAF \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251123034729/https://www.neogaf.com/threads/how-could-bungie-get-away-so-easily-with-removing-paid-content-from-destiny-2.1610927/ \|archive-date=23 Nov 2025}}</ref> In mid-2022, Bungie did promise to stop removing content from the game,<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Gach \|first=Ethan \|date=Aug 23, 2022 \|title=Destiny 2 Promises No More Axing Old Parts Of Game, Something That Players Hated \|url=https://kotaku.com/destiny-2-lightfall-vaulting-sunset-forsaken-expansion-1849446608 \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=Kotaku}}</ref> but not all legacy content has been reintroduced to the game.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=GB Times Gaming Team \|date=Mar 21, 2025 \|title=Why is Bungie Removing Content from Destiny 2? The Content Vault Controversy Explained \|url=https://gbtimes.com/gaming/why-is-bungie-removing-content/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=GB Times}}</ref><!-- I want a better source left here please. -->		The [[wikipedia:Destiny_(video_game_series)\|Destiny]] franchise is Bungie's primary source of revenue{{CitationNeeded}}, and its most recent title, Destiny 2, has featured a significant amount of content offered in the game that has been forcibly vaulted by the company.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Glagowski \|first=Peter \|date=Jun 9, 2020 \|title=Bungie To Remove Four Planets And All But Three Raids From Destiny 2 \|url=https://www.thegamer.com/destiny-2-content-removal/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=The Gamer \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251121161406/https://www.thegamer.com/destiny-2-content-removal/ \|archive-date=21 Nov 2025}}</ref> Most notably, player-purchased content, including single-player content that shouldn't necessitate access to a server, has been removed from the game.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web \|last=The_Observer \|date=Jun 18, 2021 \|title=How could Bungie get away so easily with removing paid content from Destiny 2? \|url=https://www.neogaf.com/threads/how-could-bungie-get-away-so-easily-with-removing-paid-content-from-destiny-2.1610927/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|website=NeoGAF \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251123034729/https://www.neogaf.com/threads/how-could-bungie-get-away-so-easily-with-removing-paid-content-from-destiny-2.1610927/ \|archive-date=23 Nov 2025}}</ref> In mid-2022, Bungie did promise to stop removing content from the game,<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Gach \|first=Ethan \|date=Aug 23, 2022 \|title=Destiny 2 Promises No More Axing Old Parts Of Game, Something That Players Hated \|url=https://kotaku.com/destiny-2-lightfall-vaulting-sunset-forsaken-expansion-1849446608 \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=Kotaku \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250929100433/https://kotaku.com/destiny-2-lightfall-vaulting-sunset-forsaken-expansion-1849446608 \|archive-date=29 Sep 2025}}</ref> but not all legacy content has been reintroduced to the game.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=GB Times Gaming Team \|date=Mar 21, 2025 \|title=Why is Bungie Removing Content from Destiny 2? The Content Vault Controversy Explained \|url=https://gbtimes.com/gaming/why-is-bungie-removing-content/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=GB Times}}</ref><!-- I want a better source left here please. -->

	Bungie's previous GaaS title, Destiny, requires an always-online connection, and while the company has stated that they will maintain legacy support for both modern platforms,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bungie \|title=Legacy Support for Destiny 1 Activities \|url=https://help.bungie.net/hc/en-us/articles/360049201951-Legacy-Support-for-Destiny-1-Activities \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|website=Bungie Help \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251003014305/https://help.bungie.net/hc/en-us/articles/360049201951-Legacy-Support-for-Destiny-1-Activities \|archive-date=3 Oct 2025}}</ref> and legacy console editions,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bungie \|title=Destiny 1 on Legacy Consoles \|url=https://help.bungie.net/hc/en-us/articles/360049497531-Destiny-1-on-Legacy-Consoles \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|website=Bungie Help}}</ref> it is plausible due to software degradation for the servers<ref>{{Cite news \|last=MorphNeo \|date=Jul 29, 2024 \|title=Destiny 1 - Have they really SHUT IT DOWN? - Error: This version of Destiny is no longer available. \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfYzX58wMBs \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=YouTube \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=YfYzX58wMBs \|archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref> though, that the title could eventually become unplayable for consumers, especially as error frequency grows more common over time.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=javagat10 \|date=Jan 29, 2023 \|title=Destiny Server issue on Xbox 360. \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/10o1t6l/destiny_server_issue_on_xbox_360/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230129072044/https://old.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/10o1t6l/destiny_server_issue_on_xbox_360/ \|archive-date=29 Jan 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=ICE BREAKER (Timelost) \|date=Jul 19, 2025 \|title=Is destiny1 servers shut down permanently? \|url=https://www.bungie.net/en/Forums/Post/264186352?page=0 \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|website=Bungie Forums \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251122004015/https://www.bungie.net/en/Forums/Post/264186352?page=0 \|archive-date=22 Nov 2025}}</ref>		Bungie's previous GaaS title, Destiny, requires an always-online connection, and while the company has stated that they will maintain legacy support for both modern platforms,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bungie \|title=Legacy Support for Destiny 1 Activities \|url=https://help.bungie.net/hc/en-us/articles/360049201951-Legacy-Support-for-Destiny-1-Activities \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|website=Bungie Help \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251003014305/https://help.bungie.net/hc/en-us/articles/360049201951-Legacy-Support-for-Destiny-1-Activities \|archive-date=3 Oct 2025}}</ref> and legacy console editions,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bungie \|title=Destiny 1 on Legacy Consoles \|url=https://help.bungie.net/hc/en-us/articles/360049497531-Destiny-1-on-Legacy-Consoles \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|website=Bungie Help \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251117144215/https://help.bungie.net/hc/en-us/articles/360049497531-Destiny-1-on-Legacy-Consoles \|archive-date=17 Nov 2025}}</ref> it is plausible due to software degradation for the servers<ref>{{Cite news \|last=MorphNeo \|date=Jul 29, 2024 \|title=Destiny 1 - Have they really SHUT IT DOWN? - Error: This version of Destiny is no longer available. \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfYzX58wMBs \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=YouTube \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=YfYzX58wMBs \|archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref> though, that the title could eventually become unplayable for consumers, especially as error frequency grows more common over time.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=javagat10 \|date=Jan 29, 2023 \|title=Destiny Server issue on Xbox 360. \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/10o1t6l/destiny_server_issue_on_xbox_360/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230129072044/https://old.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/10o1t6l/destiny_server_issue_on_xbox_360/ \|archive-date=29 Jan 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=ICE BREAKER (Timelost) \|date=Jul 19, 2025 \|title=Is destiny1 servers shut down permanently? \|url=https://www.bungie.net/en/Forums/Post/264186352?page=0 \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|website=Bungie Forums \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251122004015/https://www.bungie.net/en/Forums/Post/264186352?page=0 \|archive-date=22 Nov 2025}}</ref>

	Bungie has also announced ''{{Wplink\|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathon_(upcoming_video_game)\|Marathon}}'',<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Bungie \|date=May 24, 2023 \|title=Bungie Announces Marathon; Nathan Fillion To Return to Destiny 2 for The Final Shape Expansion \|url=https://press.bungie.com/Bungie-Announces-Marathon-Nathan-Fillion-To-Return-to-Destiny-2-for-Th \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=Bungie Press Room \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260211202227/https://press.bungie.com/Bungie-Announces-Marathon-Nathan-Fillion-To-Return-to-Destiny-2-for-Th \|archive-date=11 Feb 2026}}</ref> a reboot for their older franchise. This game has the plausibility to release as a live service title as well, considering Bungie's recent history with their games.<!-- Future-proofing for when Marathon's release date is announced sometime in August according to leakers, or when the game has been properly released soon after. I am betting on it repeating the same problems as Destiny 1 & 2.		Bungie has also announced ''{{Wplink\|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathon_(upcoming_video_game)\|Marathon}}'',<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Bungie \|date=May 24, 2023 \|title=Bungie Announces Marathon; Nathan Fillion To Return to Destiny 2 for The Final Shape Expansion \|url=https://press.bungie.com/Bungie-Announces-Marathon-Nathan-Fillion-To-Return-to-Destiny-2-for-Th \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=Bungie Press Room \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260211202227/https://press.bungie.com/Bungie-Announces-Marathon-Nathan-Fillion-To-Return-to-Destiny-2-for-Th \|archive-date=11 Feb 2026}}</ref> a reboot for their older franchise. This game has the plausibility to release as a live service title as well, considering Bungie's recent history with their games.<!-- Future-proofing for when Marathon's release date is announced sometime in August according to leakers, or when the game has been properly released soon after. I am betting on it repeating the same problems as Destiny 1 & 2.

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	==Issues==		==Issues==
	While GaaS incentivizes developers to keep producing content for their game, the game often risks becoming completely unplayable once support is discontinued.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Accursed Farms\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w70Xc9CStoE\|title=The largest campaign ever to stop publishers destroying games\|website=YouTube\|access-date=2025-01-24}}</ref> There is very little legal recourse for the user to recoup the cost of purchasing the game or its in-game content. The [[End-user license agreement\|End-User License Agreement (EULA)]] typically disclaims the publisher's obligation to refund or compensate users, as it clarifies that they are purchasing a license rather than owning the software outright.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.kelleherbros.com/blog/2024/3/27/digital-ownership-2-the-eula-era\|title=Precarious Digital Ownership: The EULA Era\|website=kelleherbros.com\|access-date=2025-01-28}}</ref>		While GaaS incentivizes developers to keep producing content for their game, the game often risks becoming completely unplayable once support is discontinued.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Accursed Farms\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w70Xc9CStoE\|title=The largest campaign ever to stop publishers destroying games\|website=YouTube\|access-date=2025-01-24 \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=w70Xc9CStoE \|archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref> There is very little legal recourse for the user to recoup the cost of purchasing the game or its in-game content. The [[End-user license agreement\|End-User License Agreement (EULA)]] typically disclaims the publisher's obligation to refund or compensate users, as it clarifies that they are purchasing a license rather than owning the software outright.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.kelleherbros.com/blog/2024/3/27/digital-ownership-2-the-eula-era\|title=Precarious Digital Ownership: The EULA Era\|website=kelleherbros.com\|access-date=2025-01-28 \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708173408/https://www.kelleherbros.com/blog/2024/3/27/digital-ownership-2-the-eula-era \|archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref>

	Additionally, in some scenarios, content offered and even sold on GaaS may also be discontinued or revoked from consumers while the service continues.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news \|last=Savage \|first=Phil \|date=Aug 23, 2020 \|title=Here's everything being removed from Destiny 2 at the end of this season—it's a lot \|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/heres-everything-being-removed-from-destiny-2-at-the-end-of-this-seasonits-a-lot/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=PC Gamer}}</ref>		Additionally, in some scenarios, content offered and even sold on GaaS may also be discontinued or revoked from consumers while the service continues.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news \|last=Savage \|first=Phil \|date=Aug 23, 2020 \|title=Here's everything being removed from Destiny 2 at the end of this season—it's a lot \|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/heres-everything-being-removed-from-destiny-2-at-the-end-of-this-seasonits-a-lot/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=PC Gamer}}</ref>
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	XDefiant, developed by Ubisoft, is an example of a game-as-a-service. On December 3, 2024, the game announced its servers would shut down on June 3, 2025.<ref name=":0">[https://archive.is/ueESQ "'XDEFIANT IS SUNSETTING' Tweet"] - archive.is - archived 2025-01-28</ref> 49 days before the shutdown announcement, XDefiants executive producer Mark Rubin<ref>[https://archive.is/nEche "Mark Rubin Profile"] - archive.is - archived 2025-01-28</ref> posted online that the game had no plans to shut down after season 4 despite still being in season 2, and that they were recently discussing plans internally for the second year of content.<ref>[https://archive.is/XmekP "Mark Rubin claims NO plans to shut down after season 4"] - archive.is - archived 2025-01-28</ref> The shutdown post announced that the last 30 days of purchases would be fully refunded.<ref name=":0" />		XDefiant, developed by Ubisoft, is an example of a game-as-a-service. On December 3, 2024, the game announced its servers would shut down on June 3, 2025.<ref name=":0">[https://archive.is/ueESQ "'XDEFIANT IS SUNSETTING' Tweet"] - archive.is - archived 2025-01-28</ref> 49 days before the shutdown announcement, XDefiants executive producer Mark Rubin<ref>[https://archive.is/nEche "Mark Rubin Profile"] - archive.is - archived 2025-01-28</ref> posted online that the game had no plans to shut down after season 4 despite still being in season 2, and that they were recently discussing plans internally for the second year of content.<ref>[https://archive.is/XmekP "Mark Rubin claims NO plans to shut down after season 4"] - archive.is - archived 2025-01-28</ref> The shutdown post announced that the last 30 days of purchases would be fully refunded.<ref name=":0" />

	The shutdown of ''The Crew'' is one of the central issues of the [[Stop Killing Games]] campaign. Despite the game containing some code for an offline mode<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/241560/discussions/0/3803901559414708777/ Offline Mode is in the game] steamcommunity.com - accessed 2025-02-06</ref> from the start, it was not made accessible to the user due to the game's [[Digital rights management\|digital rights management]] (DRM) <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qKNY64-QSc The Crew Offline Mode - Setting The Record Straight] youtube.com - accessed 2025-01-28 </ref>, leaving the game in a completely unplayable state.		The shutdown of ''The Crew'' is one of the central issues of the [[Stop Killing Games]] campaign. Despite the game containing some code for an offline mode<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/241560/discussions/0/3803901559414708777/ Offline Mode is in the game] steamcommunity.com - accessed 2025-02-06 ([http://web.archive.org/web/20251123001951/https://steamcommunity.com/app/241560/discussions/0/3803901559414708777/ Archived])</ref> from the start, it was not made accessible to the user due to the game's [[Digital rights management\|digital rights management]] (DRM) <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qKNY64-QSc The Crew Offline Mode - Setting The Record Straight] youtube.com - accessed 2025-01-28 ([https://preservetube.com/watch?v=2qKNY64-QSc Archived])</ref>, leaving the game in a completely unplayable state.

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	{{Main\|Bungie}}		{{Main\|Bungie}}
	The [[wikipedia:Destiny_(video_game_series)\|Destiny]] franchise is Bungie's primary source of revenue{{CitationNeeded}}, and its most recent title, Destiny 2, has featured a significant amount of content offered in the game that has been forcibly vaulted by the company.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Glagowski \|first=Peter \|date=Jun 9, 2020 \|title=Bungie To Remove Four Planets And All But Three Raids From Destiny 2 \|url=https://www.thegamer.com/destiny-2-content-removal/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=The Gamer}}</ref> Most notably, player-purchased content, including single-player content that shouldn't necessitate access to a server, has been removed from the game.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web \|last=The_Observer \|date=Jun 18, 2021 \|title=How could Bungie get away so easily with removing paid content from Destiny 2? \|url=https://www.neogaf.com/threads/how-could-bungie-get-away-so-easily-with-removing-paid-content-from-destiny-2.1610927/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|website=NeoGAF}}</ref> In mid-2022, Bungie did promise to stop removing content from the game,<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Gach \|first=Ethan \|date=Aug 23, 2022 \|title=Destiny 2 Promises No More Axing Old Parts Of Game, Something That Players Hated \|url=https://kotaku.com/destiny-2-lightfall-vaulting-sunset-forsaken-expansion-1849446608 \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=Kotaku}}</ref> but not all legacy content has been reintroduced to the game.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=GB Times Gaming Team \|date=Mar 21, 2025 \|title=Why is Bungie Removing Content from Destiny 2? The Content Vault Controversy Explained \|url=https://gbtimes.com/gaming/why-is-bungie-removing-content/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=GB Times}}</ref><!-- I want a better source left here please. -->		The [[wikipedia:Destiny_(video_game_series)\|Destiny]] franchise is Bungie's primary source of revenue{{CitationNeeded}}, and its most recent title, Destiny 2, has featured a significant amount of content offered in the game that has been forcibly vaulted by the company.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Glagowski \|first=Peter \|date=Jun 9, 2020 \|title=Bungie To Remove Four Planets And All But Three Raids From Destiny 2 \|url=https://www.thegamer.com/destiny-2-content-removal/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=The Gamer \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251121161406/https://www.thegamer.com/destiny-2-content-removal/ \|archive-date=21 Nov 2025}}</ref> Most notably, player-purchased content, including single-player content that shouldn't necessitate access to a server, has been removed from the game.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web \|last=The_Observer \|date=Jun 18, 2021 \|title=How could Bungie get away so easily with removing paid content from Destiny 2? \|url=https://www.neogaf.com/threads/how-could-bungie-get-away-so-easily-with-removing-paid-content-from-destiny-2.1610927/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|website=NeoGAF \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251123034729/https://www.neogaf.com/threads/how-could-bungie-get-away-so-easily-with-removing-paid-content-from-destiny-2.1610927/ \|archive-date=23 Nov 2025}}</ref> In mid-2022, Bungie did promise to stop removing content from the game,<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Gach \|first=Ethan \|date=Aug 23, 2022 \|title=Destiny 2 Promises No More Axing Old Parts Of Game, Something That Players Hated \|url=https://kotaku.com/destiny-2-lightfall-vaulting-sunset-forsaken-expansion-1849446608 \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=Kotaku}}</ref> but not all legacy content has been reintroduced to the game.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=GB Times Gaming Team \|date=Mar 21, 2025 \|title=Why is Bungie Removing Content from Destiny 2? The Content Vault Controversy Explained \|url=https://gbtimes.com/gaming/why-is-bungie-removing-content/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=GB Times}}</ref><!-- I want a better source left here please. -->

	Bungie's previous GaaS title, Destiny, requires an always-online connection, and while the company has stated that they will maintain legacy support for both modern platforms,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bungie \|title=Legacy Support for Destiny 1 Activities \|url=https://help.bungie.net/hc/en-us/articles/360049201951-Legacy-Support-for-Destiny-1-Activities \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|website=Bungie Help}}</ref> and legacy console editions,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bungie \|title=Destiny 1 on Legacy Consoles \|url=https://help.bungie.net/hc/en-us/articles/360049497531-Destiny-1-on-Legacy-Consoles \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|website=Bungie Help}}</ref> it is plausible due to software degradation for the servers<ref>{{Cite news \|last=MorphNeo \|date=Jul 29, 2024 \|title=Destiny 1 - Have they really SHUT IT DOWN? - Error: This version of Destiny is no longer available. \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfYzX58wMBs \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=YouTube}}</ref> though, that the title could eventually become unplayable for consumers, especially as error frequency grows more common over time.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=javagat10 \|date=Jan 29, 2023 \|title=Destiny Server issue on Xbox 360. \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/10o1t6l/destiny_server_issue_on_xbox_360/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=ICE BREAKER (Timelost) \|date=Jul 19, 2025 \|title=Is destiny1 servers shut down permanently? \|url=https://www.bungie.net/en/Forums/Post/264186352?page=0 \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|website=Bungie Forums}}</ref>		Bungie's previous GaaS title, Destiny, requires an always-online connection, and while the company has stated that they will maintain legacy support for both modern platforms,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bungie \|title=Legacy Support for Destiny 1 Activities \|url=https://help.bungie.net/hc/en-us/articles/360049201951-Legacy-Support-for-Destiny-1-Activities \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|website=Bungie Help \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251003014305/https://help.bungie.net/hc/en-us/articles/360049201951-Legacy-Support-for-Destiny-1-Activities \|archive-date=3 Oct 2025}}</ref> and legacy console editions,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bungie \|title=Destiny 1 on Legacy Consoles \|url=https://help.bungie.net/hc/en-us/articles/360049497531-Destiny-1-on-Legacy-Consoles \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|website=Bungie Help}}</ref> it is plausible due to software degradation for the servers<ref>{{Cite news \|last=MorphNeo \|date=Jul 29, 2024 \|title=Destiny 1 - Have they really SHUT IT DOWN? - Error: This version of Destiny is no longer available. \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfYzX58wMBs \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=YouTube \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=YfYzX58wMBs \|archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref> though, that the title could eventually become unplayable for consumers, especially as error frequency grows more common over time.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=javagat10 \|date=Jan 29, 2023 \|title=Destiny Server issue on Xbox 360. \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/10o1t6l/destiny_server_issue_on_xbox_360/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230129072044/https://old.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/10o1t6l/destiny_server_issue_on_xbox_360/ \|archive-date=29 Jan 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=ICE BREAKER (Timelost) \|date=Jul 19, 2025 \|title=Is destiny1 servers shut down permanently? \|url=https://www.bungie.net/en/Forums/Post/264186352?page=0 \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|website=Bungie Forums \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251122004015/https://www.bungie.net/en/Forums/Post/264186352?page=0 \|archive-date=22 Nov 2025}}</ref>

	Bungie has also announced ''{{Wplink\|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathon_(upcoming_video_game)\|Marathon}}'',<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Bungie \|date=May 24, 2023 \|title=Bungie Announces Marathon; Nathan Fillion To Return to Destiny 2 for The Final Shape Expansion \|url=https://press.bungie.com/Bungie-Announces-Marathon-Nathan-Fillion-To-Return-to-Destiny-2-for-Th \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=Bungie Press Room}}</ref> a reboot for their older franchise. This game has the plausibility to release as a live service title as well, considering Bungie's recent history with their games.<!-- Future-proofing for when Marathon's release date is announced sometime in August according to leakers, or when the game has been properly released soon after. I am betting on it repeating the same problems as Destiny 1 & 2.		Bungie has also announced ''{{Wplink\|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathon_(upcoming_video_game)\|Marathon}}'',<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Bungie \|date=May 24, 2023 \|title=Bungie Announces Marathon; Nathan Fillion To Return to Destiny 2 for The Final Shape Expansion \|url=https://press.bungie.com/Bungie-Announces-Marathon-Nathan-Fillion-To-Return-to-Destiny-2-for-Th \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=Bungie Press Room \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260211202227/https://press.bungie.com/Bungie-Announces-Marathon-Nathan-Fillion-To-Return-to-Destiny-2-for-Th \|archive-date=11 Feb 2026}}</ref> a reboot for their older franchise. This game has the plausibility to release as a live service title as well, considering Bungie's recent history with their games.<!-- Future-proofing for when Marathon's release date is announced sometime in August according to leakers, or when the game has been properly released soon after. I am betting on it repeating the same problems as Destiny 1 & 2.
	- JamesTDG -->		- JamesTDG -->
	==See also==		==See also==

ClippyWantsToHelp: /* See also */

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Arren1217: /* Ubisoft */ rewrote XDefiants section under Ubisoft to fix a problem with a duplicate sentence

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	XDefiant, developed by Ubisoft, is an example of a game-as-a-service. On December 3, 2024, the game announced ~~the shutdown of~~ its servers ~~for~~ June 3, 2025.<ref name=":0">[https://archive.is/ueESQ "'XDEFIANT IS SUNSETTING' Tweet"] - archive.is - archived 2025-01-28</ref> 49 days before the shutdown announcement, executive producer ~~of XDefiant,~~ Mark Rubin~~, posted online that the game had no plans to shut down after Season 4, despite being still in Season~~<ref>[https://archive.is/nEche "Mark Rubin Profile"] - archive.is - archived 2025-01-28</ref>, posted online that the game had no plans ~~of shutting~~ down after season 4~~, while the game was~~ still in season 2, and they ~~had~~ recently ~~discussed their~~ plans internally for the second year of content.<ref>[https://archive.is/XmekP "Mark Rubin claims NO plans to shut down after season 4"] - archive.is - archived 2025-01-28</ref> The shutdown post announced that the last 30 days of purchases would be fully refunded.<ref name=":0" />		XDefiant, developed by Ubisoft, is an example of a game-as-a-service. On December 3, 2024, the game announced its servers would shut down on June 3, 2025.<ref name=":0">[https://archive.is/ueESQ "'XDEFIANT IS SUNSETTING' Tweet"] - archive.is - archived 2025-01-28</ref> 49 days before the shutdown announcement, XDefiants executive producer Mark Rubin<ref>[https://archive.is/nEche "Mark Rubin Profile"] - archive.is - archived 2025-01-28</ref> posted online that the game had no plans to shut down after season 4 despite still being in season 2, and that they were recently discussing plans internally for the second year of content.<ref>[https://archive.is/XmekP "Mark Rubin claims NO plans to shut down after season 4"] - archive.is - archived 2025-01-28</ref> The shutdown post announced that the last 30 days of purchases would be fully refunded.<ref name=":0" />

	The shutdown of ''The Crew'' is one of the central issues of the [[Stop Killing Games]] campaign. Despite the game containing some code for an offline mode<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/241560/discussions/0/3803901559414708777/ Offline Mode is in the game] steamcommunity.com - accessed 2025-02-06</ref> from the start, it was not made accessible to the user due to the game's [[Digital rights management\|digital rights management]] (DRM) <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qKNY64-QSc The Crew Offline Mode - Setting The Record Straight] youtube.com - accessed 2025-01-28 </ref>, leaving the game in a completely unplayable state.		The shutdown of ''The Crew'' is one of the central issues of the [[Stop Killing Games]] campaign. Despite the game containing some code for an offline mode<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/241560/discussions/0/3803901559414708777/ Offline Mode is in the game] steamcommunity.com - accessed 2025-02-06</ref> from the start, it was not made accessible to the user due to the game's [[Digital rights management\|digital rights management]] (DRM) <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qKNY64-QSc The Crew Offline Mode - Setting The Record Straight] youtube.com - accessed 2025-01-28 </ref>, leaving the game in a completely unplayable state.

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	'''[[wikipedia:Games_as_a_service\|Games as a service]]''' (also known as live-service games) is a business model designed to monetize games after their initial sale or free download. It is typically through new updates, [[downloadable content]], and [[microtransaction]]s. This model exists in opposition to the traditional method of purchasing a game that can be used and played indefinitely, with no additional transactions required beyond the initial purchase.		'''[[wikipedia:Games_as_a_service\|Games as a service]]''' (also known as live-service games) is a business model designed to monetize games after their initial sale or free download. It is typically through new updates, [[downloadable content]], and [[microtransaction]]s. This model exists in opposition to the traditional method of purchasing a game that can be used and played indefinitely, with no additional transactions required beyond the initial purchase.

	A common practice in this model is allowing players to pre-purchase content with the promise that it will be released at a specified time and will include all features advertised in the product's listing. Games as a service also ~~typically have a~~ premium ~~currency~~, which players purchase with real-world currency to acquire in-game items.		A common practice in this model is allowing players to pre-purchase content with the promise that it will be released at a specified time and will include all features advertised in the product's listing. Games as a service also often feature one or more premium currencies, which players purchase with real-world currency to acquire in-game items.

	==Issues==		==Issues==
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	In recent years, Electronic Arts (often abbreviated as EA) has garnered a notorious reputation for being a company involved in these practices and has received criticism for its over-reliance on micro-transactions and DLC for generating revenue.

	On July 3, 2025, EA announced that [[Anthem]], a game developed by BioWare and published by EA, will have its servers shut down on January 12, 2026.<ref name=":022">{{Cite web \|date=2025-07-03 \|title=Anthem Game Update \|url=https://www.ea.com/games/anthem/news/anthem-game-update \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250704091220/https://www.ea.com/games/anthem/news/anthem-game-update \|archive-date=2025-07-04 \|access-date=2025-07-04 \|website=EA}}</ref> As the title was developed exclusively under the live-service model, the closure of the servers will render the game unplayable.<ref name=":022" />		On July 3, 2025, EA announced that [[Anthem]], a game developed by BioWare and published by EA, will have its servers shut down on January 12, 2026.<ref name=":022">{{Cite web \|date=2025-07-03 \|title=Anthem Game Update \|url=https://www.ea.com/games/anthem/news/anthem-game-update \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250704091220/https://www.ea.com/games/anthem/news/anthem-game-update \|archive-date=2025-07-04 \|access-date=2025-07-04 \|website=EA}}</ref> As the title was developed exclusively under the live-service model, the closure of the servers will render the game unplayable.<ref name=":022" />

	===Bungie===		===Bungie===
	{{Main\|Bungie}}		{{Main\|Bungie}}
	The [[wikipedia:Destiny_(video_game_series)\|Destiny]] franchise is Bungie's primary source of revenue, and its most recent title, Destiny 2, has featured a significant amount of content offered in the game that has been forcibly vaulted by the company.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Glagowski \|first=Peter \|date=Jun 9, 2020 \|title=Bungie To Remove Four Planets And All But Three Raids From Destiny 2 \|url=https://www.thegamer.com/destiny-2-content-removal/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=The Gamer}}</ref> Most notably, player-purchased content, including single-player content that shouldn't necessitate access to a server, has been removed from the game.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web \|last=The_Observer \|date=Jun 18, 2021 \|title=How could Bungie get away so easily with removing paid content from Destiny 2? \|url=https://www.neogaf.com/threads/how-could-bungie-get-away-so-easily-with-removing-paid-content-from-destiny-2.1610927/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|website=NeoGAF}}</ref> In mid-2022, Bungie did promise to stop removing content from the game,<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Gach \|first=Ethan \|date=Aug 23, 2022 \|title=Destiny 2 Promises No More Axing Old Parts Of Game, Something That Players Hated \|url=https://kotaku.com/destiny-2-lightfall-vaulting-sunset-forsaken-expansion-1849446608 \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=Kotaku}}</ref> but not all legacy content has been reintroduced to the game.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=GB Times Gaming Team \|date=Mar 21, 2025 \|title=Why is Bungie Removing Content from Destiny 2? The Content Vault Controversy Explained \|url=https://gbtimes.com/gaming/why-is-bungie-removing-content/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=GB Times}}</ref><!-- I want a better source left here please. -->		The [[wikipedia:Destiny_(video_game_series)\|Destiny]] franchise is Bungie's primary source of revenue{{CitationNeeded}}, and its most recent title, Destiny 2, has featured a significant amount of content offered in the game that has been forcibly vaulted by the company.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Glagowski \|first=Peter \|date=Jun 9, 2020 \|title=Bungie To Remove Four Planets And All But Three Raids From Destiny 2 \|url=https://www.thegamer.com/destiny-2-content-removal/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=The Gamer}}</ref> Most notably, player-purchased content, including single-player content that shouldn't necessitate access to a server, has been removed from the game.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web \|last=The_Observer \|date=Jun 18, 2021 \|title=How could Bungie get away so easily with removing paid content from Destiny 2? \|url=https://www.neogaf.com/threads/how-could-bungie-get-away-so-easily-with-removing-paid-content-from-destiny-2.1610927/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|website=NeoGAF}}</ref> In mid-2022, Bungie did promise to stop removing content from the game,<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Gach \|first=Ethan \|date=Aug 23, 2022 \|title=Destiny 2 Promises No More Axing Old Parts Of Game, Something That Players Hated \|url=https://kotaku.com/destiny-2-lightfall-vaulting-sunset-forsaken-expansion-1849446608 \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=Kotaku}}</ref> but not all legacy content has been reintroduced to the game.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=GB Times Gaming Team \|date=Mar 21, 2025 \|title=Why is Bungie Removing Content from Destiny 2? The Content Vault Controversy Explained \|url=https://gbtimes.com/gaming/why-is-bungie-removing-content/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=GB Times}}</ref><!-- I want a better source left here please. -->

	Bungie's previous GaaS title, Destiny, requires an always-online connection, and while the company has stated that they will maintain legacy support for both modern platforms,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bungie \|title=Legacy Support for Destiny 1 Activities \|url=https://help.bungie.net/hc/en-us/articles/360049201951-Legacy-Support-for-Destiny-1-Activities \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|website=Bungie Help}}</ref> and legacy console editions,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bungie \|title=Destiny 1 on Legacy Consoles \|url=https://help.bungie.net/hc/en-us/articles/360049497531-Destiny-1-on-Legacy-Consoles \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|website=Bungie Help}}</ref> it is plausible due to software degradation for the servers<ref>{{Cite news \|last=MorphNeo \|date=Jul 29, 2024 \|title=Destiny 1 - Have they really SHUT IT DOWN? - Error: This version of Destiny is no longer available. \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfYzX58wMBs \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=YouTube}}</ref> though, that the title could eventually become unplayable for consumers, especially as error frequency grows more common over time.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=javagat10 \|date=Jan 29, 2023 \|title=Destiny Server issue on Xbox 360. \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/10o1t6l/destiny_server_issue_on_xbox_360/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=ICE BREAKER (Timelost) \|date=Jul 19, 2025 \|title=Is destiny1 servers shut down permanently? \|url=https://www.bungie.net/en/Forums/Post/264186352?page=0 \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|website=Bungie Forums}}</ref>		Bungie's previous GaaS title, Destiny, requires an always-online connection, and while the company has stated that they will maintain legacy support for both modern platforms,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bungie \|title=Legacy Support for Destiny 1 Activities \|url=https://help.bungie.net/hc/en-us/articles/360049201951-Legacy-Support-for-Destiny-1-Activities \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|website=Bungie Help}}</ref> and legacy console editions,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bungie \|title=Destiny 1 on Legacy Consoles \|url=https://help.bungie.net/hc/en-us/articles/360049497531-Destiny-1-on-Legacy-Consoles \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|website=Bungie Help}}</ref> it is plausible due to software degradation for the servers<ref>{{Cite news \|last=MorphNeo \|date=Jul 29, 2024 \|title=Destiny 1 - Have they really SHUT IT DOWN? - Error: This version of Destiny is no longer available. \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfYzX58wMBs \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=YouTube}}</ref> though, that the title could eventually become unplayable for consumers, especially as error frequency grows more common over time.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=javagat10 \|date=Jan 29, 2023 \|title=Destiny Server issue on Xbox 360. \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/10o1t6l/destiny_server_issue_on_xbox_360/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=ICE BREAKER (Timelost) \|date=Jul 19, 2025 \|title=Is destiny1 servers shut down permanently? \|url=https://www.bungie.net/en/Forums/Post/264186352?page=0 \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|website=Bungie Forums}}</ref>

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	'''[[wikipedia:Games_as_a_service\|Games as a service]]''' (also known as live-service games) is a business model designed to monetize games after their initial sale or free download. It is typically through new updates, [[downloadable content]], and [[microtransaction]]s. This model exists in opposition to the traditional method of purchasing a game that can be used and played indefinitely with no ~~other~~ transactions beyond the initial purchase.		'''[[wikipedia:Games_as_a_service\|Games as a service]]''' (also known as live-service games) is a business model designed to monetize games after their initial sale or free download. It is typically through new updates, [[downloadable content]], and [[microtransaction]]s. This model exists in opposition to the traditional method of purchasing a game that can be used and played indefinitely, with no additional transactions required beyond the initial purchase.

	A common practice in this model is allowing players to pre-purchase content with the promise that it will be released at a specified time, and will include all features advertised in the product's listing. Games as a service also typically ~~has~~ a premium currency, which players purchase with real-world currency to acquire in-game items.		A common practice in this model is allowing players to pre-purchase content with the promise that it will be released at a specified time and will include all features advertised in the product's listing. Games as a service also typically have a premium currency, which players purchase with real-world currency to acquire in-game items.

	==Issues==		==Issues==
	While GaaS incentivizes developers to keep producing content for their game, the game often risks becoming completely unplayable once support is discontinued.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Accursed Farms\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w70Xc9CStoE\|title=The largest campaign ever to stop publishers destroying games\|website=YouTube\|access-date=2025-01-24}}</ref> There is very little legal recourse for the user to recoup the cost of purchasing the game or its in-game content. The [[End-user license agreement\|End-User License Agreement (EULA)]] typically disclaims the publisher's obligation to refund or compensate users, as it clarifies that they are purchasing a license rather than ~~actually~~ owning the software.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.kelleherbros.com/blog/2024/3/27/digital-ownership-2-the-eula-era\|title=Precarious Digital Ownership: The EULA Era\|website=kelleherbros.com\|access-date=2025-01-28}}</ref>		While GaaS incentivizes developers to keep producing content for their game, the game often risks becoming completely unplayable once support is discontinued.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Accursed Farms\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w70Xc9CStoE\|title=The largest campaign ever to stop publishers destroying games\|website=YouTube\|access-date=2025-01-24}}</ref> There is very little legal recourse for the user to recoup the cost of purchasing the game or its in-game content. The [[End-user license agreement\|End-User License Agreement (EULA)]] typically disclaims the publisher's obligation to refund or compensate users, as it clarifies that they are purchasing a license rather than owning the software outright.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.kelleherbros.com/blog/2024/3/27/digital-ownership-2-the-eula-era\|title=Precarious Digital Ownership: The EULA Era\|website=kelleherbros.com\|access-date=2025-01-28}}</ref>

	Additionally in some scenarios, content offered and even sold on GaaS may also be discontinued or revoked from consumers while the service continues.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news \|last=Savage \|first=Phil \|date=Aug 23, 2020 \|title=Here's everything being removed from Destiny 2 at the end of this season—it's a lot \|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/heres-everything-being-removed-from-destiny-2-at-the-end-of-this-seasonits-a-lot/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=PC Gamer}}</ref>		Additionally, in some scenarios, content offered and even sold on GaaS may also be discontinued or revoked from consumers while the service continues.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news \|last=Savage \|first=Phil \|date=Aug 23, 2020 \|title=Here's everything being removed from Destiny 2 at the end of this season—it's a lot \|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/heres-everything-being-removed-from-destiny-2-at-the-end-of-this-seasonits-a-lot/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=PC Gamer}}</ref>

	==Examples==		==Examples==
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	{{Main\|Ubisoft}}		{{Main\|Ubisoft}}
	XDefiant, developed by Ubisoft, is an example of a game as a service. On December ~~3rd~~, 2024, the game announced the shutdown of its servers on June ~~3rd~~, 2025.<ref name=":0">[https://archive.is/ueESQ "'XDEFIANT IS SUNSETTING' Tweet"] - archive.is - archived 2025-01-28</ref> 49 days before the shutdown announcement, executive producer of XDefiant, Mark Rubin<ref>[https://archive.is/nEche "Mark Rubin Profile"] - archive.is - archived 2025-01-28</ref> posted online that the game had no plans of shutting down after season 4, while the game was still in season 2, and they had recently discussed their plans internally for the second year of content.<ref>[https://archive.is/XmekP "Mark Rubin claims NO plans to shut down after season 4"] - archive.is - archived 2025-01-28</ref> The shutdown post announced that the last 30 days of purchases would be fully refunded.<ref name=":0" />		XDefiant, developed by Ubisoft, is an example of a game-as-a-service. On December 3, 2024, the game announced the shutdown of its servers for June 3, 2025.<ref name=":0">[https://archive.is/ueESQ "'XDEFIANT IS SUNSETTING' Tweet"] - archive.is - archived 2025-01-28</ref> 49 days before the shutdown announcement, executive producer of XDefiant, Mark Rubin, posted online that the game had no plans to shut down after Season 4, despite being still in Season<ref>[https://archive.is/nEche "Mark Rubin Profile"] - archive.is - archived 2025-01-28</ref>, posted online that the game had no plans of shutting down after season 4, while the game was still in season 2, and they had recently discussed their plans internally for the second year of content.<ref>[https://archive.is/XmekP "Mark Rubin claims NO plans to shut down after season 4"] - archive.is - archived 2025-01-28</ref> The shutdown post announced that the last 30 days of purchases would be fully refunded.<ref name=":0" />

	The shutdown of ''The Crew'' is one of the central issues of the [[Stop Killing Games]] campaign. Despite the game containing some code for an offline mode<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/241560/discussions/0/3803901559414708777/ Offline Mode is in the game] steamcommunity.com - accessed 2025-02-06</ref> from the start, it was not made accessible to the user due to the game's [[Digital rights management\|digital-rights-management]] (DRM),<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qKNY64-QSc The Crew Offline Mode - Setting The Record Straight] youtube.com - accessed 2025-01-28 </ref> leaving the game in a completely unplayable state.		The shutdown of ''The Crew'' is one of the central issues of the [[Stop Killing Games]] campaign. Despite the game containing some code for an offline mode<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/241560/discussions/0/3803901559414708777/ Offline Mode is in the game] steamcommunity.com - accessed 2025-02-06</ref> from the start, it was not made accessible to the user due to the game's [[Digital rights management\|digital rights management]] (DRM) <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qKNY64-QSc The Crew Offline Mode - Setting The Record Straight] youtube.com - accessed 2025-01-28 </ref>, leaving the game in a completely unplayable state.

	===EA===		===EA===
	{{Main\|Electronic Arts}}		{{Main\|Electronic Arts}}
	In recent years, Electronic Arts (often ~~shortened to '''~~EA~~'''~~) has garnered ~~an infamous~~ reputation for being a company involved in these ~~sorts of~~ practices, and has received criticism for over-reliance on micro-transactions and DLC for generating revenue.		In recent years, Electronic Arts (often abbreviated as EA) has garnered a notorious reputation for being a company involved in these practices and has received criticism for its over-reliance on micro-transactions and DLC for generating revenue.

	On July 3, 2025, EA announced that [[Anthem]], a game developed by BioWare and published by EA, will have its servers ~~shutdown~~ on January 12, 2026.<ref name=":022">{{Cite web \|date=2025-07-03 \|title=Anthem Game Update \|url=https://www.ea.com/games/anthem/news/anthem-game-update \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250704091220/https://www.ea.com/games/anthem/news/anthem-game-update \|archive-date=2025-07-04 \|access-date=2025-07-04 \|website=EA}}</ref> As the title was developed exclusively under the live-service model, the closure of the servers will render the game unplayable.<ref name=":022" />		On July 3, 2025, EA announced that [[Anthem]], a game developed by BioWare and published by EA, will have its servers shut down on January 12, 2026.<ref name=":022">{{Cite web \|date=2025-07-03 \|title=Anthem Game Update \|url=https://www.ea.com/games/anthem/news/anthem-game-update \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250704091220/https://www.ea.com/games/anthem/news/anthem-game-update \|archive-date=2025-07-04 \|access-date=2025-07-04 \|website=EA}}</ref> As the title was developed exclusively under the live-service model, the closure of the servers will render the game unplayable.<ref name=":022" />

	===Bungie===		===Bungie===
	{{Main\|Bungie}}		{{Main\|Bungie}}
	The [[wikipedia:Destiny_(video_game_series)\|Destiny]] franchise is Bungie's primary source of revenue, and its most recent title, Destiny 2, has ~~had~~ a significant amount of content offered in the game that has been forcibly vaulted by the company.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Glagowski \|first=Peter \|date=Jun 9, 2020 \|title=Bungie To Remove Four Planets And All But Three Raids From Destiny 2 \|url=https://www.thegamer.com/destiny-2-content-removal/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=The Gamer}}</ref> Most notably, player-purchased content, including ~~singleplayer~~ content that shouldn't necessitate access to a server, has been removed from the game.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web \|last=The_Observer \|date=Jun 18, 2021 \|title=How could Bungie get away so easily with removing paid content from Destiny 2? \|url=https://www.neogaf.com/threads/how-could-bungie-get-away-so-easily-with-removing-paid-content-from-destiny-2.1610927/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|website=NeoGAF}}</ref> In mid 2022, Bungie did promise to stop removing content from the game,<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Gach \|first=Ethan \|date=Aug 23, 2022 \|title=Destiny 2 Promises No More Axing Old Parts Of Game, Something That Players Hated \|url=https://kotaku.com/destiny-2-lightfall-vaulting-sunset-forsaken-expansion-1849446608 \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=Kotaku}}</ref> but not all legacy content has been reintroduced to the game.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=GB Times Gaming Team \|date=Mar 21, 2025 \|title=Why is Bungie Removing Content from Destiny 2? The Content Vault Controversy Explained \|url=https://gbtimes.com/gaming/why-is-bungie-removing-content/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=GB Times}}</ref><!-- I want a better source left here please. -->		The [[wikipedia:Destiny_(video_game_series)\|Destiny]] franchise is Bungie's primary source of revenue, and its most recent title, Destiny 2, has featured a significant amount of content offered in the game that has been forcibly vaulted by the company.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Glagowski \|first=Peter \|date=Jun 9, 2020 \|title=Bungie To Remove Four Planets And All But Three Raids From Destiny 2 \|url=https://www.thegamer.com/destiny-2-content-removal/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=The Gamer}}</ref> Most notably, player-purchased content, including single-player content that shouldn't necessitate access to a server, has been removed from the game.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web \|last=The_Observer \|date=Jun 18, 2021 \|title=How could Bungie get away so easily with removing paid content from Destiny 2? \|url=https://www.neogaf.com/threads/how-could-bungie-get-away-so-easily-with-removing-paid-content-from-destiny-2.1610927/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|website=NeoGAF}}</ref> In mid-2022, Bungie did promise to stop removing content from the game,<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Gach \|first=Ethan \|date=Aug 23, 2022 \|title=Destiny 2 Promises No More Axing Old Parts Of Game, Something That Players Hated \|url=https://kotaku.com/destiny-2-lightfall-vaulting-sunset-forsaken-expansion-1849446608 \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=Kotaku}}</ref> but not all legacy content has been reintroduced to the game.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=GB Times Gaming Team \|date=Mar 21, 2025 \|title=Why is Bungie Removing Content from Destiny 2? The Content Vault Controversy Explained \|url=https://gbtimes.com/gaming/why-is-bungie-removing-content/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=GB Times}}</ref><!-- I want a better source left here please. -->

	Bungie's previous GaaS title, Destiny, requires an always-online connection, and while the company has stated that they will maintain legacy support for both modern platforms,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bungie \|title=Legacy Support for Destiny 1 Activities \|url=https://help.bungie.net/hc/en-us/articles/360049201951-Legacy-Support-for-Destiny-1-Activities \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|website=Bungie Help}}</ref> and legacy console editions,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bungie \|title=Destiny 1 on Legacy Consoles \|url=https://help.bungie.net/hc/en-us/articles/360049497531-Destiny-1-on-Legacy-Consoles \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|website=Bungie Help}}</ref> it is plausible due to software degradation for the servers<ref>{{Cite news \|last=MorphNeo \|date=Jul 29, 2024 \|title=Destiny 1 - Have they really SHUT IT DOWN? - Error: This version of Destiny is no longer available. \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfYzX58wMBs \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=YouTube}}</ref> though, that the title could eventually become unplayable for consumers, especially as error frequency grows more common over time.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=javagat10 \|date=Jan 29, 2023 \|title=Destiny Server issue on Xbox 360. \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/10o1t6l/destiny_server_issue_on_xbox_360/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=ICE BREAKER (Timelost) \|date=Jul 19, 2025 \|title=Is destiny1 servers shut down permanently? \|url=https://www.bungie.net/en/Forums/Post/264186352?page=0 \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|website=Bungie Forums}}</ref>		Bungie's previous GaaS title, Destiny, requires an always-online connection, and while the company has stated that they will maintain legacy support for both modern platforms,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bungie \|title=Legacy Support for Destiny 1 Activities \|url=https://help.bungie.net/hc/en-us/articles/360049201951-Legacy-Support-for-Destiny-1-Activities \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|website=Bungie Help}}</ref> and legacy console editions,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bungie \|title=Destiny 1 on Legacy Consoles \|url=https://help.bungie.net/hc/en-us/articles/360049497531-Destiny-1-on-Legacy-Consoles \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|website=Bungie Help}}</ref> it is plausible due to software degradation for the servers<ref>{{Cite news \|last=MorphNeo \|date=Jul 29, 2024 \|title=Destiny 1 - Have they really SHUT IT DOWN? - Error: This version of Destiny is no longer available. \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfYzX58wMBs \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=YouTube}}</ref> though, that the title could eventually become unplayable for consumers, especially as error frequency grows more common over time.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=javagat10 \|date=Jan 29, 2023 \|title=Destiny Server issue on Xbox 360. \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/10o1t6l/destiny_server_issue_on_xbox_360/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=ICE BREAKER (Timelost) \|date=Jul 19, 2025 \|title=Is destiny1 servers shut down permanently? \|url=https://www.bungie.net/en/Forums/Post/264186352?page=0 \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|website=Bungie Forums}}</ref>

	Bungie has also announced ''{{Wplink\|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathon_(upcoming_video_game)\|Marathon}}'',<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Bungie \|date=May 24, 2023 \|title=Bungie Announces Marathon; Nathan Fillion To Return to Destiny 2 for The Final Shape Expansion \|url=https://press.bungie.com/Bungie-Announces-Marathon-Nathan-Fillion-To-Return-to-Destiny-2-for-Th \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=Bungie Press Room}}</ref> a reboot for their older franchise. This game has the plausibility to release as a live service title as well considering Bungie's recent history with their games.<!-- Future-proofing for when Marathon's release date is announced sometime in August according to leakers, or when the game has been properly released soon after. I am betting on it repeating the same problems as Destiny 1 & 2.		Bungie has also announced ''{{Wplink\|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathon_(upcoming_video_game)\|Marathon}}'',<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Bungie \|date=May 24, 2023 \|title=Bungie Announces Marathon; Nathan Fillion To Return to Destiny 2 for The Final Shape Expansion \|url=https://press.bungie.com/Bungie-Announces-Marathon-Nathan-Fillion-To-Return-to-Destiny-2-for-Th \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=Bungie Press Room}}</ref> a reboot for their older franchise. This game has the plausibility to release as a live service title as well, considering Bungie's recent history with their games.<!-- Future-proofing for when Marathon's release date is announced sometime in August according to leakers, or when the game has been properly released soon after. I am betting on it repeating the same problems as Destiny 1 & 2.
	- JamesTDG -->		- JamesTDG -->

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Drakeula: see also software as a service

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	==Issues==		==Issues==
	Games as a service is a misleading term. They don't follow the rules of any other service model. Customers often aren't provided with information what services they're entitled to and the time period in which those services will be active. While GaaS incentivizes developers to keep producing content for their game, the game often risks becoming completely unplayable once support is discontinued.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Accursed Farms\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w70Xc9CStoE\|title=The largest campaign ever to stop publishers destroying games\|website=YouTube\|access-date=2025-01-24}}</ref> There is very little legal recourse for the user to recoup the cost of purchasing the game or its in-game content. The [[End-user license agreement\|End-User License Agreement (EULA)]] typically disclaims the publisher's obligation to refund or compensate users, as it clarifies that they are purchasing a license rather than actually owning the software.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.kelleherbros.com/blog/2024/3/27/digital-ownership-2-the-eula-era\|title=Precarious Digital Ownership: The EULA Era\|website=kelleherbros.com\|access-date=2025-01-28}}</ref>		While GaaS incentivizes developers to keep producing content for their game, the game often risks becoming completely unplayable once support is discontinued.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Accursed Farms\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w70Xc9CStoE\|title=The largest campaign ever to stop publishers destroying games\|website=YouTube\|access-date=2025-01-24}}</ref> There is very little legal recourse for the user to recoup the cost of purchasing the game or its in-game content. The [[End-user license agreement\|End-User License Agreement (EULA)]] typically disclaims the publisher's obligation to refund or compensate users, as it clarifies that they are purchasing a license rather than actually owning the software.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.kelleherbros.com/blog/2024/3/27/digital-ownership-2-the-eula-era\|title=Precarious Digital Ownership: The EULA Era\|website=kelleherbros.com\|access-date=2025-01-28}}</ref>

	Additionally in some scenarios, content offered and even sold on GaaS may also be discontinued or revoked from consumers while the service continues.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news \|last=Savage \|first=Phil \|date=Aug 23, 2020 \|title=Here's everything being removed from Destiny 2 at the end of this season—it's a lot \|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/heres-everything-being-removed-from-destiny-2-at-the-end-of-this-seasonits-a-lot/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=PC Gamer}}</ref>		Additionally in some scenarios, content offered and even sold on GaaS may also be discontinued or revoked from consumers while the service continues.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news \|last=Savage \|first=Phil \|date=Aug 23, 2020 \|title=Here's everything being removed from Destiny 2 at the end of this season—it's a lot \|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/heres-everything-being-removed-from-destiny-2-at-the-end-of-this-seasonits-a-lot/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=PC Gamer}}</ref>

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	While GaaS incentivizes developers to keep producing content for their game, the game often risks becoming completely unplayable once support is discontinued.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Accursed Farms\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w70Xc9CStoE\|title=The largest campaign ever to stop publishers destroying games\|website=YouTube\|access-date=2025-01-24 \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=w70Xc9CStoE \|archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref> There is very little legal recourse for the user to recoup the cost of purchasing the game or its in-game content. The [[End-user license agreement\|End-User License Agreement (EULA)]] typically disclaims the publisher's obligation to refund or compensate users, as it clarifies that they are purchasing a license rather than owning the software outright.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.kelleherbros.com/blog/2024/3/27/digital-ownership-2-the-eula-era\|title=Precarious Digital Ownership: The EULA Era\|website=kelleherbros.com\|access-date=2025-01-28 \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708173408/https://www.kelleherbros.com/blog/2024/3/27/digital-ownership-2-the-eula-era \|archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref>		While GaaS incentivizes developers to keep producing content for their game, the game often risks becoming completely unplayable once support is discontinued.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Accursed Farms\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w70Xc9CStoE\|title=The largest campaign ever to stop publishers destroying games\|website=YouTube\|access-date=2025-01-24 \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=w70Xc9CStoE \|archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref> There is very little legal recourse for the user to recoup the cost of purchasing the game or its in-game content. The [[End-user license agreement\|End-User License Agreement (EULA)]] typically disclaims the publisher's obligation to refund or compensate users, as it clarifies that they are purchasing a license rather than owning the software outright.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.kelleherbros.com/blog/2024/3/27/digital-ownership-2-the-eula-era\|title=Precarious Digital Ownership: The EULA Era\|website=kelleherbros.com\|access-date=2025-01-28 \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708173408/https://www.kelleherbros.com/blog/2024/3/27/digital-ownership-2-the-eula-era \|archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref>

	Additionally, in some scenarios, content offered and even sold on GaaS may also be discontinued or revoked from consumers while the service continues.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news \|last=Savage \|first=Phil \|date=Aug 23, 2020 \|title=Here's everything being removed from Destiny 2 at the end of this season—it's a lot \|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/heres-everything-being-removed-from-destiny-2-at-the-end-of-this-seasonits-a-lot/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=PC Gamer}}</ref>		Additionally, in some scenarios, content offered and even sold on GaaS may also be discontinued or revoked from consumers while the service continues.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news \|last=Savage \|first=Phil \|date=Aug 23, 2020 \|title=Here's everything being removed from Destiny 2 at the end of this season—it's a lot \|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/heres-everything-being-removed-from-destiny-2-at-the-end-of-this-seasonits-a-lot/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=PC Gamer \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251210110206/https://www.pcgamer.com/heres-everything-being-removed-from-destiny-2-at-the-end-of-this-seasonits-a-lot/ \|archive-date=10 Dec 2025}}</ref>

	==Examples==		==Examples==
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	===Bungie===		===Bungie===
	{{Main\|Bungie}}		{{Main\|Bungie}}
	The [[wikipedia:Destiny_(video_game_series)\|Destiny]] franchise is Bungie's primary source of revenue{{CitationNeeded}}, and its most recent title, Destiny 2, has featured a significant amount of content offered in the game that has been forcibly vaulted by the company.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Glagowski \|first=Peter \|date=Jun 9, 2020 \|title=Bungie To Remove Four Planets And All But Three Raids From Destiny 2 \|url=https://www.thegamer.com/destiny-2-content-removal/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=The Gamer \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251121161406/https://www.thegamer.com/destiny-2-content-removal/ \|archive-date=21 Nov 2025}}</ref> Most notably, player-purchased content, including single-player content that shouldn't necessitate access to a server, has been removed from the game.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web \|last=The_Observer \|date=Jun 18, 2021 \|title=How could Bungie get away so easily with removing paid content from Destiny 2? \|url=https://www.neogaf.com/threads/how-could-bungie-get-away-so-easily-with-removing-paid-content-from-destiny-2.1610927/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|website=NeoGAF \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251123034729/https://www.neogaf.com/threads/how-could-bungie-get-away-so-easily-with-removing-paid-content-from-destiny-2.1610927/ \|archive-date=23 Nov 2025}}</ref> In mid-2022, Bungie did promise to stop removing content from the game,<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Gach \|first=Ethan \|date=Aug 23, 2022 \|title=Destiny 2 Promises No More Axing Old Parts Of Game, Something That Players Hated \|url=https://kotaku.com/destiny-2-lightfall-vaulting-sunset-forsaken-expansion-1849446608 \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=Kotaku}}</ref> but not all legacy content has been reintroduced to the game.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=GB Times Gaming Team \|date=Mar 21, 2025 \|title=Why is Bungie Removing Content from Destiny 2? The Content Vault Controversy Explained \|url=https://gbtimes.com/gaming/why-is-bungie-removing-content/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=GB Times}}</ref><!-- I want a better source left here please. -->		The [[wikipedia:Destiny_(video_game_series)\|Destiny]] franchise is Bungie's primary source of revenue{{CitationNeeded}}, and its most recent title, Destiny 2, has featured a significant amount of content offered in the game that has been forcibly vaulted by the company.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Glagowski \|first=Peter \|date=Jun 9, 2020 \|title=Bungie To Remove Four Planets And All But Three Raids From Destiny 2 \|url=https://www.thegamer.com/destiny-2-content-removal/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=The Gamer \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251121161406/https://www.thegamer.com/destiny-2-content-removal/ \|archive-date=21 Nov 2025}}</ref> Most notably, player-purchased content, including single-player content that shouldn't necessitate access to a server, has been removed from the game.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web \|last=The_Observer \|date=Jun 18, 2021 \|title=How could Bungie get away so easily with removing paid content from Destiny 2? \|url=https://www.neogaf.com/threads/how-could-bungie-get-away-so-easily-with-removing-paid-content-from-destiny-2.1610927/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|website=NeoGAF \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251123034729/https://www.neogaf.com/threads/how-could-bungie-get-away-so-easily-with-removing-paid-content-from-destiny-2.1610927/ \|archive-date=23 Nov 2025}}</ref> In mid-2022, Bungie did promise to stop removing content from the game,<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Gach \|first=Ethan \|date=Aug 23, 2022 \|title=Destiny 2 Promises No More Axing Old Parts Of Game, Something That Players Hated \|url=https://kotaku.com/destiny-2-lightfall-vaulting-sunset-forsaken-expansion-1849446608 \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=Kotaku \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250929100433/https://kotaku.com/destiny-2-lightfall-vaulting-sunset-forsaken-expansion-1849446608 \|archive-date=29 Sep 2025}}</ref> but not all legacy content has been reintroduced to the game.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=GB Times Gaming Team \|date=Mar 21, 2025 \|title=Why is Bungie Removing Content from Destiny 2? The Content Vault Controversy Explained \|url=https://gbtimes.com/gaming/why-is-bungie-removing-content/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=GB Times}}</ref><!-- I want a better source left here please. -->

	Bungie's previous GaaS title, Destiny, requires an always-online connection, and while the company has stated that they will maintain legacy support for both modern platforms,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bungie \|title=Legacy Support for Destiny 1 Activities \|url=https://help.bungie.net/hc/en-us/articles/360049201951-Legacy-Support-for-Destiny-1-Activities \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|website=Bungie Help \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251003014305/https://help.bungie.net/hc/en-us/articles/360049201951-Legacy-Support-for-Destiny-1-Activities \|archive-date=3 Oct 2025}}</ref> and legacy console editions,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bungie \|title=Destiny 1 on Legacy Consoles \|url=https://help.bungie.net/hc/en-us/articles/360049497531-Destiny-1-on-Legacy-Consoles \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|website=Bungie Help}}</ref> it is plausible due to software degradation for the servers<ref>{{Cite news \|last=MorphNeo \|date=Jul 29, 2024 \|title=Destiny 1 - Have they really SHUT IT DOWN? - Error: This version of Destiny is no longer available. \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfYzX58wMBs \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=YouTube \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=YfYzX58wMBs \|archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref> though, that the title could eventually become unplayable for consumers, especially as error frequency grows more common over time.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=javagat10 \|date=Jan 29, 2023 \|title=Destiny Server issue on Xbox 360. \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/10o1t6l/destiny_server_issue_on_xbox_360/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230129072044/https://old.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/10o1t6l/destiny_server_issue_on_xbox_360/ \|archive-date=29 Jan 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=ICE BREAKER (Timelost) \|date=Jul 19, 2025 \|title=Is destiny1 servers shut down permanently? \|url=https://www.bungie.net/en/Forums/Post/264186352?page=0 \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|website=Bungie Forums \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251122004015/https://www.bungie.net/en/Forums/Post/264186352?page=0 \|archive-date=22 Nov 2025}}</ref>		Bungie's previous GaaS title, Destiny, requires an always-online connection, and while the company has stated that they will maintain legacy support for both modern platforms,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bungie \|title=Legacy Support for Destiny 1 Activities \|url=https://help.bungie.net/hc/en-us/articles/360049201951-Legacy-Support-for-Destiny-1-Activities \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|website=Bungie Help \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251003014305/https://help.bungie.net/hc/en-us/articles/360049201951-Legacy-Support-for-Destiny-1-Activities \|archive-date=3 Oct 2025}}</ref> and legacy console editions,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bungie \|title=Destiny 1 on Legacy Consoles \|url=https://help.bungie.net/hc/en-us/articles/360049497531-Destiny-1-on-Legacy-Consoles \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|website=Bungie Help \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251117144215/https://help.bungie.net/hc/en-us/articles/360049497531-Destiny-1-on-Legacy-Consoles \|archive-date=17 Nov 2025}}</ref> it is plausible due to software degradation for the servers<ref>{{Cite news \|last=MorphNeo \|date=Jul 29, 2024 \|title=Destiny 1 - Have they really SHUT IT DOWN? - Error: This version of Destiny is no longer available. \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfYzX58wMBs \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=YouTube \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=YfYzX58wMBs \|archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref> though, that the title could eventually become unplayable for consumers, especially as error frequency grows more common over time.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=javagat10 \|date=Jan 29, 2023 \|title=Destiny Server issue on Xbox 360. \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/10o1t6l/destiny_server_issue_on_xbox_360/ \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230129072044/https://old.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/10o1t6l/destiny_server_issue_on_xbox_360/ \|archive-date=29 Jan 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=ICE BREAKER (Timelost) \|date=Jul 19, 2025 \|title=Is destiny1 servers shut down permanently? \|url=https://www.bungie.net/en/Forums/Post/264186352?page=0 \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|website=Bungie Forums \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251122004015/https://www.bungie.net/en/Forums/Post/264186352?page=0 \|archive-date=22 Nov 2025}}</ref>

	Bungie has also announced ''{{Wplink\|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathon_(upcoming_video_game)\|Marathon}}'',<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Bungie \|date=May 24, 2023 \|title=Bungie Announces Marathon; Nathan Fillion To Return to Destiny 2 for The Final Shape Expansion \|url=https://press.bungie.com/Bungie-Announces-Marathon-Nathan-Fillion-To-Return-to-Destiny-2-for-Th \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=Bungie Press Room \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260211202227/https://press.bungie.com/Bungie-Announces-Marathon-Nathan-Fillion-To-Return-to-Destiny-2-for-Th \|archive-date=11 Feb 2026}}</ref> a reboot for their older franchise. This game has the plausibility to release as a live service title as well, considering Bungie's recent history with their games.<!-- Future-proofing for when Marathon's release date is announced sometime in August according to leakers, or when the game has been properly released soon after. I am betting on it repeating the same problems as Destiny 1 & 2.		Bungie has also announced ''{{Wplink\|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathon_(upcoming_video_game)\|Marathon}}'',<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Bungie \|date=May 24, 2023 \|title=Bungie Announces Marathon; Nathan Fillion To Return to Destiny 2 for The Final Shape Expansion \|url=https://press.bungie.com/Bungie-Announces-Marathon-Nathan-Fillion-To-Return-to-Destiny-2-for-Th \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=Bungie Press Room \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260211202227/https://press.bungie.com/Bungie-Announces-Marathon-Nathan-Fillion-To-Return-to-Destiny-2-for-Th \|archive-date=11 Feb 2026}}</ref> a reboot for their older franchise. This game has the plausibility to release as a live service title as well, considering Bungie's recent history with their games.<!-- Future-proofing for when Marathon's release date is announced sometime in August according to leakers, or when the game has been properly released soon after. I am betting on it repeating the same problems as Destiny 1 & 2.

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	*[[Stop Killing Games]]		*[[Stop Killing Games]]
			*[[GOG.com]]

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	Bungie has also announced ''{{Wplink\|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathon_(upcoming_video_game)\|Marathon}}'',<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Bungie \|date=May 24, 2023 \|title=Bungie Announces Marathon; Nathan Fillion To Return to Destiny 2 for The Final Shape Expansion \|url=https://press.bungie.com/Bungie-Announces-Marathon-Nathan-Fillion-To-Return-to-Destiny-2-for-Th \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=Bungie Press Room}}</ref> a reboot for their older franchise. This game has the plausibility to release as a live service title as well, considering Bungie's recent history with their games.<!-- Future-proofing for when Marathon's release date is announced sometime in August according to leakers, or when the game has been properly released soon after. I am betting on it repeating the same problems as Destiny 1 & 2.		Bungie has also announced ''{{Wplink\|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathon_(upcoming_video_game)\|Marathon}}'',<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Bungie \|date=May 24, 2023 \|title=Bungie Announces Marathon; Nathan Fillion To Return to Destiny 2 for The Final Shape Expansion \|url=https://press.bungie.com/Bungie-Announces-Marathon-Nathan-Fillion-To-Return-to-Destiny-2-for-Th \|access-date=Mar 31, 2025 \|work=Bungie Press Room}}</ref> a reboot for their older franchise. This game has the plausibility to release as a live service title as well, considering Bungie's recent history with their games.<!-- Future-proofing for when Marathon's release date is announced sometime in August according to leakers, or when the game has been properly released soon after. I am betting on it repeating the same problems as Destiny 1 & 2.
	- JamesTDG -->		- JamesTDG -->
			==See also==
			*[[Stop Killing Games]]
	==References==		==References==
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	[[Category:Services]]		[[Category:Services]]
	[[Category:Common terms]]		[[Category:Common terms]]

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	'''[[wikipedia:Games_as_a_service\|Games as a service]]''' (also known as live-service games) is a business model designed to monetize games after their initial sale or free download. It is typically through new updates, [[downloadable content]], and [[microtransaction]]s. This model exists in opposition to the traditional method of purchasing a game that can be used and played indefinitely with no other transactions beyond the initial purchase.		'''[[wikipedia:Games_as_a_service\|Games as a service]]''' (also known as live-service games) is a business model designed to monetize games after their initial sale or free download. It is typically through new updates, [[downloadable content]], and [[microtransaction]]s. This model exists in opposition to the traditional method of purchasing a game that can be used and played indefinitely with no other transactions beyond the initial purchase.