Anthem server shutdown: Difference between revisions

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<big>'''Always-Online Functionality'''</big>

''[[Anthem]]'' was designed to be played with up to three other people online,<ref>https://www.ea.com/games/anthem</ref> so the game has dedicated centralized servers to allow this. Apart from that, the servers are also responsible for all other game operations, which includes single-player missions.<ref>https://anthem.fandom.com/wiki/Anthem</ref> This means that the functioning of the entire video game is completely dependent upon the operational status of these centralized servers, and that an Internet connection will always be required to play ''[[Anthem]]'', regardless of whether a person fully owns a copy of the game, be it physical or digital.~~{{Ph-I-B}}~~

''[[Anthem]]'' was designed to be played with up to three other people online,<ref>https://www.ea.com/games/anthem</ref> so the game has dedicated centralized servers to allow this. Apart from that, the servers are also responsible for all other game operations, which includes single-player missions.<ref>https://anthem.fandom.com/wiki/Anthem</ref> This means that the functioning of the entire video game is completely dependent upon the operational status of these centralized servers, and that an Internet connection will always be required to play ''[[Anthem]]'', regardless of whether a person fully owns a copy of the game, be it physical or digital.

==Sunset/Server Shutdown==

The [[BioWare]] team posted an update on [https://www.ea.com/games/anthem ''Anthem''<nowiki/>'s website] on July 3, 2025, stating that the game will be sunset on January 12, 2026.<ref name=":0" /> In the FAQ section of the update, the team announced that the game would be removed from the [[EA Play]] library, which removes the game from the [[Xbox Game Pass Ultimate]] library by extension, on {{Ph-I-I}}

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 <big>'''Always-Online Functionality'''</big>
-''[[Anthem]]'' was designed to be played with up to three other people online,<ref>https://www.ea.com/games/anthem</ref> so the game has dedicated centralized servers to allow this. Apart from that, the servers are also responsible for all other game operations, which includes single-player missions.<ref>https://anthem.fandom.com/wiki/Anthem</ref> This means that the functioning of the entire video game is completely dependent upon the operational status of these centralized servers, and that an Internet connection will always be required to play ''[[Anthem]]'', regardless of whether a person fully owns a copy of the game, be it physical or digital.{{Ph-I-B}}
+''[[Anthem]]'' was designed to be played with up to three other people online,<ref>https://www.ea.com/games/anthem</ref> so the game has dedicated centralized servers to allow this. Apart from that, the servers are also responsible for all other game operations, which includes single-player missions.<ref>https://anthem.fandom.com/wiki/Anthem</ref> This means that the functioning of the entire video game is completely dependent upon the operational status of these centralized servers, and that an Internet connection will always be required to play ''[[Anthem]]'', regardless of whether a person fully owns a copy of the game, be it physical or digital.
 ==Sunset/Server Shutdown==
 The [[BioWare]] team posted an update on [https://www.ea.com/games/anthem ''Anthem''<nowiki/>'s website] on July 3, 2025, stating that the game will be sunset on January 12, 2026.<ref name=":0" /> In the FAQ section of the update, the team announced that the game would be removed from the [[EA Play]] library, which removes the game from the [[Xbox Game Pass Ultimate]] library by extension, on  {{Ph-I-I}}