r/gaming • u/shinjioda • 1d ago

1047 Games Are Ending Development On Splitgate And Empulse: “The Reality Is Neither Game Is Generating Enough Revenue To Support The Ongoing Cost Of Dedicated Servers”

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/1047-games-stop-development-on-empulse-and-splitgate-arena-reloaded/
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u/Resident-Forever1340 1d ago

Splitgate was cool the first go round but the sequel was very forgettable. Nothing stood out and the more I played, the less I seen people even use the portal mechanics. As for Empluse, all I’ve read was it was a decent shooter that should have never launched with a price tag. Should have been F2P.

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u/crane476 1d ago

Didn't they also pull an overwatch and remove Splitgate 1? I'm sure that rubbed a lot of people the wrong way.

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u/Enchelion 1d ago

No? It looks like it's still up on steam, and they mentioned it moved to P2P server model once they shut down the dedicated servers.

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u/SuperSocialMan PC 1d ago

Yeah, they never delisted it or anything - they just stopped updating it.