Gravity Rush 2's Servers to Remain Online for a Further Six Months

Isn’t this game fairly recent? (Last few years?) I’m surprised that they are shutting down so quickly.
I wonder what the monthly/annual cost is of keeping the servers going. At a certain point, isn’t it worth it for the fans? Look at games like Diablo 2 on PC, been going 18+ years! Interesting.

I find it odd that a game that say 2 years old is getting it's online side shut down, costs can't be that bad considering the price hike for PS+ subs across the globe over the last year or so. Yes the hike to maintain a good server based service but it's no excuse to shut down a game that is not that old. Unless the player base is extremely low

PS plus price is raised, yet online servers for GR2 are only active for a little over a year and a half?! This is another reason why I never pay for any online gaming service, it's a scam.

Nicee, I bought the digital version when it's discounted a couple of days ago (my special edition gravity rush 2 bluray copy is still sealed). I don't have time to play the game so I thought by the time I can play it, the online component will be already gone.

Ps. I thought I bought the game just a 3 or 4 months ago, but it seems its already 1 year (!).

@Nakatomi_Uk I think the player base is low, but sony shouldn't shutdown the server like that since we already paid the psplus price.

I didn't know that Gravity Rush 2 had a online feature. Does it affect the trophies once they close the servers?

ALL HAIL JOHN KODERA !

I'm not going back to GR2. Got the plat, put almost 80 hours into main game+Raven DLC, but I'm done.

Seriously if you're AT ALL interested, get this game.
It's a shame, but I feel like Nioh (despite selling well) & GR2 are the best games no one will play.

@Kidfried I haven't played the other games you've mentioned either but thanks for explaining.

I started playing this game a week or two ago and have enjoyed it quite a bit, including the online parts. I decided that before the servers shut down I would try to grind the online activities for the 6000 tokens it takes to earn all the extra outfits, gestures, power ups and items that are available. After about 2 weeks and some moderate effort, I’m at 4000 tokens. I think there has been a heavy bit of traffic on the servers lately due to people last minute trying these features because some of the challenge sending and photo sharing activities have been inconsistent and I think the servers are overloaded maybe. I really do feel this was a matter of the gaming community’s campaign and focused interest in the game which caused Sony to extend the life of the online portion due to the flurry of interest.
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I just got the first game on PS4. I had it for Vita but for some reason never played it. But im really enjoying it alot, definitely plan on getting 2nd one when im done with it. Sucks they shutting down servers, but what can u do.

@kidfried I was merely saying that if the player base is low maybe that's why Sony are shutting it down. I didnt say they should do since the game has a good fan base

Just picked up gravity rush remastered and enjoying it! So I’m very glad to hear this as it gives me more time to get the second one.

Cool. I'll be sure to get the most out of my copy before July.

Still kinda disappointed that they are still planning to shut it down. Seriously, Gravity Rush 2, Demon's Souls, Killzone, Wipeout (PS3 and Vita) and Gran Turismo 6 get their servers shutted down but not Drawn to Death and Hardware Rivals? smh.

@MadAussieBloke I’m guilty of ignoring this game at launch. Maybe they created the server shut down as a promotional gimmick to make people like me take notice and hurry to play the game. Either way, I was short-sighted about it when it was released a year ago but I’m trying to promote it now to whoever will listen. It’s a great game!

Like I said before, after the servers go down, Sony could just release a patch allowing a person to unlock all of the Dusty Token required items through story progression.

I will miss the picture hunts though, they were always good fun.

@Deadlyblack With 2000 tokens to go to earn the last talisman and outfit, I thought I was going to make it by Jan 18th, by doing the 4 treasure hunts a day, but I was going to miss out on the furniture. Glad I have time now to get all of those too.
Getting the 2B outfits is an absolute must though! Best alternate outfits ever. Thankfully they only take like 1000 tokens for those if I recall correctly.
I do also enjoy the treasure hunts. Some people’s photo clues can be pretty bad though. Just a pic of the treasure box up close with no context 😂. It’s like, “thanks for nothing, buddy”

@Kidfried Yeah, I’m pretty sure they aren’t able to handle the current traffic. I don’t think the challenges are going through because I am sending them in droves, but only rarely get a reply or challenge back. The random photo sharing is also sporadic, I’ll see another player’s ghost in the world indicating a photo was submitted there only once every couple days.

@Kidfried Oh yeah, I forgot the 2B outfits were downloaded from the store.
And yes, there is a certain satisfaction from finding a hidden treasure, but even more when you are able to see that your clues helped someone else find it. I guess it plays on our native instinct to want to help other people.
And I wouldn’t say I’m a disciplined gamer usually, but I do feel motivated to earn all the items in my games. So ... I guess that makes me disciplined 😂. More like obsessive.
That’s weird that you get so many challenges. I wonder what the deal is with mine.

@Kidfried Does it take long to collect the console for everything?

Seriously, don't miss this game and the series overall, it's easily one of the best games on this generation, imo.

It's a shame that Gravity Rush 2 didn't sell well, we should always support exclusives, new ips and great games.

@Kidfried I know, what I'm referring to is how sony is charging for ps4 online services and can't manage to keep one of their main exclusives online services up for more than 2 years, but somehow older ps3 games still manage to keep their online service up to this very day without charging a dime on ps3.
My question is this, where is the money sony charges for ps plus going if they can't manage to do something on ps4 that they have managed to do on ps3, like keep their servers operating since that's the reason they claim?