And just like that, PlayStation's official forums are set to be closed in the very near future. The news comes via a brief post from community manager Groovy_Matthew, who states that things are coming to an end on the 27th February. "We invite you to continue the conversation via PlayStation.Blog, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. For product support, please visit the support site, playstation.com/help/," the announcement reads.
It feels like the PlayStation forums have been around forever, so it's a bit of a shame to see them disappear so suddenly. We can only assume that they're simply not getting enough attention, and that Sony would rather have players congregate on social media and, as mentioned, the PlayStation Blog. Still, this is no doubt the end of an era for some users.
Did you ever use the official PlayStation forums? Wave goodbye in the comments section below.
[source playstation.com]
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But why? Are they planning something else? I mean I don't see a point in shutting down forums in such digital age where commutation over such platforms are essential to have the community in one area. There are so many reasons why this is stupid.
Well, at least we have the PushSquare forums! A place that I need to post in more (whoops).
Why? Are they being run by the same people trying to make the Uncharted movie? 😂
That's the only reason I could think of for that pic.
Makes sense, those forums are kind of quiet nowadays and there are plenty of other outlets for discussion. Strange that there wasn't more notice ahead of time but I'm sure we'll all survive.
Whilst it hasn't been a place I visited that much in more recent gens, if there was an issue I needed to google over an error code or firmware issue,(recall one a year or so back with the Wifi being impacted til they corrected it),it still had it uses.
As far as "conversation" goes though,the EU/"AU" blog staff haven't interacted/replied to people's questions in years! Their only interaction is quietly editing/removing games listed from the original US blogpost that have then missed an EU release! Not helped by the lack of IARC classification adoption used by most other rival storefronts...meaning some games have had considerable delays & others not get a release at all in certain territories.
Almost daily visitor to US PlayStation Forums I am saddened that it's closing. I shared many PushSquare articles and links to them on the Forums. It seems the forums was out of sight and out of mind for Sony. The Forums had zero support and even greatly downgraded over time.
It was a part of my PlayStation Experience I will miss.
I used to post there a fair bit, especially during the early PS3 years, but haven't been there at all for a few years now. In fact, the last time I visited via my bookmark, they'd moved and I had to update the bookmark.
Forums in general seem to be disappearing all over the place though, as many move to Facebook pages/groups. It's a shame really, especially if you're one of those who are trying to move away from Facebook and other social media with their often over-zealous censorship. At least if a site has its own community, it can set its own rules.
They tell us to use the blog which is a damn ghost town! I hate that Sony has no communication with the fans unless you send a meme to their twitter account
Does anyone remeber the VC Reviews forums... I guess they led to Push Square.
I dont really use the forums these days (or for some time to be fair) but i wont be going near the comments section on the EU blog. That place is an absolute cesspool of entitled stroppy fanboys spitting their dummy at every plus announcement. To the point the staff seem to have stopped all interaction with folks these days.
Wouldn't be at all surprised if soon after this they remove the ability to comment on the Blog posts. Serves no purpose as no one replies.
@Ristar24 Didn't they become Nintendo Life?
So I am guessing that Push Square will see a rise in traffic.
@Genrou What makes you say that?
@Genrou I think they were integrated yeah. At the time VC Reviews seemed to be broadly a retro game forum, for Virtual Console releases across retro platforms. I used to visit Nintendo Life at first but drifted to Push Square (not sure when this site started). Of course now, one account works for both sites.
Just sounds like they want you to use their social media. Maybe to do with the upcoming system?
Technically, there is the communities section on PS4 or via app that still will work. And serves a similar purpose.
Although I kind of think Sony abandoned that a while ago as well.
Never used those forums. I will comment on blog articles, though. Long as PlayStation keeps that running it's all good.
@ZeD And when it isn't a ghost town, it's usually full of people whining about something... often unrelated to the post!
The problem with "use the blog" is that you can't have a proper discussion about anything. At least with a forum you have a section for a specific topic which you and others may want to discuss. Even Facebook doesn't allow that.
@Weebleman You mean like he has a blue shirt i want it too be red im boycotting it fanbase. 😆
@Flaming_Kaiser surprisingly accurate review that is. Awful, awful place.
God forbid you try and speak sense to them. May as well just bang your face into the screen
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