Rockstar Games will shut down Grand Theft Auto Online for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 by the end of 2021.
Announced in a blog post, the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of Grand Theft Auto Online will be sunset as Rockstar Games begins to focus its resources towards the enhanced versions of the game launching for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. The sunsetting of the multiplayer mode includes website stat tracking via Rockstar Games Social Club. Shark Cash Cards will no longer be sold on the older consoles after September 15, just ahead of the official shutdown on December 15.
In the same post, Rockstar Games quietly confirmed that is also shutting down the online features of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of L.A. Noire and Max Payne 3. Stat tracking, leaderboards and online multiplayer will no longer be available for Max Payne 3, while L.A. Noire will lose its online stat tracking only.
Rockstar Games reassured players that while they'll no longer be able to access the online components of those games, any progress made in the single-player campaigns will remain unaffected. Updates for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC versions of the game will continue on as normal.
"We’d like to thank the GTA Online community for their continued support, and look forward to seeing players continue their journey in Los Santos with us on new platforms," concludes the blog post.
Grand Theft Auto Online launched as the multiplayer component for the hyper-successful Grand Theft Auto V. While the game was plagued with technical issues upon release, it has managed to endure and morph into one of Rockstar Games' most profitable projects to date. Players assume the role of a new citizen in the game's fictional city of Los Santos and are tasked with acquiring as much as possible through whatever means necessary.
Rockstar Games announced that the next-gen version of Grand Theft Auto Online, which will launch for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series, is scheduled to arrive on Nov. 11, 2021. The game's developers have yet to confirm what improvements will be included in the Enhanced Edition, but an overhauled lighting system and improved load times are likely part of the package.
Grand Theft Auto Online is available for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One and PC.
Source: Rockstar Games
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