Summary
PlayStation 4console exclusive gameGuns Up, developed by San Diego Studio and Valkyrie Entertainment, has officially been shut down.Guns Uporiginally released as aPlayStation 4exclusive in 2015. A PC port of the game was released on Steam a few years later, though that version is no longer available either.
Guns Upwas an online-only,free-to-play multiplayer gamewhere players were tasked with attacking the military bases of other players. The game was not well-received at the time of its launch, earning mixed to negative reviews from critics. Many took issue with the game’s free-to-play economy and reliance on microtransactions, something more commonly seen in the mobile space and not as welcomed by console gamers.
Despite this,Guns Upstill managed to find dedicated fans that enjoyed the game, and they will no doubt be sad to learn that it has been shut down forever.Guns Upis no longer available to download or play on PC or PS4. The original plan was forGuns Upto shut down this past April, but the decision was made to extend the shut-down date to December 14, giving fans a little more time to play the game before its demise.
Guns Upfans on PC and PS4 may be disappointed that the game has been delisted and shut down, but it’s not all doom and gloom. A mobile spin-off calledGuns Up: Mobile War Strategyexists, having been released just last year. The mobile version ofGuns Upis available on both Android and iOS devices and has amassed over 1 million downloads and a 4.2/5 overall rating on the Google Play Store at the time of this writing. Needless to say, mobile gamers are far more forgiving when it comes toGuns Up’sfree-to-play economy and microtransactions, so the game seems like it will be more of a natural fit on mobile platforms.
It’s possible that the success ofGuns Up: Mobile War Strategyled to the decision to remove the PC and PlayStation 4 versions of the game, though an official reason hasn’t been given. It would make sense, asGuns Upalready seems like a muchbigger hit on mobilethan it ever was on PC or PS4. Regardless, there were those who enjoyed playingGuns Upon PC and PS4 who won’t be willing to try the mobile version, and so their time with the game has unfortunately come to an end.
PS4
The Sony PlayStation 4 is an eighth-generation console and successor to the PlayStation 3 from the same company. It debuted during the same time as the Microsoft’s Xbox One and Nintendo’s Wii U & Switch.
