Arc Raiders dev Embark Studios is shutting down its PS4 shooter a little over a year after launch, raising questions about last-gen ports at this point in the console’s life cycle. The Finals was originally released for current-gen platforms in 2023, but a year ago, Embark decided to port the game to the PS4, only to end up shutting it down on March 18, 2026.
Reacting to the shutdown, The Finals players say its PS4 release was pointless
Embark Studios blamed its evolving technology and the dated hardware’s inability to handle that technology for The Finals shutting down. “As we continue to advance, it’s become increasingly difficult to maintain and optimize PlayStation 4 support, without limiting the features and game modes we want to create,” a statement reads.
However, Embark would have known this a year ago when it released The Finals on the PS4. Players say that such releases are needlessly disruptive. Not only do they hold development back, but they’re also unfair to last-gen players who invest time in these games only to have the rug pulled out from under them in a short span of time.
Similar concerns are now being expressed for Marvel Rivals, which recently received a PS5 port.
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