Farewell to Arms
Rockstar has announced that it is putting plans in motionto close down the online elementsof its PS3 and Xbox 360 catalog. The chaotic multiplayer world ofGTA Online— Rockstar’s biggest cash cow — will cease activity on the seventh-gen platforms from December 16.
The publisher will stop selling in-game currency forGTA Onlineon PS3 and Xbox 360 from September 16. Rockstar has also made it clear that cannot transfer their characters to current-gen platforms. Stat-tracking will also end on these platforms, though theGTA Vstory mode will remain playable.
Additionally, on September 16, Rockstar will also be switching off the servers for 2011 murder mystery titleL.A. Noire, as well as 2012’s lead-spewing shooterMax Payne 3.
