The First Descendant developer and writer Nexon has introduced that it’ll finish assist for the sport on last-gen consoles later this yr.
In a developer livestream held earlier at present (through TheGamer), Nexon revealed that the PS4 and Xbox One variations of The First Descendant will probably be shutting down on June nineteenth, which, as TheGamer factors out, is 2 weeks earlier than the primary anniversary of the sport’s unique launch.
Nexon says that as a result of the size of The First Descendant has “elevated” since launch, the staff is spending “plenty of effort and problem” preserving the PS4 and Xbox One variations of the sport afloat.
The developer goes on to say that since The First Descendant‘s upcoming third season is “a mega season replace”, the event staff desires to concentrate on “growing participant satisfaction”, therefore the cessation of PS4 and Xbox One assist.
Not solely is the sport being faraway from Sony and Microsoft’s last-gen platforms, however you will not have the ability to proceed enjoying it on these platforms after June nineteenth, even in case you have it downloaded in your system.
Nonetheless, in case you do plan to improve to a next-gen console, you may be happy to know that The First Descendant helps cross-saves, so you’ll choose up the place you left off in case you play on PS5 or Xbox Sequence X|S.
The First Descendant launched to extraordinarily robust Steam participant numbers again in July, however the participant depend has considerably dwindled since then, with round 8,000 gamers testing the sport within the final 24 hours. That is not nothing, after all, nevertheless it’s a far cry from the 264,860 gamers the sport attracted at its peak.
Since launch, The First Descendant has obtained numerous updates, with new bosses, characters, and different goodies being added to the looter-shooter. The most recent replace provides the valkyrie-esque Serena to the sport’s roster, in addition to new areas, a brand new weapon, and extra.
You’ll be able to take a look at The First Descendant proper now without cost on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox. In the event you’re planning to play on consoles, although, I would plump for the PS5 or the Xbox Sequence X|S if I have been you.