Good God Almighty, They Killed It
The book closes on a piece of pro-wrestling history next month, as 2K Games has officially confirmed that it will shut down the online servers to the abominableWWE 2K20and its somewhat better-received predecessor,WWE 2K19, on June 30.
Speaking on Twitter,2K Games said that going forward the development team would be focused on supporting its most recent WWE release,WWE 2K22, which launched on PC and consoles in March of this year. Once the switch is flicked on June 30, all online elements ofWWE 2K19and2K20will become inactive, including online matches, multiplayer lobbies, and the Community Creation suite.
WhileWWE 2K19did find some favor among hardened fans, and is considered one the best releases in theWWE 2Kseries,WWE 2K20will go down in history as one ofthe most shambolic releases in AAA history.Rolling out in October 2019, the wrasslin’ sim had anutterly disastrous launch— the title packed to capacity with glitches, bugs, warped animations, online lag, flailing cameras, mislabeled control prompts, frame rate issues, and many, many more issues. 2K Games sheepishly apologized for the quality of the product as soon as launch day, but not before raking in plenty of $60 sales.
It didn’t end there. Future updates and fixes would add further problems, including an amusing bug thatprevented the game from launchingonce the real-world calendar hit 2020. Yikes. 2K Games would decideto take a year outfrom the franchise, and instead released garbage brawlerWWE 2K Battlegrounds— a microtransactions-filled disaster that died a deserved death in double-quick time.
WWE 2K22, considered a “restart” of sorts for the beleaguered series, has received relatively positive reviews from critics and fans, but most of the community admits that there is still much to be done before theWWE 2Kseries hits the heady heights of the pro-wrestling video game greats. If you want to check it out for yourself, thenWWE 2K22is available now on PlayStation, PC, and Xbox platforms.
