Bandai Namco has introduced that Blue Protocol, its free-to-play MMORPG launched in June 2023, will discontinue service in Japan on January 18th, 2025. Its Western launch, courtesy of Amazon Video games and scheduled for this yr, has additionally been cancelled.
“We’ve got loved a robust relationship with Amazon Video games all through the event of Blue Protocol, and each of our groups are disenchanted that we won’t be able to ship the sport to gamers around the globe,” the writer stated in a current assertion.
Although Blue Protocol launched to a lot fanfare, it additionally had a number of points, which the event crew went about addressing. The Western launch was pushed again, however sadly, regardless of having “labored laborious to organize” for a similar, Bandai Namco has determined “it is not going to be potential to supply a service that satisfies all of you.”
It’s value noting that the principle motive for the top of service might be because of the title’s underperformance. When the writer cancelled 5 unannounced tasks earlier this yr, it was reportedly attributable to a 21 million yen impairment loss from an “underperforming” title assumed to be Blue Protocol. Bandai Namco didn’t explicitly verify this, but it surely’s now wanting increasingly more seemingly.
The writer has different online-centric tasks just like the extraction shooter Synduality: Echo of Ada in growth. Keep tuned for additional updates within the meantime.
