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Codemasters Shuts Down GRID Online Multiplayer

crookedvulture writes "This is why gamers make such a fuss about being able to host their own dedicated servers. Codemasters has shut down the online multiplayer component of three-year-old racing game GRID because a third party declined to renew its contract to host PC and PlayStation 3 servers for the game. Folks with the Xbox 360 version will still be able to play online, but Codemasters doesn't offer much in the way of an apology for everyone else. Perhaps it's time for game publishers unwilling to release dedicated servers to be required to maintain their own multiplayer servers for a set number of years after a title's launch."

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  1. At least I know why I'm paying for on Live now by elrous0 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, that $5 a month finally gets me SOMETHING over PSN and Steam.

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    SJW: Someone who has run out of real oppression, and has to fake it.