The developers of Black Desert Online announced this from their popular MMORPG on two consoles. But players on PS5 and Xbox Series X | s are allowed to breathe a sigh of relief.
Which consoles are switched off? The developers of Black Desert Online announced in a new video on YouTube that they will switch off their MMORPG on PS4 and Xbox One X | s. From June 26, 2025, Black Desert Online will no longer be available on the consoles.
As a reason for the shutdown, the developers explain that the hardware of the consoles is already exhausted. Future updates could simply no longer run smoothly on the old consoles.
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What happens to the console players? All memory, characters and achievements of your account are preserved. On June 26, 2025, the old consoles will be switched off, but players can continue to rash on a new version on PS5 and Xbox Series X | s.
Black Desert Online should run better through this new version and continue to receive updates in the future. Players who previously played the MMORPG on their old console are not to be expected. The new update is made available free of charge by the developers.
The MMORPG is already available on PS5 and Xbox Series X | s. However, this is the version for older generation of consoles, which was playable using downward compatibility. From the end of June, the consoles will receive their own native version.
For the future of the MMORPG and its development, the end of the old generation of consoles is an important step, as the developers emphasize. After the transition, the path is clear for larger new updates from Black Desert Online.
For players who do not have a newer generation console, this is still a hard cut. Black Desert Online only appeared on the PS4 in 2019. Just about a year before the PS5 came to the shops. The MMORPG has recently received a big update: in Black Desert Start Finale The Atoraxion Story and fresh season server