While EA has confirmed that players will still be able to enjoy these titles’ single-player components, the online servers for these games will be shut down completely in 2023. This means that any co-op modes, competitive multiplayer components, and any form of online integration at all, will soon be removed from these titles. From FIFA to Medal of Honor, EA is shutting down a total of 16 games in 2023, with more possibly on the way to join them.
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Every EA Game Being Shut Down in 2023
First up to the EA chopping block is a range of EA Sports titles for the soon-to-be-defunct Google Stadia. Following the announcement of its upcoming shut-down, EA has decided to close down its online servers for its Stadia games a little earlier than its suspected end-of-January shut-down date. The Stadia versions of FIFA 21, FIFA 22, and FIFA 23 will all have their online functionality removed on January 18, 2023, alongside the Stadia versions of Madden 21 and Madden 22.
Just a day later, on January 19, EA is shutting down its online servers for a selection of Xbox 360 and PS3-era titles. Mirror’s Edge is probably the biggest loss of the bunch, with players no longer being able to compete in the game’s addictive time trials. Along with it, Shank 2 and Gatling Gears are also getting their online servers shut down, with the former’s survival mode being made unplayable, and the latter’s co-op mode being removed.
February is EA’s biggest axing season, with a vast number of games heading to their doom. On February 2, 2023, EA is putting an end to EA Sports UFC 2’s online servers, which will stop players from facing off against each other in the ring. On February 14, 2023, EA is dropping the online servers for a slew of FIFA games, including FIFA 16, FIFA 17, FIFA 18, and FIFA 19. These include every version of the game, from the PC port to the Switch, to the PlayStation and Xbox. February 16 will see EA end the multiplayer support for a few Medal of Honor titles, including Medal of Honor 2011, Medal of Honor: Airborne, and Medal of Honor: Warfighter.
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