Overview
- EA announced Monday that Battlefield Hardline will be removed from PS4 and Xbox One digital stores on May 22, with online services on those consoles ending June 22.
- The PC edition is not affected, and it will remain on sale with online multiplayer intact.
- Players who already own the console versions will still be able to play the single-player campaign offline, including from physical discs.
- EA points to very low activity as the reason for sunsetting, with its FAQ noting it retires services once usage falls to a tiny share of peak players and outlets citing SteamDB peaks in the tens.
- Released in 2015 by Visceral Games as a cops‑versus‑robbers spin‑off, Hardline now joins a wider 2026 pattern of EA retirements that includes Anthem going offline in January and an Apex Legends shutdown on Nintendo Switch slated for August.