Overview
- Sony notified PS5 players on March 17 that payments for Highguard microtransactions were automatically returned.
- Refunds cover spending on items like the battle pass and cosmetic skins, according to player emails and forum posts.
- No comparable refund program has been documented for Steam or Xbox players at this time.
- Highguard launched on January 26 with strong initial interest on Steam before player counts rapidly declined, and servers went offline on March 12.
- Wildlight’s website and LinkedIn page have been removed, and Bloomberg-cited accounts report but do not confirm that Tencent withdrew funding.