Bandai Namco announced that Soulcalibur V will be delisted from the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 digital storefronts on June 19, 2023.
In a statement on Twitter, the official Soulcalibur account said, “Valiant Warriors – Soul Calibur V is taking its final curtain call on the stage of history and will be sunset on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on June 19, 2023. The base game and all associated DLC will no longer be available for purchase. Thank you for your continued support.”
Valiant Warriors – Soul Calibur V is taking its final curtain call on the stage of history and will be sunset on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on June 19, 2023. The base game and all associated DLC will no longer be available for purchase. Thank you for your continued support.
— SOULCALIBUR (@soulcalibur) June 12, 2023
While the game will no longer be available for purchase digitally after the June 19 date, players can still find physical copies and play them. However, all of its DLC will be gone from storefronts. Thankfully, Bandai Namco didn’t mention anything about server closures, so that means players can still enjoy the game’s online functions.
Soulcalibur V was first released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2012. The latest entry in the franchise, Soulcalibur VI, launched in 2018 for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
In IGN’s Soulcalibur V review, we said, “Soulcalibur V is at its absolute best with friends, when it’s testing your skill, reaction times, and trash talking ability. The combat is still great and the graphics are still beautiful. Outside of that, it’s a slight disappointment, as this is the weakest single player experience in the series yet.”
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