With GameSpy closing its servers at the end of May, many titles that we came to love and have played over the years on the PlayStation 3 platform will unfortunately be affected.
For a number of titles, their online features will either be shut down or moved to a new service.
Among the titles affected are none other than some of Rockstar’s biggest, such as Red Dead Redemption and Max Payne 3. In response, Rockstar has announced in a recent support article the fate of some of their past titles. You can check out all the details below:
Max Payne 3
- Online multiplayer gameplay: Removed for the Mac version only
- Social Club website stat tracking and leaderboards: Unaffected
- In-game multiplayer leaderboards: Unaffected
Red Dead Redemption / RDR Game of the Year Edition / RDR Undead Nightmare
- Online multiplayer gameplay: Unaffected
- Social Club website stat tracking and leaderboards: Removed
- In-game Social Club services: Removed
- In-game multiplayer leaderboards: Removed for PlayStation®3 version only
Grand Theft Auto IV / GTAIV Complete / GTA Episodes from Liberty City
- Online multiplayer gameplay: Unaffected
- Social Club website stat tracking and leaderboards: Removed
- In-game multiplayer leaderboards: Removed for PlayStation®3 version only
Midnight Club Los Angeles / MCLA Complete Edition
- Online multiplayer gameplay: Removed for the PlayStation®3 version only
- All Social Club website features and account linking: Removed
- In-game multiplayer leaderboards: Removed for PlayStation®3 version only
- In-game Rate My Ride and Driving Test unlocks: Removed
Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition / MC3: Dub Edition Remix
- Online multiplayer gameplay: Removed
- In-game multiplayer leaderboards: Removed
Those currently playing Grand Theft Auto Online shouldn’t worry as it won’t be seeing any service interruptions once GameSpy shuts off its server on May 31.