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Aliens: Fireteam Elite has had its cloud servers shut down, leaving Nintendo Switch owners unable to play the game without any form of refund.
While this shutdown does not come as a surprise — owners were informed of the servers’ impending closure earlier this year — the loss of another digital service is sparking headlines in the wake of PlayStation’s recent controversial announcement that it was ending disc production for new PS5 games from January 2028 onwards.
As players discuss the inevitable rise in digital downloads and loss of permanently-playable physical copies, Aliens: Fireteam Elite has become the latest cloud-based Switch game to get switched off, just three years on from its 2023 launch.
Previously sold for $29.99 or $59.99 for its Ultimate Edition, Aliens: Fireteam Elite follows Square Enix’s cloud-based Kingdom Hearts Collection into silicon heaven. Kingdom Hearts owners could get a discount when re-buying the games for Switch 2, though there’s no word on a similar offer for Fireteam Elite.
Indeed, Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 will soon launch for Nintendo Switch 2 — and it seems like developer Cold Iron Studios is content for fans to just go buy that at full price instead.
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