With the shutdown of its servers and removal from the Nintendo eShop, Rogue Company will soon be unplayable.
Rogue Company will soon become permanently unplayable
In 2020, on October 1, Rogue Company, created by First Watch Games and published by Hi-Rez Studios, finally made its way to the Nintendo Switch. Since then, millions of people have downloaded the game, though the exact number of users is unknown. No matter the reason, there just aren’t enough people playing it on Nintendo Switch.
“After a lot of discussion, thought, and conversations across our team, we’ve made the difficult decision for Rogue Company to end support for our Nintendo Switch version, with our final date of support being June 20,” reads a statement about the news from Hi-Rez Studios. “This choice wasn’t made easily or without concern for our community, however we realized that the performance of our Switch port was not up to our standards, and we were unable to provide the level of support our players deserved. This shift allows us to provide players on other platforms better support and focus for their specific issues, as well as deliver updates with more flexibility and frequency whenever needed.”
Because the game is only available online, even if you own it, you will be unable to play it. What’s worse for Nintendo Switch owners is that the game is also available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X, where it will continue to be sold and played. In other words, only the Nintendo Switch version is being discontinued and shut down.
On April 11, the game will be taken off sale on the Nintendo eShop in preparation for the June 20 server shutdown date, at which time all in-game purchases that require real money will be disabled. In any case, that’s all there is to it. Any game progress made on a Switch is going to be lost unless you have a way to transfer it to another system.
