BODY: On October 30, FromSoftware announced that it is stopping the game servers for Dark Souls 2 and Dark Souls 3 on all platforms. According to AUTOMATON, the restoration timing is unknown.
Both games are built mainly around single-player play, but they also have online multiplayer, with co-op and player-versus-player systems. Before the announcement, some social media users had reported suspected server trouble. FromSoftware's player support account then said it had found a defect in the game servers, and that it would announce the recovery timing separately once it is known.
The insider take
The article does not say what the defect is. It points back to a 2022 case in which an overseas community reported a security problem in the PC version of Dark Souls 3; FromSoftware responded quickly, stopped the PC servers for several Dark Souls games, and investigated the vulnerability before later restoring them. The difference this time, according to AUTOMATON, is that all platforms are affected, which makes it a large-scale shutdown. For now, the next update will come from the player support account.
Originally reported by AUTOMATON (Japanese).