Less than two years after its release, WWE 2K23 has been chokeslammed into oblivion: The game's servers have been closed, meaning all online functionality, including online matches and Community Creations, will no longer work.
2K Games telegraphed the move back in September 2024, announcing that WWE 2K23 «is getting its final takedown» on January 26.
Sales of the game and its virtual currency were halted on November 1, 2024. The lone bright spot is that offline modes will remain playable for anyone who owns the game.
Player counts for WW3 2K23 on PC have been hovering the low-hundreds since mid-2024, so this isn't a takedown that's going to impact a wide swath of gamers.
But it's notable nonetheless for how quickly it happened: Less than two years from launch to delisting and shutdown is, in the words of PC Gamer senior editor (and pro rasslin' fan) Rich Stanton, «gobsmacking,» and I'd say he's not wrong: If I bought this game a year ago, I might be a little furious right about now.