Overview
- EA posted a notice on the PlayStation Store on Friday saying GRID Legends’ online services will shut down on September 11, 2026, removing cross‑platform play, online multiplayer, Quick Race, Dynamic Events and leaderboards.
- The publisher said players will still be able to access the game’s offline single‑player story and local racing after servers go offline.
- The closure affects PlayStation and Xbox entries explicitly, with sites noting EA’s Online Services Shutdown list and reports leaving the status of other platforms, such as Steam and the recent Switch 2 Deluxe Edition, unclear.
- Coverage and reporting say GRID Legends never sustained a large online community after its 2022 release and that finding online races had grown difficult, a factor that typically drives publishers to retire servers.
- The announcement does not confirm delisting, but outlets say removing core online features often precedes delisting and highlights wider questions about how publishers preserve digital games that rely on online services.