Ubisoft has confirmed that it will be shutting down the servers for its MMO Growtopia on consoles, and the date of the shutdown is July 30th. Growtopia launched on Xbox One, PS4, and Switch last July but failed to establish a large player base. The announcement of the shutdown was actually made in April but it did not receive any coverage as far as we could see, and it only came to our attention when looking at the console support pages to check for upcoming game closures. The shutdown means that anyone playing on console will have to use up their remaining gems by close of service if they want any use from them. The full statement from Ubisoft is below:
Hello Growtopians,
When we launched Growtopia on consoles in July, we wanted to bring the beloved features of Growtopia to PlayStation, Xbox and Switch, giving console players the opportunity to create infinite worlds and share their astounding creations with their friends online.
In January, we shared An Update about the State of Consoles and we made the decision to reduce content and support for the console version of Growtopia, in order to allocate all resources back to support the Mobile and PC version.
There is no easy way to say this, but we will be discontinuing our service for Growtopia on consoles in July to allocate all our resources to the Mobile and PC version. This decision did not come lightly, but ultimately after exploring several options, the console version of Growtopia is not sustainable.
If you are currently playing on consoles, what does this mean for you?
As of today, all purchases in the in-game store are disabled. Therefore, you will no longer be able to purchase Gems. However, you still will be able to use your Gems to purchase items until the full closure of the game.
On July 30, we will be closing the servers. After July 30, you will no longer be able to log into your account. Until then, you will be able to play the game with the current level of support.
We are grateful for the community that was built around the console version of Growtopia and we are sorry to close this chapter. We thank you, Growtopians, for your continued support over the last year and hope you enjoyed the journey as much as we did. Thank you!
When Growtopia debut it managed to make a small splash on PS4, coming in at 8th in the July 2019 charts for free games on the console. The game will remain playable on PC, iOS, and Android.
Source: Ubisoft
