The shooter is no longer playable, so it is not a huge loss, but the user still felt the brand’s decision was disrespectful. The incident has once again drawn attention to how easily a player’s digital library can be changed or erased.
Six months have passed since EA and BioWare permanently shut down the servers for Anthem, bringing an end to a game that could only exist online. The closure had a major impact and reignited the debate about the fragility of server-based software, but none of that prevented a user from discovering, this very June, that the title had disappeared from their collection.
“I logged into my EA account after a very long time… and this is what I found,” wrote Reddit user Rudradev715, accompanying the message with a screenshot that quickly went viral. The post has already received more than 12,000 upvotes, a reaction that highlights the growing frustration among players over the disappearance of purchased titles without prior notice. For many, it is not just about losing access to a game that is no longer available, but about seeing how their digital library, their history and their personal archive can be altered or cut without the customer having any meaningful right to object.
“At Least on Steam, the Game Still Appears in the Library Even Though the Servers Have Shut Down”
It is true, as some users have pointed out, that Anthem had been dead for some time and that, since its official shutdown in January 2026, having the game there no longer served any practical purpose. For the affected player, however, the problem is not the refund but the loss of the historical record. He explained that he wants to keep seeing his purchased games in his library, even if they have been retired or are no longer sold, because they are part of his personal archive. “At least on Steam, the game still appears in the library even if the servers have shut down, and if I want, I can simply hide it. They do not just delete it outright. For me, it is not like it is taking up space or anything; I like to keep seeing the games I have bought in my library, regardless of whether they have closed or are no longer for sale.” This is partly true. Some players still have a copy of Concord in their library, and it can even be downloaded, even if there is little point in doing so, but there are also cases such as The Day Before, which have disappeared completely.
PlayStation Removes Dozens of Movies
In any case, this viral event once again highlights a troubling issue: you can buy a game, put it aside for a while, change your hobbies or simply disconnect, and when you return, you find that it is gone. In this case, the reason is understandable because its servers were shut down, but the gesture is still telling. Even more so when it coincides with news from this weekend, according to which PlayStation removed dozens of movies from users’ libraries, once again reminding everyone that we own nothing.
In Europe, frustration over the shutdown of unsuccessful games has led to initiatives such as Stop Killing Games, which aim to protect digital preservation, although so far they have not managed to get the authorities to commit firmly to the cause. Even so, this issue will not be forgotten.
Source: Mein-MMO
