Players don’t seem too broken up about it
Fast & Furioushas been incredibly successful as a film series, but as a gaming franchise, well, it’s left a lot to be desired. The first video game inspired by the series dates all the way back to 2004, and its most successful venture into games was the positively receivedF&F-themed expansion ofForza Horizon 2in 2015.Fast & Furious Crossroads, the most recent game adaptation of the franchise, was released in August of 2020, and unfortunately it was receivedreally, really poorly.
In aminimalist poston theFast & Furious CrossroadsSteam page, the storefront announced that product sales for the game would officially be ending on August 02, 2025 at 4am CEST. If the game has already been purchased by that time, however, it will remain in players’ libraries and can be redownloaded whenever they wish. Any DLC that was purchased by the cut-off time will also be accessible. For now, the game’s online features will also remain active, but part of me has to wonder how long that will last.
[Image Source:Game Informer]If there are any doubts as to whyCrossroadsisn’t sticking around any longer, all you have to do is visit the game’sSteam reviews. Plenty of players chronicle their annoyance with the control scheme, their technical difficulties in trying to get the game working at all, and one review simply reads: “Driving inFortniteis more entertaining.”
Licensed games from movie franchises are already known to be pretty disappointing, andFast & Furious Crossroadshad even more working against it, as it was originally slated to release only a few short months after the pandemic had started. Even so, it seems like a $60 price point was always going to be a tough sell for this title, so while it’s kind of sad to see it go, it’s also not surprising in the least.
