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PS2 and PSP SOCOM servers shutting down at the end of August
Amazingly, Zipper Interactive servers for SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs have continued to be active since the game's original debut on the PlayStation 2 in 2002, meaning that crazy people dedicated fans with online adapter-equipped PS2s have been able to keep playing for nearly 10 years. Now though, since Zipper Interactive doesn't exist anymore and everything, the servers for four PS2 SOCOM games and four PSP SOCOM titles will be taken offline at the end of August.PlayStation 2 SOCOMs I, II, and III (as well as SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Combined Assault) will be going dark, as will the PSP various SOCOM titles, Fireteam Bravo (I, II and III) and SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Tactical Strke.If this outage affects your regular gaming routine, we offer our most sincere condolences. Also, we'd like to point out that many thousands of games have been released since 2002, some of which you might enjoy. Perhaps this will be a good opportunity to go check some of 'em out?
SOCOM PS2 & PSP sequels lay in wait
Sony is looking to cash in, at least one more time on its current-gen console, with another SOCOM sequel, accompanied by a Fireteam Bravo sequel for the PSP. The formula has proved to be successful four times — 3 titles for PS2, 1 for PSP — in less than four years, which suggests that squeezing in another set of entries before the PS3 debut would be a smart move.According to an EB Games listing, which has since been pulled, SOCOM US Navy Seals Combined Assault (PS2) and SOCOM US Navy Seals Fireteam Bravo 2 (PSP) are headed to their respective platforms later this year. While we all know that trusting an EB listing is dangerous, especially one that was obviously premature, the details that were posted on the page (reproduced by PSPCave) were too exact to be mere predictions. Expect an official announcement at E3.[Thanks Mark]
