While Arc Raiders is popping off as one of the most popular and highest-rated games of 2025, developer Embark has announced its previous release, The Finals, is being killed on PS4 less than a year after that version launched.
Outside of criticism of AI being used for some voices and the price of cosmetic items (which has since been tweaked), Arc Raiders has been killing it since it was released at the end of last month. Not only is it massively popular – and only getting bigger if the Steam numbers are anything to go by – but it's received critical acclaim despite only nabbing one nomination at The Game Awards 2025. While Embark's previous game, The Finals, is decently popular, Arc Raiders has blown up on another level.
The Finals launched in December 2023, with a PS4 version releasing just over a year later in December 2024. But now, less than a year removed from that, Embark has announced that support for the PS4 version is going away on March 18, 2026, when Season 10 launches.
When Season 10 begins (18th of March, 2026), we'll be retiring THE FINALS on PlayStation®4 and focusing our support on current generation hardware.From that point on you'll need to play there to keep enjoying the game. Your progress and purchases will be stored in your Embark…November 18, 2025
In a Twitter post, the company confirms this change is in service of "focusing our support on current generation hardware." The post explains: "From that point on you'll need to play there to keep enjoying the game. Your progress and purchases will be stored in your Embark ID and will transfer to anywhere you choose to play."
Although Embark is "incredibly grateful" for the PS4 players, it does make some sense, given we're talking about hardware that is 12 years old this month. While this generation has seen developers support previous-gen consoles well into the lifetime of the new ones, it feels like going forward that's going to be something developers have to abandon.
