Demon's Souls PS3 servers shutting down on May 31st

After two and a half years of operation, Atlus has announced that the online servers for Demon's Souls for the PlayStation 3 will finally be shut down at the end of May 31st, 2012. The game's single player mode will remain unaffected by the server cessation.

Atlus also today revealed plans to alter the game's online World Tendency twice in the month of May, once on May 1st and again on May 16th, based on fan votes via the Atlus Faithful mailing list. In addition, the publisher called upon all Boletarian adventurers-both past and present-to sign in on May 31st and celebrate the title one last time before the online servers close forever.

"It has been a tremendous honor and privilege for all of our staff at Atlus to have been involved with so innovative and groundbreaking an interactive entertainment experience. We poured our heart and soul into every facet of our involvement with Demon's Souls and it was also of the utmost importance for us to sustain the game's online experience as long as possible, even beyond the point at which sales could help to offset the expense." commented Tim Pivnicny of Atlus.

"Regrettably, the online servers cannot be sustained forever and now the end draws near. Thank you to the unparalleled passion and support of the Demon's Souls community throughout these last two and a half years. The online adventure may end soon, but the memory of it-just like that of every boss strategy, every level floor plan, and hidden secret-lives on in the gamers for whom the game was so special. Long live Boletaria!"