Princess Connect! Re: Dive Global Server to Shut Down on April 30th

Recently, the Global server for 'Princess Connect! Re: Dive' officially announced that it will cease operations on April 30th. Upon the news, the community was quick to react, with many spectators suggesting that the player base was already dwindling and the shutdown was an inevitable conclusion.

The comment section sparked a heated debate regarding the shutdown. Players pointed out that the global server was far behind the Japanese version, leading loyal players to move to the JP server instead; the Reddit community was reportedly in shambles. Regarding the lag in content, users joked that the global version was so far behind it had to copy strategies from the Chinese server, only to hit dead ends later.

The discussion also targeted the publisher, Crunchyroll, which has a notoriously poor reputation among global players, with some even claiming their service quality is worse than the 'graveyard' reputation of Bilibili in China. Furthermore, players reflected on the business model, noting that failing to launch simultaneously worldwide makes it extremely difficult to retain a core player base.

Responding to confusion over why a game with seemingly 'decent data' would shut down, many argued that the game model itself simply failed to adapt to international markets, leading to its eventual closure.