Sony cancels Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble before global launch; servers shut May 1, 2027

Another PlayStation spin-off that never made it out of soft launch. Sony Interactive Entertainment and developer Oh BiBi have ceased development on Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble, the free-to-play mobile arena shooter built with Insomniac and PlayStation Studios. The official notice went up November 6. IGN, Gematsu, and VGC all carried the same timeline.

The shutdown calendar

Per the official FAQ on rangerrumble.com:

• November 6, 2026 — final planned update rolled out on the App Store and Google Play
• November 21, 2026 — delisted; no new downloads
• May 1, 2027 — servers permanently shut down; the game stops loading and player data is wiped

Existing installs can keep playing until End of Service. Matchmaking and current modes stay up until then. There are no more planned updates after November 7. In-app purchases are already gone. The Super Pass is free for the remaining run, and Qwark Pass seasons continue until May 1 so players can burn currency and claim rewards. Refunds, if any, go through Apple or Google — not through a studio portal. Progress does not transfer to any other Ratchet & Clank title, and the notice says this shutdown does not affect other games in the series or PlayStation services.

Soft launch, never global

Ranger Rumble was announced in November 2025 as a fast-paced multiplayer arena shooter with series characters and new Rangers. It soft-launched in the Philippines and Indonesia that month, then expanded through Nordic countries, France, Canada, and the UK through 2026, VGC notes. As recently as July, PlayStation’s blog still talked about gearing up for a global launch after a testing phase shaped by player feedback. That full release is off the table. Pre-registration rewards land in the November 7 update inbox for players who log in.

PPR take: Killing a licensed mobile spin-off before it ever goes worldwide is a rough look, especially when the studio was still selling a global launch story a few months ago. Soft-launch forever is a pattern we keep seeing: limited regions, live-service hooks, then a quiet delist when the numbers don’t work. Credit to Oh BiBi for posting a clear calendar, killing IAPs immediately, and making the Super Pass free so remaining players aren’t paying into a dead end. Still, anyone who spent money in soft launch is stuck chasing Apple or Google refunds, and May 1 is a hard wipe. Concord already made Sony look allergic to live-service risk; Ranger Rumble never even got a proper launch day, and that says plenty about how little runway these projects get once the soft-launch metrics disappoint.