PlayStation has announced via the official SOCOM forums that the entire SOCOM series for PS2 and PSP will have their online servers terminated on August 31, 2012.
This also means the end of Amplitude online.
Many of us have enjoyed the unique online experience of Amplitude for PS2 since I contributed in resurrecting its online server last summer. This was made possible by having Amplitude 'piggyback' off of the SOCOM 1 online server through DNS redirection. With the SOCOM series going offline, this essentially spells the end of Amplitude online forever since it does not feature a LAN mode.
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Summer of Amplitude
I am proposing that those of us within the PS2 online gaming community put forth a focus on getting together to play Amplitude more often throughout the summer as a 'final farewell'. Whether it can be on a consistent weekly basis taking place on weekends, or random pick-up games throughout the week.I certainly encourage anyone that doesn't own Amplitude to pick up a copy of the game and join in on this last hurrah. You can get a used copy for only $0.99 at GameStop.
Feel free to use this as a general thread to let anyone know when you are going to be playing Amplitude online between now and August 31, 2012.
So, who's ready to FreQout?