January 5 Will Be a Sad Day for WWE 2K Fans

The online servers for WWE 2K24 will be turned off on January 5, 2026. WWE 2K24, which launched on March 8, 2024, helped keep the popular wrestling game series going. The series had a major setback with the poorly received WWE 2K20, but the developers took extra time to improve things for WWE 2K22, and it paid off. Since then, Visual Concepts has continued to build on that success, releasing increasingly better WWE games.

Each new installment in the *WWE 2K* series has improved upon the last, with *WWE 2K23* offering a more complete experience than *WWE 2K22*, and *WWE 2K24* building on that even further with refined features and more content, particularly in MyGM mode. *WWE 2K24* received strong reviews and remains popular with players. However, despite its success, support for *WWE 2K24* is already ending, less than two years after its release, which is disappointing for fans.

The online servers for *WWE 2K24* will be turned off on January 5, 2026, which is disappointing news for fans of the game. After that date, you won’t be able to play *WWE 2K24* online and will have to stick to playing the game offline. While many *WWE 2K24* players who haven’t upgraded to *WWE 2K25* will be upset, this shutdown was somewhat expected.

When Are the WWE 2K24 Servers Shutting Down?

  • January 5, 2026

2K has a history of quickly shutting down the online servers for its *WWE 2K* games – usually within two years of release. The servers for *WWE 2K23* went offline this January, following *WWE 2K22*’s shutdown in January 2024. With *WWE 2K24*’s servers scheduled to close on January 5th, the series will have consistently shut down servers each January for three years. While *WWE 2K25* will likely break this pattern, the shutdown won’t be long after.

In addition to announcing the end of support for *WWE 2K24*, 2K has also shared when *WWE 2K25* will no longer be playable online. Currently, the plan is to shut down the *WWE 2K25* servers on March 14, 2027. While this date is subject to change, it means the game will be supported for a bit longer than previous versions, though it’s still unfortunate news for players.

2K likely wants players to keep buying the latest *WWE 2K* game each year, and because a new version comes out annually, there will always be one available with online play. It seems this pattern will continue with future *WWE 2K* releases.

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2025-09-23 18:31