Crunchyroll Games has announced that it will be canceling services for the global version of Princess Connect Re:Buceo After two years. In preparation, the in-game store has closed and in-app purchases are no longer available. Players who have already downloaded the game can still play as usual until April 30, 2023, when the game will stop for good.
Current players can still use resources like jewels and even claim two new characters before the end of the game, Rin (Ranger) and Mahiru (Ranger). Referring to the end of the service, Crunchyroll also commented that “countless stories (…) will remain untold”. This alludes to the fact that services continue as normal for the original Japanese release.
Below you can see the announcement of the Princess Connect Re:Buceo Twitter account in English.
An update on Princess Connect! Re: Diving EN: pic.twitter.com/VvEELXrtA4
—Princess Connect! Re: Diving (@priconne_fr) March 31, 2023
Crunchyroll hasn’t stated a reason for ending support for the game. Additionally, the game is already listed as a save game on the publisher’s website, and a quick search in the Android and iOS app stores gives no result. Along the same lines, many gamers have expressed frustration with Crunchyroll’s treatment of the game.
Re: diving was first released by Cygames in Japan in 2018. It is a sequel to 2015 princess connect. An English version was later released by Crunchyroll Games globally in 2021. The game featured numerous collaborations with other mobile titles such as Granblue Fantasy and Dragalia Lost, the latter of which also closed in November 2022.
Princess Connect Re: Buceo it is currently available on mobile devices until April 30, 2023, when service for the global version will end.