Age of Empires 3 has been delisted and multiplayer support will end soon

You can no longer buy the original Age of Empires 3 from 2007 online, as the game has officially been delisted on October 10, 2024. Furthermore, Microsoft will end support for online multiplayer on October 30, 2024, “due to the technology no longer being supported.” Owners of the game can still play the offline content, such as the campaign and skirmishes, and anyone who purchased the title before it was delisted should still be able to download it as usual. Anyone who still frequents the strategy game’s multiplayer mode – and wants to continue doing so – will need to switch over to 2020’s Age of Empires 3: Definitive Edition, which remains very much available and supported. Interested players can even try the game out for free on Steam before making any purchasing decisions. Like the widely celebrated Definitive Edition for Age of Empires 2, Age of Empires 3: DE is a very competent and faithful modernization of the original game, featuring visual and approachability improvements alongside brand-new content