Two questions

1. Will the servers cease to exist as well, making the game unplayable online?

2. At least as far as the PS3 goes, if I was to delete the game to make room on my drive and then go to install it after it's pulled from the PSN store, will I be able to re-download it? It should technically be in my "purchases" section, but I don't know if that means I'll be able to download it again or not.

It's a peer to peer game, so that won't matter.

Such a fun co-op game too.

I know from 360 games that have previously been removed that you could redownload them again if you already owned them - not sure about the PS3 though, sorry.

gah... this is such crap. this is one thing about digital distribution that i really hate.

@BigBadBob113

If you've added something to your download list on PS Store, you can download it later even if it's been removed from the store. The Resident Evil 5 demo is no longer downloadable (at least on the AU store) but I can get it any time still.

glad i picked this up when i did

Ok, this 'expiring licence' crap along with digitally distributed items needs to end. If I'm just 'renting' the game while it's available, I don't want to pay full price for something.

Stuff should not be put up for digital distribution if it's on a licence that can expire.

--- Replying to Plastic Rat -----

The way I look at it is a marketing scheme. What they expect from now on when they put something on the marketplace that users will buy it quickly for fear of it vanishing into thin air. I mean look at the MUA2 DLC thing, this is a scheme to get people to buy DLC day one for fear of never being able to acquire it I just don't buy the whole the license is going to expire BS because they had already made it prior to the license going away.