On January 25, Bushiroad International announced the game’s global release date Love Live! School Idol Festival 2 Miracle Live via X/Twitter. This post also announced that the international version will be discontinued in just a few months. This is definitely the strangest game launch announcement the writer has ever witnessed.
Love Live! School Idol Festival 2 Miracle Live is an anime-themed “action and adventure rhythm” game and the sequel to Love Live! School Idol Festival. Before the original game is shut down in March 2023, players can transfer their songs and cards to the Japanese version of Love Live! School Idol Festival 2 Miracle Live was released in April 2023. However, the international version of the sequel has been delayed, according to Touch Arcade.
Today, international fans of this game suddenly received 2 news, one good and one bad. The good news is that its international version will finally launch this February. What about the bad news? It will be closed at the end of May.
On January 25, the game’s Twitter/X account announced that the global version of the sequel would launch in February, although no specific date was provided. And in that same tweet, just a few sentences later, the company also confirmed that the game will be permanently shut down on May 31. One year later on this day, Love Live! School Idol Festival 2 Miracle Live will also close in Japan.
In response to this news, fans expressed disappointment and confusion. Many people wonder why the company is still releasing it in such a short period of time. Even stranger, the game will still support microtransactions, so you can throw your money at a game that will shut down in a few months.
This is definitely disappointing news for fans who have been waiting for Love Live! School Idol Festival 2 Miracle Live international version for months. However, many people also joke that other companies should follow this game, announcing the launch date and closure in the same tweet, helping players save time.
