Listen, we aren't complaining. But how many times will Atlus tease us with "threats" of shutting down the North American servers for Demon's Souls? Usually in the past it had been ambiguous statement about keeping the server online for "at least" six more months or some such time frame. Last time though, they were more definitive, saying the servers would shut down FOR GOOD on May 31st. Thousands of players rushed out to take one more trip through the desolate world of Boleteria.

Granted, the game would continue to work, but without the ability to invade and assist other players, leave scrawled messages proclaiming "This is harsh. Evaluate me." or bloodstains showing grisly demises. Those were sort of the soul of Demon's Souls.

So great was the outcry and lamentations that Atlus pulled a 180 AGAIN, and have now vowed to keep the servers online "for the foreseeable future".

"We're incredibly excited to be able to announce that the Demon's Souls online experience will persist for a while longer," stated Tim Pivnicny, Vice President of Marketing and Sales. "While it originally seemed as though it would be unfeasible for us to continue to sustain the servers, a number of developments have made it possible for us to continue to invest in and support our fans as they have continued to invest in and support us and Demon's Souls. For all the gamers who have yet to discover the game's amazing online experience, we're happy to say you can still log on and find out why Demon's Souls is still regarded by many as one of the finest games of all time."

To be honest, I can't imagine it costs all that much to keep a few servers running in the grand scheme of things so it's always sad to see ANY servers shut down, so we applaud Atlus for their standup act here, and hope that other publishers follow suit in the future.

If you somehow haven't played yet, Demon's Souls is available as a Greatest Hit for low prices at every game retailer, so why not give it a try?