For the case of Lost Ark, while you may immediately think the game is facing the same fate, this major news is actually much more positive. It has been revealed Amazon Game Studios is stepping back from supporting Lost Ark and is instead handing the project back to the original developers of Smilegate, with this specifically affecting the west. This isn't a sunsetting news, as rather Amazon Game Studios is simply concluding its "live service operations" for the game, with the title set to be handed "back to the developers." We're told the transition will occur in early 2027 and then between now and this imprecise date, Lost Ark will continue to operate as an Amazon Game Studios project. So if you have anything important in any of these areas, you have a few months to move it out of these features.