Matchmaking often fails due to a lack of eight players, which has become a signal for fans of the series that Konami has missed a great opportunity.
Problems had been mounting since the end of December, when players with over 150 hours in the mode complained about absurdly long waits and seeing the same faces on the servers. Now the situation is even worse: over a thousand people are playing simultaneously on Steam, but no one is interested in the online mode.
Fans blame Konami for delaying the release of Fox Hunt relative to the main campaign, which led to players leaving for other projects. The "death" of the mode has become the culmination of a series of problems: bugs on PS5 Pro, poor support on PC, dissatisfaction with the $200 collector's edition, and the postponement of the online mode after the game's release on August 28, 2025.