Recently, SHOT drew attention to complaints from some users from Russia.
According to them, 2K has begun to block access to its games from Russian PlayStation accounts. For example, Sid Meier’s Civilization VII "does not load past the initial screen".
SHOT also reported that the basketball simulator 2K25 then stopped working:
When launched, the game displays a "Connection Error". At the same time, all games launch without problems from a Turkish account.
And added:
Later, the company confirmed that their games are no longer available to users from Russia.
2K releases not only sports simulators and Sid Meier’s Civilization. The company also publishes games based on the Mafia, WWE, and Borderlands franchises.