<s>
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
first-person	I-Protocol
shooter	I-Protocol
video	O
games	O
published	O
by	O
Daybreak	O
Game	O
Company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
2003	O
for	O
PC	B-Device
and	O
featured	O
thousands	O
of	O
players	O
fighting	O
over	O
territory	O
in	O
a	O
persistent	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
featuring	O
faster-paced	O
gameplay	O
,	O
modern	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
mechanics	O
and	O
high	O
graphical	O
fidelity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
vast	O
arsenal	O
of	O
weapons	O
and	O
vehicles	O
unique	O
to	O
their	O
faction	O
and	O
engage	O
in	O
combined	B-Protocol
arms	I-Protocol
warfare	O
to	O
conquer	O
territory	O
in	O
a	O
persistent	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
featuring	O
small	O
,	O
instanced	O
matches	O
like	O
many	O
other	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
,	O
the	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
series	O
features	O
massive	O
,	O
seamless	O
continents	O
that	O
allow	O
battles	O
potentially	O
thousands	O
of	O
users	O
can	O
participate	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
and	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
have	O
set	O
the	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Record	O
for	O
"	O
Most	O
players	O
in	O
an	O
online	O
FPS	O
battle	O
,	O
"	O
with	O
the	O
latter	O
still	O
holding	O
the	O
record	O
to	O
this	O
day	O
;	O
this	O
record	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
unofficially	O
surpassed	O
by	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
players	O
in	O
both	O
2020	O
and	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
May	O
20	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
November	O
20	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
console	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
23	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
Arena	I-Protocol
was	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
released	O
for	O
Early	O
Access	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
September	O
19	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
supported	O
matches	O
with	O
thousands	O
of	O
players	O
and	O
featured	O
game	O
modes	O
including	O
battle	O
royale	O
,	O
capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
flag	I-Application
and	O
team	O
deathmatch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
servers	O
were	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
January	O
10	O
,	O
2020	O
due	O
to	O
low	O
player	O
counts	O
and	O
competition	O
from	O
similar	O
titles	O
like	O
Apex	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
Next	I-Protocol
was	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
with	O
updated	O
assets	O
developed	O
by	O
Sony	O
Online	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
SOGA	O
studio	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
Asian	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
