Disney Cancelled Disney Infinity and I'm Heartbroken

May 05, 2024

Darth Vader, as seen in "Disney Infinity 3.0." Disney

My girlfriend got me "Disney Infinity 3.0" for Christmas — specifically, the "Star Wars: Twilight of the Republic" starter pack for my Microsoft Xbox One console.

I fell in love with the game instantly. But today, Disney cancelled "Disney Infinity" as it gets out of the video game publishing business entirely.

I am beyond heartbroken.

The way "Disney Infinity" worked was both simple and amazing. Indeed, Disney once believed that "Disney Infinity" would be a billion-dollar business before too long.

You bought a plastic action figure for $14 and placed it on the USB-connected "Infinity Base" that came with the game's starter sets. Then you got to use that character in the game. Place Darth Vader on the base, and Darth Vader appeared.

It turned me into a total monster: I couldn't get enough of it, and I wanted to buy every new Infinity I could get my hands on. My collection rapidly expanded past a few "Star Wars" characters, and into Marvel Super Heroes and "Zootopia." It got messy.

But now it's gone. And I'm inconsolable. Here's why I loved Disney Infinity so darn much, and why I'm sad to see it go.

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