Many game studios and their production schedules have been delayed by the pandemic, and this time it’s Path of Exile 2’s turn to get a big tick in the “You’ve been Delayed” box. According to Chris Wilson of the Grinding Gear studio, Path Of Exile’s sequel expansion is unlikely to arrive until 2022.
In an interview with the cheerful PC Gamer from RPS, Wilson explained how the increase in travel restrictions hampered the growth of the team and eventually the development of Path Of Exile 2. “I hate blaming Covid for things, but that’s a big part of it right now,” Wilson said. “We’ve had trouble hiring internationally because the borders with New Zealand have been closed, which has somewhat limited the exponential growth of our asset creation team.”
To catch up on the lost development time, Wilson said they are going to come down this year and estimate an release date, depending on how much is done. ‘The progress with the development has not yet been as fast as we wanted, so our goal is to bash as hard as possible on Path Of Exile 2 things during 2021 and to see how much progress we are making. Try to get as much done as possible, and it gives us a better idea of a good release date that we can estimate, which should be by the end of the year. ”
PC Gamer then asked Wilson if Path Of Exile 2 was likely to be launched in 2022, to which he replied, “Yes, I think that is accurate.”
Path Of Exile 2 is a sequel to the booty-filled action RPG, which arrives in the form of an expansion. It’s going to introduce a new story from seven industries that is available along with the original campaign. On top of that, it will yield a new Skill Gem system, new Ascendancy classes and much more of these things.
Do not confuse Path Of Exile 2 with Path Of Exile’s next expansion, Echoes Of The Atlas, which was announced yesterday. You will be able to play it on January 15 and it brings new cards, playoff content and a new challenge league.
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