Bungie has lastly confirmed the long-rumored delay to Future 2: The Ultimate Form, the enlargement that may conclude the long-running Gentle and Darkness saga. The studio stated at this time that the enlargement “wants extra time to change into precisely what we wish it to be,” and so it’s now set to reach on June 4, 2024.
“The Ultimate Form is the fruits of the primary ten years of Future storytelling and, for Guardians in every single place, numerous hours spent collectively,” the Future 2 dev group stated. “We wish to honor that journey, so we’re taking the time we have to ship an excellent larger and bolder imaginative and prescient, one which we hope will likely be remembered and treasured for years to return.”
Season of the Want will begin as scheduled on November 28 (that is tomorrow) and will likely be prolonged to run till the launch of The Ultimate Form. Bungie stated the vast majority of content material deliberate for the season will run till February as initially deliberate, however new content material is being added to maintain gamers concerned till June.
That may embody weekly progression-based quests referred to as Needs and the launch of latest Moments of Triumph, which is able to grant gamers distinctive rewards. The Guardian Video games will likely be moved as much as March “with a refreshed concentrate on class vs. class competitors,” and a two-month replace referred to as Into the Gentle will kick off in April.
Studies of a Ultimate Form delay first emerged in October following layoffs at Bungie, which noticed a lot of staff let go from the studio. The cuts reportedly got here amidst sharp decline in Future 2 participant numbers and missed income targets following the discharge of the Lightfall enlargement, however they landed notably poorly with followers as a result of they noticed quite a few well-known veterans put out of labor, and got here lower than two years after Sony dedicated to not shedding staff after its acquisition of the studio.
“We all know you’re desirous to get your palms on The Ultimate Form. In that sense, delays aren’t enjoyable,” Bungie stated. “For our half, we’re excited to have the additional time wanted to carry our imaginative and prescient for The Ultimate Form to life for all of you. We’re wanting ahead to sharing rather more in April, together with all-new gameplay, to showcase the numerous content material additions at present in improvement.”
With tracked participant counts at present the bottom they have been for years, The Ultimate Form is clearly one Bungie cannot afford to get incorrect. How the viewers reacts to such an elongated wait earlier than the following main enlargement, notably towards a backdrop of fixed complaints about burnout with the present seasonal mannequin and extreme monetization, additionally stays to be seen.