Bungie has lastly confirmed the long-rumored delay to Future 2: The Last Form, the growth that can conclude the long-running Mild and Darkness saga. The studio mentioned at this time that the growth “wants extra time to grow to be precisely what we would like it to be,” and so it’s now set to reach on June 4, 2024.
“The Last Form is the fruits of the primary ten years of Future storytelling and, for Guardians in all places, numerous hours spent collectively,” the Future 2 dev crew mentioned. “We wish to honor that journey, so we’re taking the time we have to ship a good greater and bolder imaginative and prescient, one which we hope will likely be remembered and treasured for years to come back.”
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 Last Form. Bungie mentioned nearly all 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 embrace weekly progression-based quests known as Needs and the launch of recent 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 deal with class vs. class competitors,” and a two-month replace known as Into the Mild will kick off in April.
Stories of a Last Form delay first emerged in October following layoffs at Bungie, which noticed numerous 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 growth, however they landed significantly poorly with followers as a result of they noticed various 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 Last Form. In that sense, delays aren’t enjoyable,” Bungie mentioned. “For our half, we’re excited to have the additional time wanted to deliver our imaginative and prescient for The Last 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 Last Form is clearly one Bungie cannot afford to get incorrect. How the viewers reacts to such an elongated wait earlier than the following main growth, significantly towards a backdrop of fixed complaints about burnout with the present seasonal mannequin and extreme monetization, additionally stays to be seen.
