A builders who has labored on multiplayer hero shooter Harmony has revealed that the sport has been in improvement for fairly a while. Lead character designer for the sport, Jon Weisnewski, took to social media platform X (previously Twitter) to disclose that it was in improvement for round 8 years.
“The sport has been in improvement for round 8 years and I’ve been there for nearly 5 of them,” he wrote. That, curiously, would imply work on the sport began in 2016, again when hero shooters have been actually exploding in recognition, courtesy of the unique Overwatch.
It’s price noting, nonetheless, that that possible doesn’t imply that that quantities to eight years of full manufacturing. The sooner chunk of that interval will possible have been targeted on pre-production, particularly since developer Firewalk wasn’t formally based in its present type till 2018. Regardless, the event time-frame for Harmony has been fairly lengthy, which shouldn’t be too shocking contemplating how difficult the method usually is.
Weisnewski additionally went on to speak about how the event crew can be ready to assist the sport with extra content material within the years forward, stating, “we’re strapped in and able to push it for years to come back.”
Whereas the official launch date for Harmony is August 23, the sport is at present accessible for gamers who’ve bought the digital deluxe version. Publish-launch plans for the sport’s first season have additionally been revealed, set to kick off in October.
Harmony is offered on PC and PS5.
