Grinding Gear Video games has introduced a delay to Path of Exile 2’s early entry launch. As an alternative of November fifteenth, it’s now going dwell for PS5, Xbox Sequence X/S, and PC through December sixth. In a brand new video, recreation director Jonathan Rogers revealed that the delay is because of work on the server-side infrastructure, which has taken “lots longer than we anticipated.”
There’s additionally the problem of making methods to make sure that microtransactions from the primary recreation work in Path of Exile 2. “To try this, now we have to combine the account methods for not solely Path of Exile 1 and 2 but additionally for the console realms.” Guaranteeing backwards compatibility for older information have to be accounted for, and when the staff started migrating databases, some “unusual demons” have been found.
“How do a number of accounts get the identical title? How do a number of accounts get the identical electronic mail deal with? How do a number of accounts have the identical Steam IDs? Why is that this particular person’s account title simply random gibberish that doesn’t even decode?” The staff is thus taking the extra time to make sure every little thing is “excellent” so layers don’t lose their information.
“On the similar time, as a result of we’re altering all this back-end code, now we have to do numerous load testing to make sure the entire thing doesn’t fall over once they may get the massive variety of gamers we’re anticipating at launch.” Although Rogers believes the staff may have made the unique launch, he’s not assured it would go flawlessly, therefore the delay.
A livestream revealing all of the content material in early entry, together with the endgame, will air in “about 4 weeks.” Keep tuned for additional updates till then.
Introduced in 2019, Path of Exile 2 began as a secondary marketing campaign for the unique recreation earlier than turning right into a standalone launch. It options 12 lessons, every with three Ascendancies, quite a few gameplay modifications and enhancements (say goodbye to linking gear), and extra. Head right here for added particulars.
