Only a day after Splitgate 2 developer 1047 Video games introduced a spherical of lay-offs, the studio has now additionally confirmed that it is going to be remodeling the aggressive multiplayer shooter by taking it “again to beta”. In response to IGN, the studio has revealed plans to work on a whole overhaul for Splitgate 2.
Whereas it really works on the overhaul, the studio has additionally said that it’s going to proceed to maintain Splitgate 2 playable and also will launch the already-planned content material for it, together with the upcoming Chapter 3 replace. Together with this, the sport will proceed to get some bug fixes. Except for this, nonetheless, 1047 Video games is contemplating Splitgate 2 to be “accomplished” in the intervening time, till 2026, when the title is slated to return with “large, sweeping adjustments”.
Talking to IGN, CEO Ian Proulx mentioned that the studio had taken fairly a little bit of suggestions from a Reddit thread the place it was asking gamers why they’d stopped taking part in Splitgate 2. Within the interview, Proulx additionally admitted that Splitgate 2 is “not a completed product but.”
“This doesn’t really feel like a launched sport as a lot as we wish to faux it was, and clearly we mentioned it was,” he mentioned. “It appears like a beta. There’s bugs nonetheless. There’s options which might be lacking that — clearly not each sport has to have each characteristic — however there’s sure issues that must be in a completed product. There’s too many bugs, and we’re hitting the reset button.”
In relation to how the studio plans to remodel Splitgate 2, Proulx mentioned that it comes down to 3 primary issues: “fundamental options” as described by the neighborhood like leaderboards and improved development, extra partitions the place portals could be opened in the middle of a daily match, and adjustment to sport modes. Proulx doesn’t fairly appear positive about that final part, nonetheless.
“An enormous focus of ours is getting nearer to only that basic area sport mode expertise,” he mentioned. “I don’t know precisely what that’s going to seem like, however I feel we’ve accomplished numerous round-based modes, and we’ll nonetheless have some round-based modes, however gamers, they wish to play the sport and shoot stuff and have a superb time and perhaps play the target.”
Whereas the entire sport is getting reworked, Proulx has additionally confirmed that Splitgate 2 will proceed to be a free-to-play sport, and that gamers won’t lose out on any of the issues they already purchased by way of the in-game retailer. Whereas he has additionally mentioned that the studio needs to “simplify” the in-game monetisation, he has additionally confirmed that refunds won’t be given.
As a part of its efforts to remodel Splitgate 2, 1047 Video games has additionally confirmed that servers for the unique Splitgate will probably be shutting down. Nonetheless, main as much as the servers shutting down in round a month, the studio has additionally mentioned that it’s “exploring the potential of supporting offline or peer-to-peer matches”.
For extra particulars about Splitgate 2, try our evaluate, Additionally try our personal interview with the builders of the sport.
