A Future 2 Arknights collaboration is coming quickly, and whereas some folks might query why the crew behind Bungie’s in style FPS sport would select to collaborate with a Chinese language-developed cell tower defence sport with ‘gatcha’ mechanics, there’s a major backstory that sheds mild on how this attention-grabbing Future 2 collaboration might have come to be.
In late 2022, Hai Mao, higher often called Lowlight and the creator of Arknights, shared his top-watched movies of 2022 on Billi Billi, a Chinese language model of YouTube. His publish confirmed that his second most-watched video of the yr was the primary Future 2 marketing campaign storyline, which he watched a staggering 40 occasions. This might both imply that Lowlight is an enormous fan of the house sport sequence or that the collaboration was already within the works, and he was merely watching the storyline on repeat to realize inspiration for a Future 2-based Arknights 2 storyline. Nonetheless, followers appear to suppose the primary choice is probably going the case, because the creator appears to have a documented historical past of stating Future and Future 2 are a few of his favorite video games.
The collab will apparently introduce a Future 2 storyline within the cell sport and have new costumes. As for now, there seems to be no agency launch date for the collaboration. This forthcoming mix-up is the newest of a number of latest Future 2 collaborations, which additionally embody Fortnite, Amongst Us, Fall Guys, and Murderer’s Creed Valhalla.
Bungie’s curiosity in being a part of such a sport isn’t fairly as out of left discipline as it would initially appear. Only a few years in the past, Bungie partnered with NetEase, a Chinese language sport developer primarily recognized for its assortment of cell video games. Job postings courting again to 2021 additionally advised the Bungie crew was in search of folks to fulfil some roles that required working carefully with the Chinese language market on forthcoming Future IP. A number of the job necessities advised the appropriate candidate ought to have expertise delivery AAA or cell video games, which led many to take a position a cell sport happening within the Future 2 universe could also be within the works.
YouTuber kukkikraze provides extra perception on the collaboration and what it means for followers of Arknight.
Whereas the Future 2 x Arknights collaboration trailer is dwell, it stays unclear whether or not there shall be any Arknights content material in Future 2. Regardless, the collaboration is bound to introduce the multiplayer sport to new audiences and maybe give Future a head begin with cell gamers seeking to find out about one of the best Future 2 courses and subclasses ought to the rumours a couple of post-Future 2 Lightfall cell sport show true.
