Following the spherical of layoffs that not too long ago hit Bungie, it had been reported that Future 2’s subsequent huge enlargement, The Last Form, had been internally delayed to the summer time. Bungie has now confirmed that to be the case.
Initially slated to launch on February 27, The Last Form now launches on June 4. In a weblog publish, Bungie states that the enlargement “wants extra time to turn out to be precisely what we wish it to be”.
“The Last Form is the end result of the primary ten years of Future storytelling and, for Guardians in every single place, numerous hours spent collectively,” Bungie writes within the publish. “We wish to honor that journey, so we’re taking the time we have to ship a good larger and bolder imaginative and prescient, one which we hope shall be remembered and treasured for years to return.”
The delay has prompted some modifications to the content material roadmap. Future 2’s Season of the Want begins tomorrow and runs till The Last Form launches. Guardian Video games has been bumped as much as March, with Bungie stating it can have a “refreshed deal with class vs. class competitors.” Three new PvP maps are slated to reach in Could.
Lastly, the studio introduced Future 2: Into the Gentle, a two-month content material replace that arrives in April. The publish doesn’t present a lot particulars apart from stating it can “put together gamers for his or her Guardian’s journey into the Traveler.”
Future 2: The Last Form was revealed in August and is billed because the conclusion of Future’s main storyline that started when the primary recreation launched in 2014. A few month in the past, the group laid off over 100 staff, reportedly as a result of decreased Future 2 participant engagement and underwhelming pre-orders for The Last Form as participant sentiment reached an all-time low.
Bloomberg initially reported on the rumored delay of The Last Form whereas additionally stating that Bungie’s upcoming extraction shooter Marathon had been pushed to 2025. Marthon’s delay has not been formally confirmed by Bungie (nor did it have a launch window to start with), however at this time’s affirmation of The Last Form’s delay definitely provides weight to Bloomberg’s report.
