The underwater sandbox survival recreation will now be launched considerably later and the postponement is claimed to have appreciable monetary penalties for the studio.
Subnautica 2 has lengthy been the second most needed recreation on Steam. Followers have been truly wanting ahead to an Early Entry launch in 2025, however this has now come to nothing.
The sport has been formally postponed only one week after the administration group at developer Unknown Worlds was proven the door by writer Krafton
Subnautica 2 won’t be launched till 2026
In an official assertion from Unknown Worlds, it says that the findings from the preliminary assessments have led to the postponement to the next yr. The studio writes:
[The playtests have] additionally proven us that there are some areas we have to enhance earlier than we are able to current the primary model of Subnautica 2 to the world. Our neighborhood is on the coronary heart of our growth, so we need to give ourselves somewhat extra time to answer suggestions earlier than we launch the sport in Early Entry.
No particular date or time-frame for the discharge might be given.
250 million greenback bonus
In accordance with a report from Bloomberg Krafton is claimed to have promised the studio a bonus fee of 250 million US {dollars} if the studio reaches sure gross sales figures in 2025 .
With out the discharge of Subnautica 2 nevertheless, that is unlikely to be achieved. Final week, lead designer and director Charlie Cleveland, CEO Ted Gill and studio co-founder Max McGuire have been compelled to depart the studio.
In accordance with Bloomberg, they and the administration group at Unknown Worlds had deliberate to share the bonus with the studio’s 100 or so staff .
In a in depth Reddit submit Charlie Cleveland explains that their dismissal was “a shock” and likewise opens up that Subnautica 2 was prepared for launch. This immediately contradicts the studio’s assertion beneath the management of the brand new CEO appointed by Krafton.
In an announcement to PC Gamer Krafton assures that the postponement was not determined as a result of monetary or contractual circumstances, however solely to make sure the standard of the sport and assure the absolute best expertise for gamers. Cleveland, alternatively, doesn’t touch upon the million-dollar bonus at any level. In accordance with Krafton, the postponement had already been mentioned earlier than the dismissal of the three managers. Potential connections between the occasions are subsequently pure hypothesis.
