PlanetSide 2, the multiplayer combat game that first introduced in 2012, is getting a big update on Wednesday. Executive manufacturer Andy Sites informs Polygon that it’s part of an effort to pave the method for a capacity PlanetSide 3. He states the sequel has actually not officially been revealed, however his freshly rearranged studio is dedicated to doing “whatever” it requires to do to keep the franchise practical. In the meantime that indicates “shoring up” the live version of PlanetSide 2 with brand-new features and material.
Reports of a PlanetSide 3 have actually been flowing for a while, reaching newly found strength in October2019 When Websites himself relatively verified that the game had actually been greenlit in an official blog post, that’s. Now, he states that’s just not the case.
“I did not officially announce that PlanetSide 3 was in development,” Websites informed Polygon throughout a telephone interview in January.
The last couple of months have actually been a troubled time for Daybreak Games, the business behind not just PlanetSide however likewise EverQuest, DC Universe Online and H1Z1. It just recently transitioned to the role of publisher, restructuring its significant brand names under 3 different studios. Rogue World Games, which Sites leads, is now entirely accountable for the PlanetSide franchise. That studio itself is withstanding its own set of difficulties, consisting of the decision to wind down PlanetSide Arena, an early gain access to game that was just live on Steam for a couple of months.
Now Sites states his team is putting all its energy into revitalizing PlanetSide 2, which is readily available on PC and PlayStation 4.
“Like all games and franchises that have been running for almost 17 years like PlanetSide, we’re always thinking about the future,” Websites stated. “We’re not by any ways prepared to start discussing PlanetSide 3 in any sort of comprehensive information. [ .] Our focus is actually supporting PlanetSide 2.”
The brand-new upgrade, which goes live tomorrow for PC players, is calledEscalation It will consist of Bastion Fleet Carriers, which Rogue World refers to as a “massive interplanetary craft can be called into battle once refueled and rearmed.” Bastions will work as a mobile base of operations for factions as they do fight throughout the game’s enormous 64- kilometer-square battlegrounds. It’s something the neighborhood has actually been eagerly anticipating for a very long time, and will ideally revive the game.
“There will be no PlanetSide 3 if we don’t continue supporting PlanetSide 2, and we don’t continue showing that the PlanetSide experience is unmatched and amazing,” Websites stated. “So our focus right now in the short term is continuing to reinforce that with the live game. In due time we’ll be ready to start talking about the future, which would be a PlanetSide 3.”
When asked if, offered the brand-new studio structure, Daybreak would release Planetside 3 ought to the game get made, Websites stated the studio would do “whatever [it needs] to do to continue moving the franchise forward.”
“Ideally that’s with Daybreak,” Websites stated. “If there’s alternate means of publishing, and Daybreak’s okay with that, then we’re good to go as so long as that means we’re able to continue delivering what we want to with PlanetSide.”