Division 2 was launched in 2019 and despite improving almost everything compared to the first game, including combat, mission structure and progression, the game underperformed for Ubisoft. However, dedicated players continued to support it, and that support convinced Ubisoft to continue developing new content for 2021.
In a post on the game’s official Twitter account, Ubisoft said it changed course after previously planning not to develop further major updates for Division 2.
“Some of you noticed that Title Update 12 was originally designed to be Title’s last major update for Division 2, but thanks to your continued support, we are now in the early stages of developing new content to be released in late 2021. , “said the post. “Although it is still too early to go into more detail today, you will not have to wait long, as we will share more as soon as possible.”
Division 2 certainly had less extensive work needed to improve it post-launch than another Ubisoft open-world shooter: Ghost Recon Breakpoint. Buggy and with RPG elements included that did not fit the franchise, had a critical beating and poor sales that led Ubisoft to offer a mode called “The Ghost Experience” with more traditional shooting gameplay.
Division 2 is not the only project developer Ubisoft Massive is working on. The studio is also creating an open world Star Wars game, as well as a project based on James Cameron’s Avatar. We know very little about both, but the Star Wars project looks like it won’t be released anytime soon. Previously, EA published exclusively new Star Wars games for consoles and, despite this change, will continue to launch Star Wars games together with Ubisoft.
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