Dying Light 2 developer Techland admitted that it announced the sequel “too soon”.
Admission came after the developer provoked had “some words to share [fans] on the Dying Light 2 development process ”, promising more information on Wednesday, March 17th.
In a follow-up tweet further down the chain, however, Dying Light’s official Twitter account responded to a fan who admitted he was “shocked” and questioned whether the game was in a “development hell”.
“[As far as I know], the definition of a development hell requires that the game does not make any development progress, while DL2 continues to advance, “says the answer.” We announced the game very early, but it is far from being in a development hell. “
Afaik the definition of a development hell requires that the game does not make any development progress, while DL2 continues to advance, we announce the game very early, but it is far from being in a development hell: P
– Dying Light (@DyingLightGame) March 12, 2021
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Dying Light fans have been concerned about the sequel for some time, not least because Paweł Selinger, who has worked as a “narration designer” on Dying Light 2 for the past two years, left Techland in late 2020, after more than 22 years in the company.
Dying Light 2 was announced at E3 2018 during the Xbox press conference by screenwriter and role-playing designer Chris Avellone, who later left the project after allegations of sexual assault.
During the Microsoft E3 2019 press conference, Techland announced that Dying Light 2 was scheduled to launch in spring 2020, but in January 2020 Dying Light 2 was postponed indefinitely. In May 2020, reports emerged that suggested that Dying Light 2 was in a pitiful state, although Techland has backed down.
More recently, however, another blow came when a new report shed additional light on the troubled project, alleging chaotic and unfocused development led by an authoritarian CEO. The news came just weeks after the developer was forced to deny rumors that the developer of Dying Light 2 was acquired by an unknown third party, insisting that it remains an “independent studio”.
However, there is some good news; details of an imminent collector’s edition for Dying Light 2 were leaked, suggesting that the game – which currently only features a hazy “2021” launch window – may arrive sooner or later.