Splitgate 2, the follow-up to the massively profitable 2021 Quake–Portal hybrid idea, is returning to beta. The sport launched final month, however developer 1047 Video games is pulling it after deciding the discharge had been rushed. The corporate would not plan to launch the challenge once more till 2026.
“We’ll be heads down till early subsequent yr, rebuilding main components of the sport to seize the spirit of what made Splitgate particular,” the founders stated in a publish to the sport’s Reddit group. “Meaning transforming development from the bottom up, including extra portals to our maps, simplifying monetization, refocusing on basic sport modes you have been asking for, and extra, which we’ll share quickly.”
Not solely will the sequel return into growth, however 1047 Video games can be slicing jobs. And that is after it already laid off some workforce members shortly after Splitgate 2‘s preliminary launch. The corporate stated it can shut down the servers for the unique Splitgate so as to cut back bills and hold extra of its workforce members employed.
1047 Video games has been brutalized within the public eye after co-founder Ian Proulx appeared at Summer time Video games Fest carrying a hat that learn “Make FPS Nice Once more,” which infuriated lots of the unique Splitgate‘s gamers. After the preliminary stance, posted to the studio’s X account on Splitgate 2’s launch date, that he was each “not right here to apologize” and that the hat was “not a political assertion,” Proulx lastly landed on the road that it was all mainly a publicity stunt.
