In a shock transfer, 1047 Video games has introduced that they are going to be ending lively improvement on their breakout hit Splitgate and transferring on to develop a model new shooter set within the Splitgate universe – a sequel. Acknowledging that this may very well be very disappointing for invested followers, they’ve really turned up with some fairly strong reasoning for the choice.
Following on from the success that Splitgate loved when it launched into open beta throughout PC, PlayStation and Xbox final summer season, 1047 Video games has been capable of develop as an organization and begin pushing towards their aim of constructing a AAA sport that matches as much as the most important first particular person shooters on the market. The preliminary effort to try this noticed them begin to overhaul Splitgate’s authentic content material and techniques, now with higher sources to take action.
Nonetheless, they’ve now determined that the higher method to do that is to start out from scratch with a full successor. 1047’s subsequent sport can be set within the Splitgate universe, it will likely be a shooter and it’ll have portals in it. In different phrases, it will likely be a full sequel to their first effort, and include “revolutionary, not evolutionary, modifications” to justify it.
Splitgate will stay on-line whereas improvement on the sequel begins – actually, it would shed its beta tag as 1047 make one ultimate content material replace – so participant objects and development will proceed, and there can be a free new Battle Go launched on fifteenth September. There can even be minor bug fixes to maintain the sport operating.
Right here’s the total assertion from 1047 Video games:
To our Splitgate followers,
We couldn’t be right here with out your assist. We delight ourselves on attempting to be as neighborhood centered as doable. We attempt to enhance our sport and construct a greater future for Splitgate due to the keenness of our followers. Thanks.
Splitgate achieved a stage of success that we couldn’t have anticipated and that few indie video games are lucky to achieve. That preliminary success introduced a chance to show what began as a university dorm dream challenge right into a AAA sport that would stand toe-to-toe with shooters from the most important publishers within the business. However this additionally meant that as we’ve introduced on top-tier expertise from throughout the business, we’ve spent a number of our time attempting to transform previous content material and techniques that had been initially constructed by a handful of individuals.
We’re, in a method, bailing water whereas additionally attempting to maintain everybody who purchased a ticket to board our ship pleased, whereas additionally attempting to show our boat right into a rocket ship.
After cautious consideration and far deliberation the 1047 Video games staff has decided that to be able to construct the sport followers deserve – and to construct it in a method that isn’t attempting to retrofit and stay function an present product – we’re ending characteristic improvement of Splitgate.
We’re turning our consideration away from iterative, smaller updates and going all-in to give attention to a brand new sport within the Splitgate universe which can current revolutionary, not evolutionary, modifications to our sport. It will likely be a shooter, it would have portals, and it will likely be inbuilt Unreal Engine 5. Oh, and it will likely be free.
We perceive a lot of you may be upset and have a number of questions. We need to be clear that Splitgate will stay on-line as will your objects and development. The truth is, we are going to roll out a brand new Battle Go on September 15 – and it will likely be free to everybody as a thanks for enjoying Splitgate.
Sport assist will proceed and there can be smaller updates and fixes to Splitgate, however the bulk of our focus can be on a wholly new shooter that we are able to’t wait to share with you.
This can be a “see you quickly” and never a “farewell”.
Supply: 1047 Video games