Path of Exile 2 has had its early access release date pushed back until December.
Grinding Gear Games’ take on Diablo was expected to release this November. However, due to some “server-side infrastructure work” that still needs sorting out, Path of Exile 2 will now be released in December.
“I’m really sorry about this one. People plan time off and things like that around our launches, but we just have to do it,” Path of Exile 2 game director Jonathan Rogers said in a video announcing the delay.
Path of Exile 2 itself is in good shape, the director stated, though to ensure microtransactions work seamlessly across both Path of Exile and the sequel, a little more time is needed.
“We have to integrate the account systems for not only Path of Exile 1 and 2, but also for the console realms as well,” Rogers explained. “This meant changing a lot of things. Not only do we have to create a bunch of new systems, we have to make sure that all the old data is backwards compatible with them as well.”