From GameWatcher: "Publisher Krafton, in collaboration with developer Unknown Worlds Entertainment, is actively developing Subnautica 2, slated for release this year on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X.
The sequel was confirmed in a recent financial earnings report for 2023, which contained a slide about the publishers plans for 2024, and included a listing for Subnautica 2 with the following details."
Krafton CEO Changhan Kim has testified that he consulted ChatGPT about the Subnautica 2 situation, despite the company reportedly denying he did.
One of its key claims, that the founders were terminated because they wanted to release Subnautica 2 before it was ready, has been dropped.
Immerse yourself in a new adventure with Subnautica 2, an open-water survival game from the creators of the Subnautica series. Play alone or with friends as you explore alluring biomes and discover fascinating creatures.
Yes! Another great game coming day one to Gamepass!
All those amazing games spending "just" a Billion per year!
Now that MS owns ABK and will be making big money out of all platforms, they should at least double the investments on third party games for Gamepass.
Just do it, Phil!
"its not coming day one, to gamepass junior"
Thanks for the info, but I´m an Ultimate Gamepass sub since day one.
Why the Switch and PlayStation tags? Nothing in the trailer said it’s going there. Maybe that’ll change?
Yeah. I'm not sure who put those there. I specifically only added the ones that were listed in the trailer.
“Subnautica 2 is being developed with Unreal Engine 5, adopting a Game as a Service model.“
Jesus Christ does everything have to be live service? These developers never learn.
If true this could be a total disaster for the Subnautica series. The first two games where developed as single player experiences and were relatively successful with that focus. Recently we have seen multiple examples how studios who specialize single player games, being pressured to produce GaaS style games (such as the recent Suicide Squad game), end up being empty and devoid of what made the originals such a success. I for one do not hope this is true, or there is a change in course.
Who the actual fizzle asked for this??
🤣💨💩
That felt good. Anyways, what were we talking about, again?
Found this on reddit:
Appending Subnautica Team's update to the top post.
"Hello Subnauts,
A few of you noticed some information shared online by our publisher, KRAFTON 🕵
While some of the news is exciting, we’d like to clarify:
Early Access is not intended for release in 2024, but we plan to share a lot more information later this year!
In reference to “Games-as-a-Service,” we simply plan to continually update the game for many years to come, just like the previous two Subnautica games. Think our Early Access update model, expanded. No season passes. No battle passes. No subscription.
The game is not multiplayer-focused. Co-op will be an entirely optional way to play the game. You’ll be able to enjoy the game as a single-player.
As always, we are so proud and incredibly grateful to have such a passionate and engaged community, who love the Subnautica games deeply.
Thanks for keeping an eye out for any news about our progress on the next game.
We’re so excited to show you what we’ve been working on and hope that you love it as much as we do.
– The Subnautica Team"
There is still hope.