To shut out final week, Ubisoft held a stream unveiling what’s subsequent for The Division franchise. With The Division 2 getting a fifth 12 months of updates, many have puzzled if native variations of the sport would arrive for Xbox Series X/S and PS5 consoles. However, Ubisoft says such a transfer is unlikely.
Speaking with MP1st, The Division 2 artistic director, Yannick Banchereau, defined that because of the truth that a lot of the participant base remains to be on Xbox One and PS4, Ubisoft doesn’t wish to transfer the sport over to new-gen consoles, as it might come on the expense of help for the earlier era.
“We nonetheless have lots of gamers that play on all generations and we’re not prepared to depart them behind and ask them to improve”, Yannick says. “Right now we try to ensure each time we add one thing, it nonetheless runs easily on the outdated gen as properly.”
If you’re searching for a next-gen The Division expertise, then you’ll probably be ready for The Division 3, if a significant sequel is ever made. Right now, apart from continued growth on The Division 2, Ubisoft can also be engaged on a cellular and free-to-play console/PC spin-offs.
KitGuru Says: The argument appears to be that The Division 2 couldn’t implement new options that take full benefit of new-gen {hardware} with out sacrificing help for previous-gen console customers. I believe it’s extra probably that there merely aren’t sufficient energetic gamers to justify the funding. The Division 2 probably would have ceased growth earlier if Ubisoft did not must preserve the franchise alive lengthy sufficient for its new spherical of free-to-play spin-offs.
