Update: 08/02/2024 19:50GMT - Krafton has contacted TheGamer to explain that Subnautica 2's early access release is still scheduled for 2025, and that the game will be single-player focused with a co-op mode. It has also stated that Subnautica 2 won't have traditional live-service elemtsn such as a battle pass or microtransactions, but will be supported with additional content for "many years to come". Original story follows.

Subnautica 2 will be a live-service multiplayer game directly following the original, as revealed by a new earningsꦜ report from publisher Krafton.

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The original Subnautica does not have multiplayer, though there are of course mods as fans have been eager to play it with friends since it launched♌ back in 2018. So, introducing multiplayer in an official capacity to the sequel is a huge leap, but the GaaS model accompanying it is already proving controversial with the community.

"I've never gone from 'Oooooh' to 'Uuuuugh' so fast in a single headline," Jakkester627 commented. "Not every single game needs to be a GaaS, and there is already an oversaturation of it in the market, so I'm already turned off."

My hype for the game is "Below Zero".

"That's some monkey paw sh*t," Boshikuro added. "Always wanted a multiplayer Subnautica, never expected it to come with the anti-fun GaaS model. I hate how nowadays multiplayer means predatory business model and gating the fun behind [a] paywall."

Others are simply confused at how GaaS would work with a Subnautica game, but we have seen other survival titles like and 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Nightingale adopt live-service models recently. "New biome, new leviathan, new subs blueprint꧙s, cosmetic outfits, can be anything really," rickreckt suggested.

In 2023, another Krafton financial report revealed that 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:the next 🅘Subnautica wꦡould launch in early 2025, but that appears to have changed as the new document says it's coming later this year.

It's listed in the "Strategic Titles for 2024" section alongside Dark and Darker Mobile, Dinkum Mobile, Black Budget, and Inzoi. To boot, it finally has a name. Up until now, it was simply described as "The Next Subnautica," but it has been officially labelled as "Subnautica 2". Some believed Below Zero filled that role, assuming the next game would be '3', but now it looks to be more of a spin-off.

The document also confirms that Subnautica will be leaving the Unity engine behind in favour of Unreal Engine 5, which Krafton claims will allow for "stunning stylised graphics". We're still waiting on a full reveal, but at least we have some clearer details on what to expect.

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