Splitgate noticed an explosion of recognition in 2021, and although it earned quite a lot of followers with its “Halo meets Portal” elevator pitch, the multiplayer shooter was clearly no on the identical stage as different, main multiplayer shooters in the marketplace. That was one thing that developer 1047 Video games, too, was seemingly keenly conscious of, with the studio emphasizing that the recently-announced Splitgate 2 is a full-fledged AAA manufacturing.
Writing on Xbox Wire, 1047 Video games’ head of promoting Hilary Goldstein stated that one of many growth crew’s main objectives was to make sure that Splitgate 2, not like its predecessor, is a full-fledged AAA expertise.
“How do you comply with up a viral hit? Simply make all the pieces higher,” Goldstein wrote. “That, no less than, has been our intent from the beginning of the event of Splitgate 2. At its core, Splitgate is a enjoyable sport that’s laborious to place down, however we knew it was a great distance from a real AAA expertise. That’s been our focus the previous two years – make one thing that may stand toe-to-toe with the best shooters round.”
Goldstein went on to disclose that to be able to carry its imaginative and prescient for Splitgate 2 to life, the studio expanded considerably, recruiting veteran expertise from builders and corporations corresponding to 343 Industries, Riot Video games, Activision Blizzard, and extra.
“We wished an expertise that was difficult, but additionally approachable, the place you might make significant decisions earlier than ever stepping within the enviornment,” Goldstein wrote. “And, after all, we wished it to look wonderful.
“To make {that a} actuality, we needed to rent a killer crew of veteran builders to up our capabilities. I’m fortunate to work with individuals who’ve made a few of my favourite video games, together with builders from Riot, 343i, and Activision Blizzard. We wanted all that expertise to verify Splitgate 2 wasn’t a ‘1.5’ however a real sequel. One that might fulfill the itch for one thing new and thrilling from each our present fanbase and lots of extra new gamers.”
1047 Video games has additionally revealed to IGN that over the course of Splitgate 2’s growth, it has expanded from a crew of round 20 individuals to over 170 workers, together with builders who’ve labored on the likes of Name of Obligation and God of Conflict, amongst others.
Splitgate 2 launches in 2025 for PS5, Xbox Sequence X/S, PS4, Xbox One, and PC. 1047 Video games has confirmed that it is going to be playable at Gamescom.
