A builders who has labored on multiplayer hero shooter Harmony has revealed that the sport has been in growth for fairly a while. Lead character designer for the sport, Jon Weisnewski, took to social media platform X (previously Twitter) to disclose that it was in growth for round 8 years.
“The sport has been in growth for round 8 years and I’ve been there for nearly 5 of them,” he wrote. That, curiously, would imply work on the sport began in 2016, again when hero shooters have been actually exploding in reputation, courtesy of the unique Overwatch.
It’s price noting, nonetheless, that that probably doesn’t imply that that quantities to eight years of full manufacturing. The sooner chunk of that interval will probably have been targeted on pre-production, particularly since developer Firewalk wasn’t formally based in its present kind till 2018. Regardless, the event timeframe for Harmony has been fairly lengthy, which shouldn’t be too stunning contemplating how difficult the method usually is.
Weisnewski additionally went on to speak about how the event crew can be ready to assist the sport with extra content material within the years forward, stating, “we’re strapped in and able to push it for years to return.”
Whereas the official launch date for Harmony is August 23, the sport is at the moment accessible for gamers who’ve bought the digital deluxe version. Put up-launch plans for the sport’s first season have additionally been revealed, set to kick off in October.
Harmony is obtainable on PC and PS5.
