The Ubisoft online shooterTom Clancy’s The Division 2released in early 2019, and saw major updates through the end of 2020 whenTitle Update 12 last Novemberwas meant to be its final big wave of support. Though the game has seen some new content in the months to follow, there were not originally plans to release more Title Updates in 2021. However, according to a recent message from the development team, player support forThe Division 2has changed that.
It was confirmed thatThe Division 2will receive new content through 2022in an Ubisoft conference call hosted last week, even with developer Massive Entertainment also working on an anticipated open-worldStar Warsgame. However, some additional details were provided by the game’s development team via its official subreddit, r/thedivision, in a post uploaded February 12.
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This recent Reddit post confirms Massive Entertainment is in the early stages of developing fresh content for the game set to release “later in 2021,” and it thanks the “continuous passion and support” of the game’s community for making it possible. “We cannot stress enough how much this means to us,“The Division 2developer said. While the post says it is too early to offer details on what future content will include, it does also address high-priority bug fixes on the way for issues such as volumetric fog and screen space reflections on PS5.
Dates for these bug fixes are also to-be-announced, but the overall confirmation of new content should be encouraging for fans of the ongoing title. WhileThe Division 2has had some stand-out events this year, including acurrently ongoing crossover withResident Evilfirst revealed during the showcase highlighting Capcom’sResident Evil 8: Village, the idea that it will receive more major support suggests fans have a lot to look forward to.
In fact, Ubisoft has seemingly been firing on all cylinders with regards to content for the various titles under its banner of Tom Clancy games.Ghost Recon: Breakpointcrossed over withRainbow Six Siegelast month, and the latter game has seen additional updates and a promise of better cheating security measures as people wait for the release ofRainbow Six Quarantine.
After the horror-based game was delayed last year, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot recently suggested the company isevaluating whether or not to changeRainbow Six Quarantine’s namedue to potential associations with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Regardless if that happens or not, fans of the franchise will be able to anticipate more content inThe Division 2coming later this year as they wait forQuarantineto get more concrete release details.
The Division 2is available now for PC, PS4, and Xbox One. PS5 and Xbox Series X enhancements are enabled through backward compatibility.
