The Closing Form Formally Delayed to June 2024

Following rumors and reviews that the enlargement was delayed, Bungie has formally revealed that Future 2’s subsequent enlargement, The Closing Form, has been pushed again to June 4, 2024. 

The discharge date for The Closing Form has moved to June 4, 2024 to permit for a fair larger and bolder imaginative and prescient.

New content material obtainable can also be in improvement, together with Future 2: Into the Gentle, a two-month content material replace for all gamers beginning in April.https://t.co/cNAG0j1dlV pic.twitter.com/zvEhfeCNut

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In a weblog publish, Bungie confirmed that it’s delaying the enlargement, stating it wants “extra time to change into precisely what [Bungie] need it to be.” The enlargement was presupposed to be launched on Feb. 27, 2024. 

“The Closing Form is the fruits of the primary ten years of Future storytelling and, for Guardians in all places, numerous hours spent collectively,” Bungie wrote within the weblog publish. “We wish to honor that journey, so we’re taking the time we have to ship a fair larger and bolder imaginative and prescient, one which we hope will likely be remembered and treasured for years to come back.”

The announcement follows latest reviews that Bungie would delay The Closing Form after the corporate suffered mass layoffs late final month. In response to reviews, Bungie CEO Pete Parsons instructed workers that the layoffs had been attributable to Future 2’s underperformance during the last yr, along with The Closing Form’s preorder numbers being decrease than anticipated. 

Earlier this month, Bungie launched its first assertion following the layoffs, acknowledging the “troublesome week” the corporate had endured, the considerations and suggestions gamers shared relating to Future 2, and the blended reception to the Lightfall enlargement. In that very same weblog publish, Bungie pledged that The Closing Form enlargement will likely be an “unforgettable expertise.” 

The Closing Form was introduced final August; the upcoming enlargement can have gamers exploring a brand new vacation spot known as The Pale Coronary heart. One of many largest adjustments coming to the enlargement is that it’s going to embrace an episodic format, ditching the earlier construction of the corporate releasing 4 seasons per yr. 

Taylor is a Reporter at IGN. You may observe her on Twitter @TayNixster.