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Subnautica 2 developers clarify it won’t have a season pass or battle passPublisher Krafton had called it a “game-as-a-service”
Publisher Krafton had called it a “game-as-a-service”
A financial report fromSubnautica 2publisher Krafton said the underwater survival sequel would adopt a “game-as-a-service model”. Cue much gnashing of teeth and rending of shirts, so much so that developers Unknown Worlds have clarified what that means. “No season passes. No battle passes. No subscription.”
“In reference to ‘Games-as-a-Service,’ we simply plan to continually update the game for many years to come, just like the previous two Subnautica games. Think our Early Access update model, expanded. No season passes. No battle passes. No subscription.”
Likewise, they clarified that the game is “not multiplayer focused”. Co-op will be an “entirely optional way to play the game”, with singleplayer available as it was in the original.
Early access in 2024 is earlier than expected. Late last year, a similar financial report from Krafton suggested that “the next Subnautica” wouldarrive in the first half of 2025.
In any case, I’m glad Subnautica - one of thebest survival gamesever made - will not lose itself towards some progression-pilled metaversal nightmare factory of engagement doozits. Although I admit I’m quite curious to see whatever fish-based battle pass they might have devised.
