Useless Island 2 is coming to a different platform subsequent yr – WGB, Residence of AWESOME Evaluations

Useless Island 2 is outwardly scheduled to launch on “one other platform” subsequent yr, in response to Embracer Group CEO Lars Wingefors.

Throughout Embracer’s quarterly earnings name, Wingefors talked concerning the recreation’s efficiency up to now. Regardless of being introduced approach again in 2014 and having a bother improvement, the zombie-slaying action-RPG did very nicely when it launched earlier this yr. Throughout PlayStation, Xbox and PC (through the Epic Retailer) it managed to promote one million copies in just some days, and a pair of million throughout a month.

“I feel Useless Island had a very sturdy launch window, then we now have been seeing extra regular efficiency, in response to expectations,” Wingefors stated.

“What we now count on clearly is promotions, however primarily the addition of latest content material coming by, so there’s a vital quantity of content material coming by for the sport within the yr, that might enhance the gross sales of the bottom recreation as nicely.

“Then trying a yr forward, we might have a launch on one other platform that can even drive a number of gross sales.”

It’s that final sentence that has grabbed consideration. Wingefors didn’t go into element about what platform this could be, however I feel it’s a secure wager to say that Useless Island 2 goes to return to Steam. Whereas the Epic Recreation Retailer has managed to develop in reputation, it doesn’t have the identical attain as Steam, locking the sport away from an excellent larger viewers. Epic’s exclusivity offers sometimes last as long as a yr, although, so if Useless Island 2 doesn’t launch till subsequent yr that might point out an unusually lengthy contract between the 2.

The opposite possibility is the Nintendo Change, or in order for you some wild hypothesis, the Nintendo Change’s successor which is rumoured to hit cabinets late subsequent yr.

As for Embracer, it’s within the center of restructuring its enterprise, together with shutting down some studios, following its a number of years of shopping for all the pieces it checked out, touched and even heard about from some man down on the pub.