What can agents expect in 2018? A “The Division” developer comments on this.
At the beginning of December, the Update 1.8, which provided The Division with new content and set new goals for the agents, was released. But what comes next?
Since this until now largest update in the history of the shared world shooter, the agents are heading towards an uncertain future. Ubisoft and Massive have not announced any official plans about what to expect in 2018 and beyond.
Only the community developers Yannick Banchereau and Hamish Bode revealed in the last State of the Game that they will still be there in 2018. They would keep their jobs. The Division franchise will definitely continue. But how? Massive has now commented on this.
Is a Division sequel coming?
In a conversation with IGN, Massive’s Managing Director David Polfeldt hinted at a possible sequel, but also ongoing support for the original “The Division”.
According to Polfeldt, The Division is a “wonderful, wonderful brand” that still holds many possible stories. There are so many things that were not implemented in The Division 1 that would be interesting for the brand. He continues: “I believe there is definitely a lot of room for a sequel that goes beyond just keeping The Division online. But I can’t say too much about that at the moment.“
Many agents see this statement as evidence that Massive is working on a sequel. Also that he “currently” cannot talk too much about it shows that he might be able to discuss the sequel “The Division 2” in the future.
Major YouTubers like Skill Up tweeted directly that Polfeldt teased a sequel without actually confirming it. There was already a reaction from Hamish Bode, which everyone can interpret as they wish:
The Division 1 will continue to be supported
However, Polfeldt did not only talk about a possible sequel. He also confirmed that the studio continues to place great focus on keeping The Division online and fresh. He compares the current situation to a relationship. As long as it is exciting to date the players – and the players seem to still find it exciting – one does not stop dating.
A long time ago, it was assumed that the current player base would be much smaller, according to Polfeldt. It was thought that The Division would develop like many other RPGs over time. However, since the update 1.4, things have looked different: Since then, the number of players has increased with each patch.
He assumes that The Division is much closer to the game they originally wanted to create with the update 1.8, and much closer to the game that gamers would have expected at launch.
Ultimately, it remains that there is still no official announcement for a “The Division 2”. According to Polfeldt, there is simply a lot of room for a sequel, which one cannot speak of yet. And The Division 1 will continue to be kept online and fresh.
According to a Ubisoft business report, we should definitely not expect a Division successor until the end of March 2018. However, in the next fiscal year, which runs from April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019, things look different. During this period, three AAA titles from already established franchises are set to be released. Perhaps something related to The Division is included.
Whether we will be supplied with fresh content in The Division 1 by then or what will come to the agents at all, the future will show.
Since December 26, an event has been running in The Division – all information here.
