The servers of Ubisoft’s The Division will only be launched on the release date, March 8. Before that, you will not be able to dive into the post-apocalypse of New York.
As reported by Playfront, Ubisoft confirmed to them at a recently held event for The Division that the servers will only be available at launch. Since The Division is a purely online game, it will not be playable beforehand.
Even if one should already possess a copy of The Division in advance, as some retailers are expected to deliver the game to customers before the release day, one will have to wait until the official launch.
According to Ubisoft, the intention is to ensure that all players who decide to purchase directly at release have the same chances. After all, The Division should launch fairly and smoothly.
Furthermore, the publisher stated that they expect an absolutely smooth server launch. The technicians have done a great job. We could all see that during the last testing phase.
After all, they have already demonstrated during the open beta with over 6.4 million participants that Ubisoft is prepared for a surge of interest in the game.
Will The Division also prevent premature criticism like in Destiny?
Additionally, it can be speculated that Ubisoft aims to avoid possible hasty and negative criticisms with this strategy, like those that the MMO shooter Destiny faced at launch: At that time, the press was already allowed to access the servers in advance ‒ but no other players could be online ‒ so the game was treated like a single-player title. Criticisms were negative and surfaced early, even before the first raid “The Glass Chamber” opened.
So far, there are no indications of a test event for the press prior to the release for The Division.
How the launch will specifically unfold and whether the servers will hold up will be seen starting March 8. Then, The Division will be released for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
Is your anticipation already immense? You can pass the waiting time with this delicious gameplay video.
