With simply mere hours left till servers go reside, Path of Exile 2 has greater than 1 million gamers who’ve bought early-access editions of the sport. Developer Grinding Gear Games “by no means anticipated” these numbers and is now warning about queue instances throughout this weekend.
On X, the official Path of Exile account said it wished “to be upfront with you all” in regards to the present scenario for the action-RPG. Path of Exile 2 director Jonathan Rogers lays out issues in a video, saying, “There are most likely going to be some queues throughout the launch weekend.”
We’ve simply reached 1 million Early Access redemptions. The assist you’ve all proven for Path of Exile 2 Early Access is way past something we might have ever predicted. However we wish to be upfront with you all and allow you to know there might very effectively be queues over the weekend. pic.twitter.com/bwGpsVNdGU
— Path of Exile (@pathofexile) December 6, 2024
Rogers notes that the crew has ordered extra cloud capability as obtain numbers have elevated for Path of Exile 2. But nonetheless, the director does not know precisely how backend companies will maintain with the inflow of gamers at launch. “We by no means anticipated issues to go this large throughout [early access],” Rogers mentioned.
Early entry for Path of Exile 2 unlocks at 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET at present, December 6, after preloading started earlier this week. The get-in value is $30 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, with a full launch anticipated someday in 2025.
Originally, Path of Exile 2 early entry was supposed to start out in mid-November earlier than being delayed. Interestingly sufficient, pushing again the launch date was due to server-side infrastructure.
One neat function console gamers can sit up for is sofa co-op with cross-progression. For extra, take a look at GameSpot’s explainer on how cross-play and cross-save works for Path of Exile 2.