After the recent reports concerning Ubisoft’s many cancelations and delays on both announced and unannounced projects, fans have been fearing that the company’s actions would at some point affectBeyond Good and Evil 2. It’s hard to determine whetherBeyond Good and Evil 2is in the so-called development hell or not, but what is certain is that the game was first announced at E3 in 2017, and little to no news about it emerged ever since. For a while now, fans started to believe that the project had been shelved for good, but recent comments on Ubisoft’s part revealed that it is still in the works.
BecauseBeyond Good and Evil 2has a long and complicated history, it’s difficult to tell if “actively in development” here means that the game will see the light of day shortly, especially with all the internal trouble that seems to be affecting Ubisoft as of lately. In fact, the company has announced thatAvatar: Frontiers of Pandorawill be delayed to next year, possibly alongside a newAssassin’s Creedgame, whereas titles likeSplinter Cell VRandGhost Recon Frontlinewere axed. With this internal volatility, one can only wonder whenBeyond Good and Evil 2might be released, and if it will come before or after other highly anticipated titles.
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The Odds of a Prompt Beyond Good and Evil 2 Release
It’s no mystery that one of the most anticipated video games of the decade is going to beThe Elder Scrolls 6, which was ironically revealed to the world at E3 just the year afterBeyond Good and Evil 2. While there is nothing set in stone for this new Bethesda game, it’s likely that it will come out way after the newFable, which probably won’t be soon considering thatStarfieldwill release in the first half of 2023. A good prediction would be thatThe Elder Scrolls 6will come out at some point between 2025 and 2026 at the very latest, which putsBeyond Good and Evil 2in a good spot to be released before then.
Grand Theft Auto 6has also been a hot topic recently due to reports stating that it will have a female protagonist and that the franchise’s humor won’t mock marginalized groups, unlike other entries in the series. UnlikeThe Elder Scrolls 6,GTA 6could come between 2024 and 2025, meaning that it could either drop alongsideBeyond Good and Evil 2or even earlier. Rockstar Games' work on the remastered edition of the originalGrand Theft Autotrilogy was largely received poorly by fans, andGTA 6has to come sooner rather than later to make up for that.
Lastly,Avowedis the most likely to come out beforeBeyond Good and Evil 2, as insiders have implied that Obsidian Entertainment’s RPG is coming along nicely. According to rumors, the game could come out as early as next year, which is an unlikely time for Ubisoft’s action-adventure game to launch, given its shaky track record. Even ifAvowedends up being delayed, considering that it has been in development for several years, it’s likely that it will come before the end of 2024.
Overall,Beyond Good and Evil 2’s chances to come before some of these giants are not too bad, but that only holds true if the game is actually being worked on as much as the nextAssassin’s Creedtitle. However, it is also plausible to think thatBeyond Good and Evil 2’s weird development cycleis far from coming to an end, meaning that between further delays and internal issues at Ubisoft, it could very well launch after all three aforementioned titles.
Beyond Good and Evil 2is in development.
