Bungie U-turns on finish of Future franchise, following fan outcry

When Bungie launched the ‘Second of Triumph’ replace for Future 2 again in June, it regarded like the ultimate chapter for Future 2, with the studio asserting that it was ending content material updates for its sci-fi shooter. Now, a brand new announcement from Bungie has dramatically modified that image, and the way forward for the Future franchise probably appears far brighter than it did only a few months in the past.

That obvious last replace arrived simply months after Bungie launched its latest sport, Marathon. Marathon’s extraction shooter format made it clear it was by no means a direct successor to Future 2, besides, that timing left many feeling like Bungie had been refocusing their efforts to the brand new challenge and leaving Future behind. Bungie has addressed that feeling immediately in its new assertion, noting that Marathon ‘was by no means supposed to switch Future’.

Alongside that clarification, Bungie has additionally introduced that it’s going to restore vaulted content material that has disappeared from Future 2 through the years, together with campaigns, raids, and locations. The vaulting of older content material has at all times been controversial within the sport’s historical past, however a part of the unique concept for vaulting content material was to maintain the full file dimension of Future 2 down, so it is but to be seen how that problem shall be addressed.

That unvaulting will not occur in a single day although, with extra particulars to be shared within the months forward. A lot of the vaulted content material comes from older builds of Future 2, which differ significantly when it comes to gameplay mechanics and a few graphical options. Bringing these items of content material again will subsequently require a good quantity of transforming.

The announcement stopped wanting confirming whether or not new enlargement packs will come to Future 2, or whether or not Future 3 is a risk additional down the road. Nevertheless, the announcement strongly hints that both end result, or each, might be on the playing cards. No matter occurs subsequent, it is a promising step for Future 2 followers.