The first time Path of Exile players knew that the game team was about to release POE 2 was at the end of 2019. Originally at the end of 2020, GGG hoped to release it. However, for the interference of many factors, the principal reason is that the release of Cyberpunk 2077 forced the game team to postpone the expansion of POE 3.13. As a result, the release plan of POE 2 Beta was dead. The POE Currency that it also used players originally prepared for this purpose in the epic event that just ended recently.

Now, the original release plan to expand Path of Exile 3.13 has put on the agenda. Players will probably have to wait only a week for the new content. The development team also has free time to rethink when POE 2 should release. In terms of aim factors, it seems unlikely that POE 2 will appear this year. Because the new coronavirus epidemic in New Zealand is still very serious, development work will still hinder. And they must first ensure that every conventional extension can appear normal.

Wilson, the head of the game team, said they are unwilling to blame their incompetence on COVID-19. As the borders in New Zealand were closed, they had difficulty recruiting internationally, so it weakened the exponential growth of their asset creation team. Therefore, the progress of the game is not as fast as the players want. Their goal in 2021 is to release the four regular extensions, hoping to free up more time to conceive the development ideas of POE 2 and try their best to complete the testing work. If everything goes well, maybe it will be available for players to experience by the end of this year.

Even it was not progressing smoothly because of some factors, the promise given by the game team was that they would release POE 2 in 2022 anyway. For now, it is still too far away for us. Players should still focus on the present and Buy POE Orbs to support their long-term development in Path of Exile.