Free-to-play spillet Path of Exile er et af de mere succesfulde hack and slash-spil på markedet. Det udkom oprindeligt i 2013 og har siden fået et hav af opdateringer og udvidelser, og der er også en slags efterfølger i form af Path of Exile 2 på vej, om end dette spil stadig har lange udsigter.
I et interview med PC Gamer forklarer Chris Wilson, studiechef for udvikleren Grinding Gear Games, hvorfor Path of Exile 2 lader vente på sig.
"We have had difficulty hiring internationally because the borders to New Zealand are closed, so that has curtailed the exponential growth of our asset creation team a little bit," forklarer Wilson. "The progress of development hasn't been as fast as we wanted, and so our goal is to bash as hard as we can during 2021 on Path of Exile 2 stuff and see how much headway we make. Trying to get as much done as possible, and that'll give us a better idea of a good release date we can estimate, which should be towards the end of the year."
Direkte adspurgt om spillet så udkommer i 2022 svarer Wilson, "Yeah, I think that's accurate."
Path of Exile 2 indeholder en ny kampagne i syv akter, men det er ikke et separat spil, da det efterfølgende vil lede til samme end game som det originale Path of Exile, der bliver opdateret i samme ombæring.