Grinding Gear Games still hopes to finish Path of Exile 2 in 2026, but it will be later than planned

Path of Exile 2 has been in early access for around a year at this stage, but we are still quite a long ways off from release. The next major update will bring the game up to Version 0.4, although Grinding Gear Games says it is going to do everything it can to ensure that Version 1.0 does not slip into 2027. 

As reported by Eurogamer, previously, Grinding Gear Games had been targeting a March 2026 launch window for the ‘full' version of Path of Exile 2. However, major updates have been somewhat slow to come out and now that date appears to be entirely unrealistic. However, speaking with the outlet, Game Director, Jonathan Rogers said that he is “fairly confident” that the game will not slip out of 2026.

In a separate Q&A session, Rogers had also said that he “certainly wouldn't want [the game] to slip into 2027”. Currently, there are a few obstacles in place on the road to V1.0, for starters, the six-act campaign still needs to be finished, Endgame needs some additions to keep players invested in it for the long-term and there also needs to be some balancing adjustments as presently, there are certain builds and classes that outpace the others by quite a bit. Most recently, it was Lightning Arrow rangers.

The next Path of Exile 2 update lands on the 12th of December and will introduce a new Druid class to the game. This update should also deliver new performance optimisations for those struggling with frame rate. I can tell you from personal experience that even on a high-end gaming PC, Path of Exile 2 can slow down to a crawl at times with low frame rates, although this mostly occurs in high-level endgame content.

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