Splitgate 2 is ‘unlaunching’ to undergo rework, Splitgate 1 is shutting down

1047 Games faced some bad PR this summer after the CEO of the company made some questionable statements, before revealing an underwhelming Battle Royale mode for Splitgate 2. Now months later, Splitgate 2 is ‘unlaunching', moving back to beta, and the studio is downsizing. 

1047 Games is removing Splitgate 2 from sale in order to rework the game. In an open letter, 1047 Games co-founders, Ian Proulx and Nicholas Bagamian, admit that the game “launched too early” and that it needs more time in the oven.

Splitgate 2 in itself was supposed to be a new and improved sequel building on the foundation of the original game. However, the launch was underwhelming, so it will be interesting to see how much of a difference an extra year or so in development could make.

Splitgate 2 will go back to beta and be reworked for a relaunch in 2026. However, there will also be a smaller team working on the game moving forward. Alongside these announcements, 1047 Games also said that it will “reduce certain roles and shift [our] resources” to focus on the rework.

If you were hoping to go back and play Splitgate 1 in the meantime, then you are out of luck. Apparently, keeping the original game's servers up has been costing the studio ‘hundreds of thousands' of dollars, so Splitgate 1 will be taken offline in August.

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