The rollout of the latest trailer for Subnautica 2 hasn’t gone very easily for Unknown Worlds and its mum or dad firm Krafton. As an alternative of admiring the brand new footage, followers are laser-focused on the apparently forced exits of Unknown Worlds’ leadership team and a subsequent report that Subnautica 2’s delay might trigger the Unknown Worlds group to lose out on a promised $250 million bonus. That is why some gamers are calling for a boycott of Subnautica 2.
As initially reported by Bloomberg, Unknown Worlds’ complete group was reportedly going to obtain a share of a $250 million bonus if the corporate hit its monetary objectives in 2025. These objectives might have been predicated on Subnautica 2 receiving an early-access launch this yr. A poster on Reddit contends that, “This delay is just so [Krafton doesn’t] have to provide these bonuses. They’ve already made $250 million {dollars} off of scamming builders. Do not allow them to make extra.”
The Reddit submit has now been locked and no new feedback could be left. However there are 41k up-votes as of press time. GameSpot reached out to Krafton for remark, and obtained the next response from an organization spokesperson.
“Throughout playtests for Subnautica 2, we obtained precious suggestions from our neighborhood that strengthened our confidence within the recreation’s course. On the similar time, the suggestions highlighted just a few areas that would profit from additional refinement earlier than launch. As neighborhood voices play a central position in how we form our video games, we have made the choice to provide the event group extra time to implement that suggestions and ship a extra full expertise. Consequently, Subnautica 2’s early-access launch has been rescheduled for 2026.”
The spokesperson went on so as to add that, “This determination was primarily based solely on our dedication to high quality and to delivering the absolute best expertise for gamers. It was not influenced by any contractual or monetary issues. Moreover, the choice had already been underneath dialogue previous to latest management modifications on the studio.”
Charlie Cleveland–one of the just lately ousted founders of Unknown Worlds–has said that Subnautica 2 is ready for early-release. However he added that the choice is now in Krafton’s palms.
Subnautica 2 can be launched on Xbox Sequence X|S and PC in 2026.