1047 Games Announces They Are Ending the “Feature Development” for Splitgate

It’s the tip of an period for 1047 Games and their child challenge that has spanned a number of years now. The studio has formally introduced that their free-to-play Halo/Portal stylized shooter Splitgate will “end feature development” with the upcoming launch of their ultimate battle move. In quick, which means that the studio will finish the principle manufacturing of the title and put it into upkeep mode, successfully ceasing any future content material. 1047 Games additionally revealed that they’re doing this in an effort to concentrate on a brand new challenge, one that can happen in the identical universe as Splitgate. 

Important announcement from 1047 Games about the way forward for Splitgate: pic.twitter.com/5E0YG1DWQm

— Splitgate (@Splitgate) September 2, 2022

As you may see within the tweet above, 1047 Games will primarily be shifting on from Splitgate and preparing on their subsequent endeavor. It’s necessary to reiterate that the sport will not be going to be shut down in any capability. The time period upkeep mode refers back to the developer ending new content material improvement for a the related title and can as an alternative be moved to a top quality of life primarily based watch the place a small workforce will replace the sport/steadiness the sport solely when obligatory. Splitgate will stay playable for the foreseeable future, particularly after the studio secured roughly $100 million in funding most of which went in direction of the title.

As for his or her subsequent challenge, we already know that it’s going to happen throughout the Splitgate universe, however 1047 Games additionally states that it’ll “present revolutionary, not evolutionary, changes to our game.” They additionally point out that the sport will probably be a shooter, nonetheless make the most of the portal mechanic, will probably be created utilizing the Unreal Engine 5, and will probably be a free-to-play title. 1047 Games additionally states that the ultimate battle move for Splitgate may even free to personal, together with the entire contents that include it, a little bit of a farewell present. 1047 Games didn’t talked about anything regarding the new challenge, and it’s greater than doubtless going to be a very long time earlier than we hear any extra about it.