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You can “feel confident” Path of Exile 1 will continue to thrive alongside PoE 2, but don’t expect more new projects from GGG
Grinding Gear Games says Path of Exile 1 will continue to receive support alongside Path of Exile 2, whose full 1.0 launch is planned for December. The studio sees the original game as both popular and commercially worthwhile, and says shared purchases give it an incentive to maintain both titles.
Director Jonathan Rogers said player numbers are broadly steady from league to league, although only about a third of each league’s players also played the previous one. Many return intermittently, which GGG is content to support. Path of Exile 2’s recent optimisation saved about 30GB, offset by around 40GB of new content; Rogers expects further reductions to be harder without sacrificing visual quality. The interview also covers mobile and film adaptations, but gives no indication GGG plans a third major game.
In short
- GGG plans to keep supporting Path of Exile 1 alongside its sequel.
- Shared purchases help make continued support worthwhile.
- League audiences are steady, with many players returning intermittently.
Explained simply
Path of Exile is an action role-playing game made by New Zealand studio Grinding Gear Games (GGG). Players build characters, fight monsters and return for regular updates called leagues, which introduce fresh challenges and often bring players back for a while.
The studio is also making Path of Exile 2, a separate follow-up that is designed to sit alongside the original. The games share some purchases, giving players a reason to move between them and GGG a commercial reason to support both.
The two games matter to players who have invested time or money in Path of Exile and want to know whether it will continue to be updated. GGG’s comments also offer a picture of how the studio sees its workload and future beyond these two games.