Tymon Smektala, director of the game, also denies the rumors about changes in the direction of the game and in the decisions made from the top.
Although Dying Light 2 was scheduled to be released in the first half of 2020, it suffered a delay earlier this year, to which we must still add the difficulties derived from the coronavirus health crisis. However, in Techland they are extremely optimistic, and they assure that the development of the game is in “its final phase”.
From the Polish studio they have wanted to send a message of calm to their fans, who number in the millions after the great success of the original installment, plus its expansion, The Following.
“There is an entire team at Techland working on the release date announcement as well as any piece of information, and I know they want to surprise the players so I don’t want to spoil the surprise,” Tymon Smektala said in an interview. , director of Dying Light 2. “The only thing I can say is, please trust us, we are in the last phase of this project and we need your support.”
No crunch or bad relationships
When he talks about trust, it should also be noted that Smektala denies on numerous occasions the rumors that the development of Dying Light 2 has gone through numerous problems related to hierarchy and communication, as well as some indecision on the part of those who are in charge of the draft. According to him, this could not be further from reality.
“We have been having vertical communication for more than four years,” he says. “The foundation is the same as when we started working on this project.” In this way, Dying Light 2 will reach both PS4, Xbox One and PC as well as PS5 and Xbox Series X, being improved for the latter and also probably for the Sony console.
