
"It would be conflict if we were launching on top of each other," he acknowledges.
DEAD ISLAND 2 PS5 PS4
Dead Island 2 was first announced all the way back in 2014 and has since been passed around between a number of different studios. The report also lists Dead Island 2 as a game being released on PC, PS4 and Xbox One consoles. But Kundratitz insists there's no conflict of interest here. Dead Island 2 Seemingly Confirmed for PS5 and Xbox Series X. We'll certainly give it all our power."ĭespite the split over the original iteration of Dead Island 2, Koch still retains close ties with Techland - in fact, it's distributing Dying Light 2 when it launches next year. Dambuster strongly hints Dead Island 2 will be a cross-gen title on PS5, Xbox Series X. "It's a great story to tell everyone that it's on its third studio, but we like to be judged on the end result and we're really confident that when it comes out it's going to be a kick-ass zombie game. Dead Island 2 to launch on PS5, Xbox Series X and current-gen consoles. It's just a testimony of our dedication to get it right. Dead Island 2 is still happening, and it should release on both current-gen systems and next-gen consoles like the PS5, Xbox Series X. "Look, Dead Island is a very important brand for us and we've got to get it right. "My favourite question," Kundratitz laughs.


Has such a tumultuous history, and the inherent delays, damaged expectations for Dead Island 2 at all? It passed to Yager Developments in 2012, to Sumo Digital in 2016, and earlier this year to Dambuster Studios, the Koch-owned developer staffed by former Free Radical and Crytek employees. The game was originally being worked on by the series' creators at Techland, before that team moved onto Dying Light. Despite being in development even longer, there's still no sign of another important Koch release: Dead Island 2.
