The sequel to the free-to-play arena shooter Splitgate was released just a couple of months ago alongside a surprise Battle Royale mode, but it doesn"t look like the launch has gone too well for the studio, 1047 Games. In a lengthy social media post, the developer revealed that it is making some major changes within the company that will also affect its games.
The studio said that it agrees with the community regarding Splitgate 2 launching too early with rushed features. Because of this, the title is returning to its beta state. While Splitgate 2 will remain playable, the studio will be deep in development reworking the title behind the scenes until at least early 2026. The soon-landing Season 3 content update is still planned for release.
"We"re returning not just to our roots in what we build, but in how we build it – with you," said the company. "That means more playtests, more surveys, more listening, and truly being community first. Our goal is to combine the DNA of the first game with the best improvements from the second."
The studio also revealed that this shakeup means that it had to cut some team members from the studio. It didn"t give an exact number for the roles being cut but said that "we hope to bring them back when we can."
In the same vein of keeping costs low, 1047 Games will be shutting down the servers for the original Splitgate within a month"s time.
"While we"d love to keep servers online indefinitely, it"s cost us hundreds of thousands of dollars over the past couple of years, and we have to prioritize our team," added the studio. It said that offline play or peer-to-peer matchmaking for Splitgate are being explored for fans to keep playing, but nothing concrete about these potential options was announced today.