Of the many titles appearing in the latest State of Play, Eleventh Hour Games’ Last Epoch surprised with its announcement of a PS5 version. The action RPG looter has somewhat fallen under the radar, as is usually the case with such titles. However, alongside a console port, it will receive an expansion, Orobyss.
But how will the rollout work? How much will the expansion cost? In a new forum post, game director Judd Cobler apologized for the delay in information, as the studio is in the “thick of our acquisition” by Krafton.
“Currently, we’re working on a seasonal-to-expansion roadmap to share with you all shortly. We’re just tidying up some graphics and trying to ensure what we say for the season content is not sharing too much that will force us to adjust it shortly after sharing (making a live service game is very iterative).” He also clarified that Orobyss isn’t Season 4 and that multiple seasons will launch before it arrives, which is why it hasn’t received too many details.
Cobler reiterated how the developer’s association with Krafton will “be hugely strengthening for the studio and the content that we’re able to create,” and its “growing future” (which it admitted to being at risk previously). While post-1.0 seasons weren’t profitable, Cobler says the studio is unsure about monetization surrounding the expansion.
“Years ago, when we were a significantly smaller team formed on Reddit, our goal was not to charge for any content, but our cosmetic sales have not been enough to cover our own development costs over the long term. Our studio has grown significantly, and we pay livable wages to our team members. In true ARPG fashion, our costs have increased (insert power creep joke here). That being said, we are still modeling how the expansion will be monetized exactly, but when a decision is made, we will share it with you right away.”
Last Epoch on PS5 and Orobyss don’t have a release window, so stay tuned for more updates in the coming months.
