Agents,
We have officially kicked off Gamescom with our first The Division 2 panel, joined by Creative Director Yannick Banchereau and Game Director Alex Birzanu to take a look at what’s coming up next for The Division 2.
One of the most requested additions to The Division 2 is finally on the way: Crossplay launches this November.
Bringing Agents together across platforms has required significant work behind the scenes, including partially rebuilding the game’s online architecture. With Crossplay, your platform will no longer stand between you and other Agents, opening up matchmaking and allowing more of the community to play together.
When Crossplay launches:
All players will be migrated to the Crossplay environment.
Crossplay will be enabled by default.
Players can disable Crossplay from the Character Selection screen.
With Crossplay enabled, you can encounter and play with Agents from all supported platforms who also have it enabled.
With Crossplay disabled, you will only encounter players on your own platform.
Clans will be migrated to Crossplay, allowing Agents from different platforms to join the same Clan.
Clan capacity will increase from 50 to 100 members.
Leaderboards will be reset with the introduction of Crossplay, with Crossplay settings also reflected in leaderboard display.
Beyond making it easier to play with friends regardless of platform, Crossplay is intended to create a healthier matchmaking environment and reduce queue times across the game.
We’ll share more details as we get closer to its November launch.
Red Horizon launches August 27, bringing the Cleaners to Washington, D.C.
Following the events of Battle for Brooklyn, the Cleaners have lost their supply of purple flame and are heading to D.C. in search of a new source. Their presence will grow across the city throughout the season, with Cleaner activities, Elite Kill Squads, and more.
This season’s Modifier system centers on a new Pressure Gauge. Build it through combat, then experiment with different Active and Passive Modifiers to change how you use it.
The Dark Zone is also getting two major updates. Following community feedback, the Toxic PvE Dark Zone will become a permanent part of the game. On the PvP side, Blackout joins the rotation, removing the usual power restrictions and allowing Agents to bring the full strength of their builds into the Dark Zone, including SHD Watch bonuses, Expertise, and Prototype Gear.
And that’s only part of what’s coming with Red Horizon. Read the full breakdown here.
Red Horizon isn’t the end of Year 8.
During the panel, we shared an early look at what Agents can expect from Season 4, including the return of the Black Tusk and a hint at a possible “White Tusk” deployment.
Season 4 will also bring major changes to several of Year 8's endgame systems.
Prototype Gear is being reworked to give players significantly more control over how they progress and customize their items, reducing the system’s reliance on RNG. The changes will touch Expertise, Augments, and introduce new ways to fine-tune Prototype Gear.
Escalations are also evolving in Season 4. Season 3 addresses one of the biggest pain points by preventing tokens from being lost after a disconnect, but there’s more ahead. In Season 4, Agents will have greater control over the challenge and rewards of their Escalations, while changes to Mutators will make them more consistent and predictable.
We’ll have much more to share about Season 4 in the future.
Finally, we revealed the title of the next expansion for The Division 2: Echoes of Central Park.
New York City has always had a special connection to The Division, but there is one iconic location we have never truly explored: Central Park.
During the outbreak, Central Park was used as a mass burial ground. Years later, what remains inside the park is unknown.
That question sits at the heart of Echoes of Central Park.
The expansion begins with a distress call coming from somewhere inside the park. Across the Upper West Side, rumors are spreading about what lies beyond its gates.
Agents will need to investigate those reports, prepare for what lies ahead, and eventually enter Central Park to uncover what has happened there since the outbreak.
Echoes of Central Park leans into a darker atmosphere, where fear can be just as dangerous as any enemy.
What happens when that fear begins to spread? And how do you fight something you cannot always see?
You won’t have to wait long to see more.
Join us on September 24 at 9 AM PT / 6 PM CEST for a dedicated Echoes of Central Park Showcase, where we’ll reveal more of what awaits inside Central Park.
Before then, there’s still work to be done in Washington, D.C. Year 8 Season 3: Red Horizon arrives August 27.
Until next time, Agents.
/ The Division 2 Team
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