With just mere hours left until servers go live, Path of Exile 2 has more than 1 million players who’ve purchased early-access editions of the game. Developer Grinding Gear Games “never expected” these numbers and is now warning about queue times during this weekend.
On X, the official Path of Exile account stated it wanted “to be upfront with you all” about the current situation for the action-RPG. Path of Exile 2 director Jonathan Rogers lays out things in a video, saying, “There are probably going to be some queues during the launch weekend.”
We’ve just reached 1 million Early Access redemptions. The support you have all shown for Path of Exile 2 Early Access is far beyond anything we could have ever predicted. However we want to be upfront with you all and let you know there may very well be queues over the weekend. pic.twitter.com/bwGpsVNdGU
— Path of Exile (@pathofexile) December 6, 2024
Rogers notes that the team has ordered more cloud capacity as download numbers have increased for Path of Exile 2. But still, the director doesn’t know exactly how backend services will hold with the influx of players at launch. “We never expected things to go this big during [early access],” Rogers said.
Early access for Path of Exile 2 unlocks at 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET today, December 6, after preloading began earlier this week. The get-in price is $30 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, with a full release expected sometime in 2025.
Originally, Path of Exile 2 early access was supposed to start in mid-November before being delayed. Interestingly enough, pushing back the launch date was because of server-side infrastructure.
One neat feature console players can look forward to is couch co-op with cross-progression. For more, check out GameSpot’s explainer on how cross-play and cross-save works for Path of Exile 2.