Aion 2 Release Date: When Can we Expect the Upcoming MMORPG?

You remember when Aion 2 was first revealed way back? Yeah, I almost didn’t either. Today we have.. well, “bad news” would be an overexaggeration, but we have news on its upcoming release.

Aion 2 was expected to release in 2020, as NCSoft had announced previously, however, due to unforeseen issues concerning the development process, it turns out the upcoming MMORPG has been delayed into 2021. Which really comes as no surprise as we haven’t really heard much of anything on the game in quite a while.

Aion 2 is expected to be a prequel to the popular PC MMORPG Aion, overhauling the graphics engine, the combat, the flight mechanics and adding in new, innovative features to breathe new life into the IP. Many players are upset, with valid reasoning as PC MMO players and Mobile MMO players are two completely different types of gamers, and many PC players believe Aion 2 should’ve been built specifically for PC as a sequel, rather than a low-effort mobile spin-off that games like Lineage and Blade & Soul have recently suffered.

It’s unconfirmed when specifically in 2021 Aion 2 is going to release, or if it will ultimately suffer yet another delay but regardless, it looks like there are plans for a global release somewhere down the line for players interested in a more faithful mobile adaptation of an Aion game that isn’t the terrible Aion: Legion.

In other news, Aion Classic is currently available, with players hopeful the game will launch over here in the West sometime this year.