Techland’sDying Light 2had an impressive launch, selling over 5 million copies in February alone. Part of what drove excitement for the sequel was undoubtedly Techland’s dedication to supporting the originalDying Lightwith post-launch content. While it remains accurate that Techland has substantial plans forDying Light 2DLC, it’s now confirmed that a major part of it is being delayed.Dying Light 2’s first story DLC, previously planned to arrive in June, has been pushed back to later this year.In a message shared on Twitter, Techland confirmed toDying Light 2players that the game’s planned DLC release for June was being delayed.Techlandstates that it’s a priority for the studio to be “honest and transparent” with players, and with that in mind Techland says that it’s unable to deliver the DLC on-schedule. “We still need a bit more time” is how Techland characterizes the need for the delay.RELATED:Dying Light 2 Developer Says DLC Will Run Parallel to Main StoryThe delay isn’t extreme, by any means, but it’s not slight, either.Dying Light 2playerscan now expect the game’s first story DLC to arrive in September instead of June. It will be delivered three months later than expected. Techland also apologized for the delay and asksDying Lightplayers to look forward to other updates arriving between now and September that should make the wait less of an issue.
Dying Light 2’s story DLC may have been delayed, but it’s still planning to deliver a variety of new content between June and August. To start, Techland will begin delivering Chapters of content, which are akin to Seasons for other live-service titles. The firstDying Light 2Chapter is named “In the Footsteps of a Nightrunner.” It’ll include features likePhoto Mode, new community events, additional missions, enemies, rewards, and an expansion of the Agent and Rank System. Expect more details on Chapter 1 when it nears.
While the delay ofDying Light 2’s story DLCis disappointing, it’s clear that Techland is more than keeping its promise to robustly support the game post-launch. It’s already delivered content including a New Game + mode, as well as mutants and booster events. Chapter 1 will simply continue that trend.
The future is also bright forDying Light 2, even with the delay. Chapter 2 will arrive with the first story DLC between September and November. Then there’s additional story DLC and other free and premium DLCs beyond that, too. Techland continues to pitch the idea of5 years of post-launch supporttoDying Light 2.
Dying Light 2is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S, with plans to arrive on Switch later this year.
