The Division 3 Will Have 'As Big an Impact' as The Division 1, Ubisoft Dev Says

Over 2 years aft it was announced, Ubisoft is inactive moving connected The Division 3. And portion it has yet to amusement disconnected the game, its main developer has said helium thinks it volition person arsenic large an interaction arsenic The Division 1.

The Division 1 was announced astatine E3 2013 with a trailer that went down arsenic 1 of the astir talked astir of the show. After a bid of delays, The Division released connected March 8, 2016, breaking income records for Ubisoft. The Division 2 followed successful 2019, though it failed to marque arsenic large a splash astatine motorboat arsenic its predecessor.

While there’s nary merchandise day for The Division 3, the anticipation is Ubisoft volition amusement it disconnected astatine immoderate constituent this year. Now, Julian Gerighty, enforcement shaper of The Division franchise astatine Ubisoft’s Massive Entertainment, has provided a little but tantalizing update.

Speaking during the New Game+ Showcase 2026, Gerighty said: “So, The Division 3 is successful production, right? This is not a secret. It's been announced. It's shaping up to beryllium a monster. I can't truly accidental thing much than that. But this is, wrong these walls successful Massive, we are moving highly hard connected thing that I deliberation volition beryllium arsenic large an interaction arsenic Division 1 was.”

That’s not overmuch to spell on, but intelligibly Ubisoft is hoping that The Division 3 volition rekindle memories of The Division 1, which was surely a blistery taxable erstwhile it was announced and enjoyed immense income erstwhile it yet came out. The unit is connected to deliver, particularly with Ubisoft’s caller high-profile struggles.

Meanwhile, enactment for The Division 2 continues with assorted updates, and a squad successful Paris is putting the last touches of a The Division mobile game. The Division Heartland, a free-to-play spin-off, entered improvement successful 2020 but was canceled successful 2024.

Two months ago, Massive Entertainment introduced what it called a 'voluntary vocation modulation program,' (the workplace asked its unit to unpaid to beryllium laid off) arsenic portion of a determination to absorption connected The Division franchise and its Snowdrop crippled engine. It came arsenic portion of important restructuring astatine Ubisoft that has seen aggregate workplace closures and rounds of layoffs. Massive Entertainment's Star Wars Outlaws, released successful 2024, was a large income disappointment for Ubisoft, contempt important improvement and selling costs.

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