After a few months being worked on by a 30-man team, the news broke that EA would be deciding whether or not to cancel or continueAnthem 2.0that week. This decision would follow a review of the latest build of the game, although it should be noted that it’s been quite a while since there’s been a real update onwhatAnthem 2.0plans. When the relaunch of the game was first announced, there were some who were relieved the game wasn’t being left in the dust. There are things to like about a game that allows players to fly around in giant mech suits, and it’s not hard to see the appeal.
Unfortunately, there was plenty about the game that didn’t hit the mark, but some saw something in theAnthemthat was shown at E3 2017that got them excited. This has led to a lot of hope thatAnthem 2.0could realize that vision. At the moment, though, EA has likely made the decision, but no answer has been made public.
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The Future of Anthem Could Be Salvaged…
With this review reportedly already happened, EA has not publicly revealed thefate ofAnthem 2.0. Nothing suggested the company would make an announcement on that soon, but it seems safe to assume that good news would have gone public by now.
One line of thinking is that the lack ofcomment onAnthemmeans the game is cancelled. With the report claiming execs were going to finally make a decision last week, it’s not hard to think the decision has indeed been made. Continued development seems like it would be a simple thing to announced, yet it could be that EA is considering how to approach the subject on top of everything else. It could still be good news; it could just be that it’s further out than intended and the devs need some silence. That silence, however, is concerning.
…But The Silence Around Anthem is Concerning
Keeping the player base intact is just one of the reasonsEA may not cancelAnthem. On the other hand, the longer the company waits, the harder it is to see a positive outcome for those hoping for a relaunch. The silence from both Electronic Arts and BioWare has leftAnthemhanging to the point where even devoted players might have decided not to come back, depending on how it proceeds.
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The Future of Anthem 2.0
Ultimately, the gaming public doesn’t even know what silencemeans aboutAnthem’s development. There’s every reason to hope that it’s good, but EA is a company. This means that it has its bottomline to consider, and continuing to invest in Anthem is a big deal. For fans, it’s hard to know what exactly has been thought up, as there has only been minute details revealed.
If Electronic Arts wants to have any success with a new version ofAnthem, it’s going to need plenty of excitement from the community.Anthem 2.0launching with everyone having moved on seems like the exact opposite way to fix the game, and that’s why the company should be transparent with this and future decisions. It’s not like Electronic Arts and BioWare are out there completely unaware that, with each passing day, the support from the community has a chance of dropping off. Salvaged work and wasted work are not the same concept, and while many believeAnthemcould be salvaged, there’s reason to err to the side of cutting losses.
The big question now is whether the lack ofnews aboutAnthem 2.0has become a self-fulfilling prophecy. For some, it may be too little, too late; for others, there’s still something to be said at the core ofAnthem. The community will eventually find out, but it would be nice to know the final decision.
Anthemis available now for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
