Path of Exile 2

Path of Exile 2 Release Date Sets 1.0 Launch in December 2026

Grinding Gear Games has announced Path of Exile 2 1.0 has a December release date.

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Path of Exile II launches December 11

Free-to-play action RPG Path of Exile II will leave Early Access and launch for PlayStation …

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Path of Exile 2 Reaches 1.0 on 11th December, Goes Free-to-Play on PS5

Price point gone. It has been announced that Path of Exile 2 will hit 1.0 on 11th December 2026 following a year of Early Access. At this point, the Diablo-esque title will go free-to-play, completely shedding its current price point. See it in action in the trailer above. Anyone interested in the release, either new to the game or a returning player, can sign up to receive in-game rewards on the official website. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Path of Exile 2 finally has a fix for two of its longest-lasting, and most frustrating, technical problems

Path of Exile 2 finally has a fix for two of its longest-lasting and most frustrating technical problems, with director Jonathan Rogers celebrating the occasion by popping open a bottle of champagne.

Eurogamer / Connor Makar

Path of Exile 2 players broke the game by summoning 2,000 skeletons and then lured unsuspecting players into the ultimate frame rate shredder

A literal minion army.

Culture

A series of surprise updates has polished Path of Exile 2 into a juggernaut that's about to shake up the action RPG genre later this year

Grinding Gear Games is putting in the work to prepare for the game's 1.0 release.

Path of Exile 2 director says players exploiting system to become in-game millionaires 'ruined Christmas for me' and joked that he's 'lost all sympathy' for everyone who took advantage of it

And then he found out they were doing it again in the middle of the interview.

Interview

Nobody needs to grind for 100 hours to see how Path of Exile 2 has redefined the action RPG loot hunt

Grinding Gear Games has filled the world with delicious mysteries to keep you going after the campaign.

Review

A single crab has the third highest player kill count in Path of Exile 2

Grinding Gear Games briefly created one of the most powerful monsters in the action RPG—on accident.

Culture

Path of Exile 2 player willingly deletes level 100 character to become world first martyr, buffing everyone in the game: 'That was the coolest thing I've seen in a videogame in a very long time'

Thanks for your sacrifice.

Culture

Path of Exile 2 raises the bar for all other action RPGs, and it's not even finished yet

The newest update redefines what an endgame can be and cements PoE 2 as one of the most ambitious action RPGs I've ever played.

Path of Exile 2: Return of the Ancients 0.5.0 Guides for Getting Started

Everything you need to know about PoE2 Return of the Ancients, including updated build guides and an ascendancy tier list.

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Guide

Path of Exile 2's 1.0 release won't need to accommodate other game releases, director says—except GTA 6: 'That's a Goliath I don't want to take on quite frankly'

Even without a PC release, GTA 6 has Grinding Gear Games carefully planning ahead.

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Path of Exile 2 should hopefully be Steam Deck Verified with the next major update

Path of Exile 2 is getting a major update "Return of the Ancients" on May 29th, and there's a lot coming with it - including various Steam Deck updates. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

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Path of Exile 2 will effectively be Steam Deck verified by the end of May, which bodes very well for the prospect of a Switch 2 release

Deep and delightful action role-playing game Path of Exile 2 will effectively be Steam Deck verified by the end of this month, developer Grinding Gear Games has told me.

Announcement

Path of Exile 2 Reveals Return of the Ancients, the Final Major Update Before 1.0 Launch Later in 2026

Path of Exile 2 is "redefining" its endgame with an all-new update coming later this month.

IGN / Vikki Blake

Path of Exile 2 is getting a massive endgame overhaul this month

The post Path of Exile 2 is getting a massive endgame overhaul this month appeared first on GamesHub.

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Path of Exile 2's 1.0 release might slip beyond 2026, but at least we're getting a crafting system that summons skeletons to beat you up when you use it

Action RPG Path of Exile 2 will very likely hit 1.0 by end of 2026, developers Grinding Gear Games have declared, following one last, endgame-focused early access update that introduces "over 50 hours" of new classes, areas and systems. The definition of "1.0" is rather slippery here, mind, and the developers are already prophesying a few things that might oblige a delay.

Delay

Path of Exile 2's massive Return of the Ancients expansion will be its last major update before it leaves early access later this year: 'I want to get this game finished, I really, really do'

Game director Jonathan Rogers says the endgame rework needed to happen for the game to feel complete enough to release.

Path of Exile 2's 'biggest expansion ever' reworks its entire post-campaign grind for new and returning players alike

Several new quests will walk you through its endless endgame experience.

Eurogamer / Robert Purchese

Path of Exile 2 aims for a full 1.0 release this year, but not all of the promised character classes will make it

Grinding Gear Games plans to release Path of Exile 2 in full - in version 1.0 - this year. Game director and studio co-founder Jonathan Rogers revealed this intention during a press briefing detailing the game's final early access patch, 0.5.0, Return of the Ancients, due end of May, that I was a part of.

The release date for Path of Exile 2's next expansion couldn't be better for action RPG fans planning to play Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred first

This works out perfectly.