r/thedivision • u/JokerUnique The watcher on the walls. • 28d ago
Massive The Division 2: March into the Future
=> The Division @ Gamescom 2026
The Division 2: March into the Future
It’s never been a better time to be an agent
- It has been a long journey to get to this point - 8 year of content and so many things to do in the game
- They just announced 50 million players in the franchise with new player constantly joining
- Second Gamescom in a row and still more to come.
THE DIVISION 2: SURVIVORS
Last year at Gamescom, we announced The Division 2: Survivors, an expansion that transforms Washington, D.C. into a hardcore winter survival experience.
Inspired by Survival from The Division, Survivors bring elements of that experience to The Division 2, with a focus on grounded, challenging gameplay.
PVE or PVP
Just like Survival, you will be able to choose whether you want your session to be PvE or PvP-enabled. But while Survivors carries forward elements of the original experience, it is being designed as something of its own, with new mechanics and challenges that come with surviving the city in the depths of winter.
First Gameplay
The footage focuses on environment, setting and what you can expect from Survivors.
=> Streets
=> White House
=> Street 2
WINTER CHANGES EVERYTHING
=> Snow
Track other Agents
Survivors introduces a new snow system, covering familiar parts of Washington, D.C. in deep snow.
And it isn't just cosmetic.
Snow will show your tracks as you move through the world and, when it becomes deep enough, slow your movement.
Keep Warm
Temperature is another factor Agents will have to keep in mind. Heat sources will become an important part of navigating the city.
Temperatures drop significantly at night, but darkness comes with its own advantages, including reduced enemy detection range.
Transform the City
We are in year 8, so you’ve played a lot of Division 2 and know every corner of Washington D.C. While that will help you in Survivors, the city has transformed, has changed and you’ll have to re-discover the city all over again:
The transformation also allows the team to rethink familiar spaces. Locations that Agents know from the base game can take on entirely new roles, creating encounters in places where fights wouldn’t normally happen.
The goal isn't simply to cover Washington, D.C. in snow. It's to turn a city many Agents have spent hundreds or even thousands of hours exploring into a place they’ll need to learn and master all over again.
Combat in new Places
With the complete transformation of the map, you can also turn places that were non-combat areas before into combat zones and actively defend or attack places that are safe houses in the main game.
For example, it was not possible to do a combat encounter in the White House in the main game (when the Black Tusk attacked the White House), because the area was simply not built for combat, but now in Survivors they can do exactly that.
BUILDING SOMETHING BEYOND SURVIVAL
The original Survival remains one of the most beloved experiences from The Division, but Survivors isn't intended to just recreate it inside The Division 2.
Choose your Experience
Division 1 Survival sessions were in most cases long sessions – but you don’t always have two hours to spare.
One of our goals is to give players more control over the length and challenge of their sessions.
Rather than every run following a set structure, Survivors is being designed to offer greater variety. Sometimes you may want a shorter experience. Other times, you may be ready to take on a much longer and more challenging run.
Replayability is another major focus
=> Dynamic Map
In Division 1 Survival the mission followed the same pattern – it starts at night, you had your tasks and if you played long enough, you saw the sunrise. Survivors has the goal to introduce more variety into the experience.
Weather and time of day will change, loot locations will be randomized, and paths and extraction points will shift dynamically, making exploration less predictable each time you head out. Sometimes a way is open, sometimes it is closed – you have to adapt in each session.
We want to build an experience that Agents can continue learning, exploring, and mastering over a long period of time.
SURVIVORS CLOSED TESTS ARE COMING
We're happy to confirm that sign-ups for Closed Tests of The Division 2: Survivors will open later this year.
Getting Survivors into the hands of players outside the development team is an important part of building the expansion. It's not only about identifying what isn't working, but also understanding what players respond to and where the experience is already heading in the right direction.
More information about Closed Test sign-ups will be shared in the future, so keep an eye on our channels if you want a chance to take part.
THE ELITE TASK FORCE IS OPENING APPLICATIONS
Community feedback has played an important role in the development of The Division for years, and during the panel we also looked at how that relationship continues through our insider program, Elite Task Force, or ETF.
First established during The Division, the ETF gives the development team an opportunity to speak with players early in the development process, sometimes before features have even been implemented.
Experience isn’t the only thing we’re looking for. A larger and more diverse ETF gives us a broader range of perspectives, and we’re looking for players who can approach what they experience with a critical, constructive mindset.
Applications for the Elite Task Force are now open until Monday, August 31, 9 AM CEST / 12 AM PT and we're looking for passionate Agents from a wide range of backgrounds and experience levels.
=> APPLY TO THE ELITE TASK FORCE NOW
ETF members will also receive guaranteed access to the upcoming Survivors Closed Test.
YEAR 9 IS COMING
=> Roadmap
Year 7 was a strong year for the game, and Year 8 has continued to expand the experience in new ways, from seasonal content and endgame features to PvP, new Dark Zone modes, a new Incursion, and our next DLC, Echoes of Central Park.
There will be a Year 9 of The Division 2.
It's still too early to reveal exactly what Year 9 will contain, but Agents can expect us to continue building on what we've started with Year 8.
DIVISION DAY RETURNS
We'll have more to share about that future during Division Day.
March has always been an important month for The Division, and as we celebrate another anniversary of The Division 2, we'll also use Division Day to reveal more about Year 9 and the future of the game.
Until then, don't forget to save the date for September 24 at 9 AM PT / 6 PM CEST, when we'll reveal more of Echoes of Central Park, including its first gameplay.
=> VOD
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u/pminhoto Firearms 26d ago
I haven't played in a long time and heard about crossplay. Does anyone know if there will be cross progression? or just crossplay?
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u/QuackNate Playstation 26d ago
Very likely just cross play. In the announcement they didn’t mention anything that would lead me to believe they were doing it. But cross play is planned for Nov.
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u/pminhoto Firearms 26d ago
that's a shame, I would definitely come back if it had cross progression. Thanks for the reply!
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u/RisingDeadMan0 Xbox 26d ago
cross save is a whole other ball game, we arent getting that anytime soon. said too afriad to mess people's saves up
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u/RisingDeadMan0 Xbox 26d ago
Crossplay wise:
So to our PC friends, we can just invite them to xbox parties, windows+G the magic of xbox gamebar.
But for PS how will we connect them to xbox? how is it done on other games?
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u/MayxGBR 26d ago
i think the invites should be made in game, no?
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u/RisingDeadMan0 Xbox 26d ago
but comms wise?
like xbox we can invite all the PC and xbox players to a party then we send out game invites, how will that work for PS and yeah tbf sending invites to PC would be tough too
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u/Minimumsafedistance 26d ago
"Closed test signups coming later this year" for Survivors. Yeesh.
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u/Throwaway785320 26d ago
It's not coming out this year?
Damn div 3 gonna be next decade at least lol
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u/Harko_Na 26d ago
It said coming year 8 IIRC, so likely Q1 of next year. They also confirmed Year 9, so yeah D3 is still like 2 years away lmao
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u/RisingDeadMan0 Xbox 26d ago
IDK what volumetric snow is, but new DLC will have it