Last week, we mentioned Path of Exile 2's Xbox release and how it would become a free-to-play title eventually, but for now it was launching as an early access title. As it turns out, that early access launch has proven extremely popular!
If we look at the UK and US 'Top Paid' charts on the Xbox Store, Path of Exile is currently in the #4 spot in the UK and #2 in the US, putting it alongside the likes of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and the heavily discounted Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League. In other words, it's clearly selling well on Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S right now.
It obviously helps that the game has been receiving a good reception as well. There's no Metacritic rating yet, but the reviews have been largely positive so far, while the Steam verdict is "Very Positive" based on over 40,000 ratings. Path of Exile 2 also has a 4/5 rating on the Xbox Store, which can be notoriously difficult for big games to score highly on.
IGN (8/10): "Everything from the refined fundamental action-RPG gameplay to the surprisingly fleshed-out endgame has seen major improvements, and the half of the story we’ve got so far shows plenty of promise, even if the setting feels a little generic in the realm of dark fantasy worlds."
For those who are interested in checking out Path of Exile 2 in early access, the cheapest way to do so is with the "Early Access Supporter Packs" version on the Xbox Store which is available for £24.99 / $29.99. As mentioned, the game will go free-to-play eventually, but it sounds like that won't happen until at least the midway point of 2025.
We'll throw some more details about the game below along with a few screenshots, but we're also keen to hear what you think of Path of Exile 2 so far. Is it worth buying for that price, or should Xbox fans wait until the free-to-play launch?
"Path of Exile 2 is a next generation free-to-play Action RPG created by Grinding Gear Games. Journey across the deadly continent of Wraeclast, meeting multiple immersive cultures while facing off against evil in many forms."
Tell us what you think of Path of Exile 2 down in the comments section below.
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The bones are there but this is a game still being actively developed so it's not smooth or refined in many areas. That's not to say it's not fun but there are some huge difficulty spikes (dark souls final boss level difficulty) just on the campaign levelling as an example.
Also the devs are balancing (nerfing) skills they believe are outliers & this has bricked a few builds folks have spent many hours working on.
I understood the need for this from a Dev viewpoint but there has to be some give & take here too. If a skill gets nerfed then provide respec options or at least reduced respec costs so folks time isn't totally wasted. Telling folks to just start over is only going to lead to a lot of frustration & that is starting to show already.
If you are not bothered by any of that you can certainly have a good time & I am for the most part.
If you get frustrated easily I would at least wait till the initial round of fixing has been done before considering buying in.
At the end of the day you aren't really losing out by not jumping in right now & it's still perfectly valid to wait a little while or just wait till the game launches fully free to play.
I have no doubt this will be a benchmark game for the genre when it's fully realised but we are certainly not there right now.
It's not really my genre of choice. I might check it out when it's free but idk. Definitely not spending money to play it early.
Does not sound fun…..had a great time with D4 but got bored with the season reset, start again mechanic….might go back to D4 haven’t played the new expansion
Of course I am not paying to beta-test the game especially as it will be f2p on a release.
@JonBoyJ d4 dlc is really good. Especially new class
I can wait till it goes free. I am currently tied up with Indiana Jones and after that I have a few games to finish.
@Millionski just overpowered, because they need to sell DLC. Still decent, though.
I will pick this up eventually but until then, Diablo IV and the recent Vessel of Hatred DLC are in the queue and for anyone on the fence, it's a great game worth picking up. A lot of fun, a lot of content, a variety of builds with a quick respec on the fly option, so you can always tweak and fine-tune your builds as you get into mid and late-game. Highly recommend giving D4 and Vessel of Hatred a chance in 2024. It's not the same game that was originally released.
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