Krafton defends itself amidst Subnautica 2 fiasco, says milestone process is being "rigorously managed"

Krafton has admitted that “discuss authorized proceedings” surrounding the corporate following the delay of Subnautica 2 and modifications throughout the growth workforce may lead individuals to consider its inner milestone course of is being “mismanaged”.

Nonetheless, Krafton’s chief monetary officer Dongkeun Bae desires to guarantee this isn’t the case, and really by some means that is all a very good instance of how the corporate is managing its milestone course of.

Throughout an investor Q&A following Krafton’s latest earnings report, Bae stated:

“So that you can suppose that, concerning Subnautica 2 and taking a look at that case and pondering that inside Krafton our milestone and growth pipeline is just not being nicely managed… there’s a little bit of, I consider, a reasoning leap or hole between these two factors. I say that as a result of the actions that we now have taken on Subnautica 2 really symbolize that issues are successfully being managed inside Krafton relating to milestone administration.”

Bae added that as a result of the Subnautica IP has a big following already, he believes that so long as Krafton markets the sequel after which releases it, the sport will get good gross sales no matter any firm politics.

“What we’re looking for to do is, we wish to make it possible for we fulfill the very best degree of satisfaction that the players have,” Bae continued. “As a result of we now have managed the entire milestone course of very rigorously throughout the firm, we have been capable of make the choice that we made concerning Subnautica 2.”

The exec stated Krafton didn’t consider Subnautica 2 was “as much as par” or the “degree” it had wished it to be, so the choice was made to delay the discharge. “I feel that case goes to point out that our milestone course of is being rigorously managed,” he concluded.

The story of Subnautica 2 has grow to be fairly a saga. Krafton initially delayed the discharge of Subnautica 2 from this 12 months into 2026 earlier this month. Simply previous to this, Krafton – which is the sport’s writer – ousted key members of the event and management workforce at Unknown Worlds, together with Charlie Cleveland, who was recreation director on the unique Subnautica.

Krafton informed Eurogamer the choice to delay Subnautica 2’s early entry launch into 2026 was “underneath dialogue” previous to any management modifications at Unknown Worlds, including suggestions from playtests had “highlighted a couple of areas that would profit from additional refinement earlier than launch”. At the moment, Krafton claimed the delay wasn’t to do with a reported bonus for the Subnautica 2 workforce ought to they’ve reached beforehand decided income targets.

Quickly after his dismissal, Cleveland shared a press release on reddit, the place he referred to as latest occasions “fairly a shock”. On this similar put up, he stated Subnautica 2 was in truth prepared for its early entry debut, regardless of what Krafton had instructed. Cleveland alongside together with his fellow ousted leaders then introduced authorized motion in opposition to Krafton, after the writer shared a press release accusing the previous staff of ‘abandoning’ the underwater survival sequel. A number of days later, Krafton stated it “look[s] ahead to defending itself in courtroom”.

We are going to maintain you abreast of any additional developments as and after they occur.