This will be SMITE 2, sequel to the popular MOBA with mythological gods

It’s very rare for a popular game as a service to receive a sequel instead of continuing with expansions and updates. Destiny 2 It is one of the few examples there are. But sometimes you need to leave an old version behind to catch up with technology. That’s what Titan Forge Games did, which has just announced the new features it will have SMITE 2, sequel to its popular MOBA. This occurred during the Smite World Championship 2024 esports tournament.

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The first SMITE came out in 2014, amid the fever for MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena) type games that followed the explosion in popularity of League of Legends

. This differed from its competitors not only by taking its characters directly from real mythologies, but also by its third-person perspective.

Almost a decade later, its sequel was announced. SMITE 2

will follow the same line as its predecessor—5v5 combat on a three-lane battlefield with the goal of eliminating the Titan at the rivals’ base—but It is being developed in the Unreal 5.2 engine. This will allow you to achieve enormous graphic quality.

What news will there be? SMITE 2 with respect to the first?

During its announcement, the developers described this sequel as «SMITEBut better”. It seems that the game systems will be essentially the same, but there will be some changes.

At launch, it will have five new gods. One of them will be Hecatethe Greek goddess of magic.

Find out the news and first details of SMITE 2, the sequel to the third-person MOBA in which we control gods.

Some gods will receive changes to their abilities.
New item system. Relics will be removed.

What will happen to the first game after the launch of SMITE 2?

According to what was said during the revelation of SMITE 2, the first game will remain active after the release of its sequel. Hopefully they will eventually shut down their servers, but for now it looks like this title is safe.

Something important to mention is that the players of the first SMITE They will retain all of your progress and purchases from the first game. Besides, Any Gems they have will become Legacy Gems, which will have double their normal value in the new game.

When will the game come out and for which platforms?

SMITE 2 It is still in development, but if you are interested You can register for the alpha test which will take place in the first quarter of 2024. Only andEnter the official website of the gameclick ‘Register for Alpha’, choose the platform of your choice and share your email.

When it comes out, we can play SMITE 2 in PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S y en PC mediante Steam y Epic Games Store. Like the first game, there will be ‘crossplay’ or cross-play between all those platforms.