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Path of Exile 2

Release date: December 6, 2024
Developer: Grinding Gear Games
Publisher: GGG
Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up

Platform and release matrix

Platform	Availability	Release date
PC	Available now	December 6, 2024
PS5	Available now	December 6, 2024
Xbox Series	Available now	December 6, 2024

Confirmed information

Game overview

Path of Exile 2 is Grinding Gear Games' sequel to 2013's Path of Exile, launched as a paid Early Access title on December 6, 2024 for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S, with its full 1.0 release targeted for later in 2026. The action RPG has spent roughly a year and a half in Early Access, with Grinding Gear Games shipping progressively larger content updates and an overhauled endgame ahead of leaving Early Access.

Quick answers

When does Path of Exile 2 release?

December 6, 2024

What platforms is Path of Exile 2 on?

PC, PS5, Xbox Series

Who is making Path of Exile 2?

Grinding Gear Games

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Guide coverage

Return of the Ancients & the Road to 1.0

The Return of the Ancients update (patch 0.5.0, May 29, 2026) delivered a complete endgame overhaul — a reworked Atlas Tree and Waystone progression, plus nearly 200 new skill gems — and was positioned by Grinding Gear Games as the last major Early Access update, serving as a direct bridge into the 1.0 launch.

ExileCon 2026 & 1.0 Timing

Grinding Gear Games has said the full 1.0 release is targeted for 2026 following ExileCon 2026 (November 7–8 in Auckland), though the studio has not committed to an exact date and has previously slipped its own internal targets, so any specific month should be treated as unconfirmed until officially announced.