{"id":2112612,"date":"2026-08-26T11:03:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T08:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2112612"},"modified":"2026-08-26T11:03:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T08:03:14","slug":"path-of-exile-2-finally-has-its-1-0-release-date-and-its-coming-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2112612","title":{"rendered":"Path of Exile 2 finally has its 1.0 release date and it&#8217;s coming this year"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/path-of-exile-2\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Path of Exile 2<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Path of Exile 2 finally has its 1.0 release date and it&#8217;s coming this year<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">At Wraeclast.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/path-of-exile-2-duelist-key-art-crop-1.jpeg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"path-of-exile-2-duelist-key-art-crop-1.jpeg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"341\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Grinding Gear Games.<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sherif Saed avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/IMG_1950_Uy1XomJ.JPG?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1638\" height=\"1346\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Sherif Saed avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"IMG_1950_Uy1XomJ.JPG\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1638\" height=\"1346\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/sherif-saed\">Sherif Saed<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Senior Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\n<p>Published on   <time datetime=\"2026-08-26T11:03:14+00:00\" data-auto-time-zone=\"true\" data-year=\"numeric\" data-month=\"short\" data-day=\"numeric\" data-hour=\"numeric\" data-minute=\"numeric\">Aug. 26, 2026, 11:03 a.m.<\/time>\n              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/path-of-exile-2-version-1-0-free-to-play-date?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          2 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"4b822e58-a858-49f2-892b-3a4a90245c3e\" data-name=\"Path Of Exile 2\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Path of Exile 2\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Path of Exile 2\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Path of Exile 2\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Path of Exile 2\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Path of Exile 2\" title=\"Follow Path of Exile 2\"><br \/>\n  Follow Path of Exile 2<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Grinding Gear Games made a surprise <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/path-of-exile-2\">Path of Exile 2<\/a> announcement at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/everything-announced-at-gamescom-opening-night-live-2026\">Gamescom Opening Night Live<\/a> yesterday. The developer confirmed when the game&#8217;s long-awaited 1.0 release will be.<\/p>\n<p>Path of Exile 2 leaves early access 11th December, which is also when the game will be available as a free-to-play game, dropping the nominal charge for the Founder&#8217;s Pack requirement it currently has &#8211; the only way into the early access version.<\/p>\n<p>The 1.0 release introduces a new class in the Duelist, a melee-focused character and strangely the game&#8217;s first sword-wielding class. The Duelist can also use shields and is designed for aggressive combat. The two remaining campaign Acts will also be part of the 1.0 launch, completing the campaign.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Path of Exile 2 Full Release | Play 1.0 for Free on December 11\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BwYNNQJO-AE?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/BwYNNQJO-AE\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Path of Exile 2 Full Release | Play 1.0 for Free on December 11<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BwYNNQJO-AE\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Grinding Gear is running a free registration campaign from now until the launch on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pathofexile2.com\/register\">the official Path of Exile website<\/a>. The more players that sign up, the more rewards can be unlocked for the entire community, including a pet.<\/p>\n<p>The Path of Exile 2 full release arrives almost exactly two years after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/path-of-exile-2-early-access-delayed-by-three-weeks\">the initial early access launch<\/a>. The 1.0 date <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/path-of-exile-2s-full-release-has-a-65-chance-of-arriving-this-year-says-grinding-gear-games-so-what-could-go-wrong\">has been something of a moving target<\/a>, though the developer did say earlier this year that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/path-of-exile-2-full-release-classes\">it&#8217;s aiming to launch it sometime after November&#8217;s ExileCon Path of Exile convention<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The early access release, which notably included PlayStation and Xbox, has been successful, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/path-of-exile-2-director-warns-of-queues-this-weekend-due-to-over-a-million-early-access-players\">with long queue times as millions jumped in on day one<\/a>. Eurogamer&#8217;s Robert Purchese spoke highly of the game&#8217;s quality <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/path-of-exile-2-early-access-review\">in their early access review<\/a>, in particular praising its challenging Souls-y approach to combat that rewards perseverance and sets it apart from other high-quality ARPGS.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Grinding Gear Games made a surprise <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/path-of-exile-2\">Path of Exile 2<\/a> announcement at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/everything-announced-at-gamescom-opening-night-live-2026\">Gamescom Opening Night Live<\/a> yesterday. The developer confirmed when the game&#8217;s long-awaited 1.0 release will be.<\/p>\n<p>Path of Exile 2 leaves early access 11th December, which is also when the game will be available as a free-to-play game, dropping the nominal charge for the Founder&#8217;s Pack requirement it currently has &#8211; the only way into the early access version.<\/p>\n<p>The 1.0 release introduces a new class in the Duelist, a melee-focused character and strangely the game&#8217;s first sword-wielding class. The Duelist can also use shields and is designed for aggressive combat. The two remaining campaign Acts will also be part of the 1.0 launch, completing the campaign.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Path of Exile 2 Full Release | Play 1.0 for Free on December 11\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BwYNNQJO-AE?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/BwYNNQJO-AE\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Path of Exile 2 Full Release | Play 1.0 for Free on December 11<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BwYNNQJO-AE\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Grinding Gear is running a free registration campaign from now until the launch on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pathofexile2.com\/register\">the official Path of Exile website<\/a>. The more players that sign up, the more rewards can be unlocked for the entire community, including a pet.<\/p>\n<p>The Path of Exile 2 full release arrives almost exactly two years after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/path-of-exile-2-early-access-delayed-by-three-weeks\">the initial early access launch<\/a>. The 1.0 date <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/path-of-exile-2s-full-release-has-a-65-chance-of-arriving-this-year-says-grinding-gear-games-so-what-could-go-wrong\">has been something of a moving target<\/a>, though the developer did say earlier this year that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/path-of-exile-2-full-release-classes\">it&#8217;s aiming to launch it sometime after November&#8217;s ExileCon Path of Exile convention<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The early access release, which notably included PlayStation and Xbox, has been successful, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/path-of-exile-2-director-warns-of-queues-this-weekend-due-to-over-a-million-early-access-players\">with long queue times as millions jumped in on day one<\/a>. Eurogamer&#8217;s Robert Purchese spoke highly of the game&#8217;s quality <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/path-of-exile-2-early-access-review\">in their early access review<\/a>, in particular praising its challenging Souls-y approach to combat that rewards perseverance and sets it apart from other high-quality ARPGS.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Path of Exile 2 Path of Exile 2 finally has its 1.0 release date and it&#8217;s coming this year At Wraeclast. Image credit: Grinding Gear Games. 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