Tom Clancy’s The Divisionreleased way back in 2016, but mobile gamers were left in the dark at the time. Ubisoft has officially confirmed thatThe Divisionfranchise will finally be arriving on mobile devices soon.
Ubisoft confirmed in an official statement thatThe DivisionMobilewill be releasing after Red Storm studio’sThe Division Heartland, which will release for consoles and PC in 2021 or 2022. The reception toThe Divisioncommunity has exceeded Ubisoft’s expectations and has broken several Ubisoft records, inspiring the company to look at more ways for fans to enjoy the franchise.
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Tom Clancy’sThe Division 2has become one of Ubisoft’s most successful titles, reaching over 40 million players since it released early in 2019. Heartland andThe DivisionMobilearen’t the only ideas related toThe Divisionfranchise that Ubisoft shared in its recent update as the company is also looking at releasing a novel based on the games and a Netflix film adaptation as well. Atimeline that accompanied this updatesuggests thatThe Division Heartlandwill be followed by newThe Division 2content, thenThe Division Mobile,The Divisionnovel, and finally,The DivisionNetflix film adaptation.
Included in the upcoming content forThe Division 2are a new game mode, and new ways to level agents, though Ubisoft remains tight-lipped on specific details.The DivisionNetflix film adaptation will star Jessica Chastain and Jake Gyllenhaal, and Rawson Marshall Thurber will be its director. Ubisoft hopes tobringThe Divisionto a wider audiencewithHeartlandandThe Division Mobile, but the company has yet to confirm which development studio is working on the latter.
Considering Ubisoft confirmed more details about the upcomingfree-to-play standaloneThe Division Heartlandthan it did the mobile title, it will probably be released at a later date. The upcoming novel based onThe Divisionis interesting given the fact that Tom Clancy is the name behind the franchise and he’s a popular, bestselling, and award-winning novelist. WhileThe Division Mobilemay bring more eyes to the franchise, it also might not be appealing to existing fans of the franchise due to mobile limitations.
The Division 2is available right now for Google Stadia, PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
