Job postings on developer Dambuster Studios' website show that Xbox One. However, the last console generation came and went without the first-person zombie title hitting store shelves.
Apart from a cinematic trailer and a Dambuster Studios is in charge, and it seems the follow-up is undergoing yet another status shift.
Industry analyst and Twitter MauroNL noticed new job listings on Dambuster Studios' "Careers" page. Postings such as the one for the Game Programmer role at Dambuster note the engineering team is "working on a sandbox AAA title for next generation hardware." Details regarding the Senior Producer position inform applicants that they'll be "working on an established AAA title for Next Gen Consoles and PC platforms."
Interestingly, this is not the first time Dambuster's website has hinted at the possibility of Dead Island 2 launching on next-gen platforms. In April of last year, a job listing for Art Director suggested Dead Island 2 would be cross-gen. The latest listings, however, make no mention of last-gen iterations for the zombie franchise's next installment. It would seem, then, that the long-in-development sequel is now exclusively in the works for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.
Players looking for more first-person zombie goodness aren't only waiting on Dead Island 2. IP creator Techland still has yet to release Dying Light 2, which is reportedly battling through development hell of its own. A recent report centered around claims from the studio's developers allege that poor management and a litany of other issues continues to beset the project's forward momentum.
Dead Island 2 still lacks a release date, but is apparently in development for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.
