Grinding Gear Games co-founder and Path of Exile director apologizes to fans of the first game while announcing news regarding the next update.

Work on Path of Exile's next seasonal update is largely on hold until after a major update for Path of Exile 2 has been delivered, developer Grinding Gear Games has announced. In a video message, Path of Exile 2 game director and Grinding Gear Games co-founder Jonathan Rogers explained the situation.

Grinding Gear Games has announced a pause for Path of Exile updates as it works on fixing some of Path of Exile 2's "major issues".

The PoE 3.26 update is delayed indefinitely as Grinding Gear Games puts full focus on Path of Exile 2 development until its next update.

The release of PoE 2 has not been unaffected by the first installment. The developers made an official announcement, which was met with a mixed reception from players.

When Path of Exile 2 launched in Early Access last year, fans of the action-RPG series were assured that work would still continue on the first game, which was due to have its 3.26 update go live last year.

Grinding Gear Games had promised fans that it would continue to update action RPG Path of Exile 1, which has been running for over 10 years now, through the release of Path of Exi