The first The Division became known for its stunning graphics, but it also had a rather unique concept for a live service game that proved fun to play. With The Division 2, Massive Entertainment improved on just about everything that came before it, and it was well received and fairly well sold too, with the series reaching over 40 million players in 2021. even sold less than Ubisoft expected and the company’s support was mixed.
The Division 2 launched in 2019, four years ago, but until now we hadn’t heard of The Division 3, and smartphone title The Division Resurgence and free-to-play project The Division: Heartland are the only confirmed news. franchise. Heartland is being developed by Red Storm Entertainment, while Massive Entertainment is currently working on Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and a yet-to-be-revealed Star Wars title.
Now, Insider Gaming is reporting that their sources have confirmed that there’s no The Division 3 development at Ubisoft, which means we shouldn’t expect a new mainline game in the series for some time. AAA game development takes a long time and you should expect a minimum of at least three years, which means at best it would be a 2027 release if they started now (which they clearly won’t TO DO).
It looks like The Division fans will have to settle for The Division Resurgence and The Division: Heartland for the foreseeable future.