As Path of Exile 2 player numbers surge, Grinding Gear Games promises it won't forget about Path of Exile 1
in newsletterEurogamer · 5 min read · business
Grinding Gear Games pledges to support Path of Exile 1 indefinitely alongside Path of Exile 2, citing hundreds of thousands of concurrent players at each launch. Both games share the same microtransaction shop and cosmetic systems, though PoE 1 was negatively affected during early PoE 2 development.
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Appeared in 2026-06-02.