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The Tomorrow Children, a multiplayer PlayStation 4 exclusive that previously went offline in 2022, is ready to relaunch in 2022, Q-Games head Dylan Cuthbert confirmed in an interview with IGN. Cuthbert also stated that the game would return as a paid championship, forgoing the microtransactions that existed in the original version of the game.

Speaking on The Tomorrow Children's microtransactions, Cuthbert explained that the game wasn't originally designed with in-game purchases in mind. The monetization model was implemented roughly halfway through the game'southward evolution, the studio head said.

The original game immune players to purchase in-game items via a monetized black market place, which Cuthbert stated was meant to symbolize a Capitalist society, as to drive dwelling house the game'south political themes. "It really worked well having the black marketplace be monetized with real money in terms of the game's lore. But it wasn't originally designed for that," said Cuthbert. When the game returns, its blackness market will only accept currency earnable in-game.

The game is currently slated to debut on the PlayStation 4, and will also be playable via astern compatibility on the PS5. Cuthbert acknowledged the possibility of bringing the game to other platforms, stating The Tomorrow Children has "no contractual obligation to remain every bit a PlayStation sectional title."

Cuthbert also stated that any salve information from the erstwhile version of The Tomorrow Children will not transfer over to the new release due to privacy laws and that the new version will rely on peer-to-peer connections, rather than a central server. He also revealed he's considered adding a subtitle in the vein of "Director'south Cut" to the game'south rerelease, simply he remains undecided for the fourth dimension being.

The Tomorrow Children was initially released for the PS4 in 2022. It was a multiplayer online game where players could work together to rebuild a shared world. The game was eventually shut downward in 2022, merely programmer Q-Games recently acquired the IP from Sony in November, later on which the studio announced the game's render.