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Path of Exile 2 leaves early access on 11 December: free to play on PC, PlayStation and Xbox
Path of Exile 2 reaches version 1.0 on 11 December 2026, ending early access, and will be free to play on PC, PlayStation and Xbox. The sword-using Duelist class is expected at launch. Registrants get microtransaction codes after launch; ExileCon is on 7 and 8 November.
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Path of Exile 2 will leave early access on 11 December 2026 with its full version 1.0 release, and it will be free to play on PC, PlayStation and Xbox. No launch time has been given, though one preview expects 1 pm Pacific time, which is not official. The date was announced in late summer, and one report published this week says that the studio will reveal everything about version 1.0 on 3 November.
Early access ends with the 1.0 launch on 11 December. The game will be free to play, and registration at the game's website is free. It will be available on PC, including Steam and Epic, and on PlayStation and Xbox, and accounts must be linked to the respective platform.
A new class, the Duelist, which uses sword skills, is likely to launch with 1.0, according to one source. The same source describes a completed campaign, a major balance overhaul and a new endgame league as part of the expected content, but these are expectations, not confirmed contents of the release.
Players who register on the game's site will be emailed microtransaction codes after the full launch on 11 December. Everyone who registers gets at least one code. If the community reaches all four registration milestones, each registrant gets five in total. The codes are exclusive to the promotion and are not sold in the store. Each code works once on any valid Path of Exile account, only one can be redeemed per account, and codes can be given to a friend. They are redeemed on the game's shop page. Unsubscribing before distribution begins forfeits the reward.
ExileCon 2026 is on 7 and 8 November, according to one preview, and the full release would come after it. Registrants will receive emails about ExileCon and its announcements.
Version 0.5.5, the next league before 1.0, has no release date. It is rumoured to relaunch the Runes of Aldur mechanic, with a fresh economy and balance changes. The reports found do not confirm this.
The reports found do not say how existing early-access characters will be handled, and they do not give the price of any cosmetic packs.
The date of the 3 November reveal comes from one report and could not be matched with the studio's own announcement. Anyone planning for launch should check the game's official site for the latest schedule.
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