Something new could be coming to Dragon's Dogma 2. Although the game hasn't received a significant update in a long time, some recent discoveries made by the community via SteamDB suggest that those who believed CAPCOM teased an expansion last month may not have been too far off the mark.
As spotted by Reddit user Professional-Bank469, a new 77 GB depot was recently uploaded. This massive depot was quickly removed and then updated again with smaller depots weighing 115 and 291 KB.
What makes this notable is the comparison between the game's file size and the size of the now-removed depot: 65 GB vs. 77 GB. This means the removed depot includes something that the current version of the game doesn't. And 12 GB of assets would definitely be enough for an expansion, which would likely recycle much of what the game already features.
Without an official confirmation from CAPCOM, we have to take the possibility of Dragon's Dogma 2 getting an expansion in the vein of the original's Dark Arisen with a huge grain of salt. However, the starved community isn't showing any restraint at the prospect of getting more of a game that, in many ways, felt unfinished.
“It means hope, Arisen. HOPE,” said Reddit user metroplx. “Time to restock on hopium,” added user ChuchS117. Others, like Iron-Tyrant, believe in an imminent announcement, although, with PRAGMATA right around the corner, many expect CAPCOM to wait to let their new IP stay in the spotlight, even though the two games are hardly comparable.
Having enjoyed what Dragon's Dogma 2 did, even with all of its flaws, I would welcome an expansion that polishes the experience and delivers the additional content the game needs. While Crimson Desert provided a similar fix in some ways, it would be very nice to see the direction CAPCOM would take the game following director Hideaki Itsuno's departure from the publisher. With the publisher mentioning the franchise among those to nurture for long-term growth, a follow-up of sorts seems more likely.
About the author: Francesco De Meo has been covering video games and technology since 2012, starting his career at small outlets like Gamersyndrome and GeekSnack. After joining Wccftech gaming section in 2015, he quickly expanded his video gaming coverage with in-depth reporting, interviews with iconic industry figures such as Grasshopper Manufacture founder and No More Heroes creator Goichi "Suda51" Suda, Resident Evil series creator Shinji Mikami, Team NINJA's president and Nioh series director Fumihiko Yasuda, and Silent Hill creator Keiichiro Toyama, reviews and on-the-ground coverage of major industry events such as Gamescom and E3. When he's not reporting or reviewing, Francesco can be found playing the genres he loves most, spending time with his six cats, reading, writing music, playing guitar and drumming for his progressive rock band.
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