Subnautica Fans Are Calling For A Subnautica Boycott

The rollout of the latest trailer for Subnautica 2 hasn't gone very smoothly for Unknown Worlds and its parent company Krafton. Instead of admiring the new footage, fans are laser-focused on the apparently forced exits of Unknown Worlds' leadership team and a subsequent report that Subnautica 2's delay may cause the Unknown Worlds team to lose out on a promised $250 million bonus. That's why some players are calling for a boycott of Subnautica 2.

As originally reported by Bloomberg, Unknown Worlds' entire team was reportedly going to receive a share of a $250 million bonus if the company hit its financial goals in 2025. Those goals may have been predicated on Subnautica 2 receiving an early-access release this year. A poster on Reddit contends that, "This delay is simply so [Krafton doesn't] have to give those bonuses. They've already made $250 million dollars off of scamming developers. Don't let them make more."

The Reddit post has now been locked and no new comments can be left. But there are 41k up-votes as of press time. GameSpot reached out to Krafton for comment, and received the following response from a company spokesperson.