Spring 2024 DLC Speculation

I personally would like PZ2 to feature really specific subspecies and populations, but give us a couple of subs for each animal. That way, we have a wide range, a higher animal count, and those of us who like building super niche specific areas are happy. For example, for just Lions, Tigers and Brown Bears, we get:

• Southeast African Lion
• Asiatic Lion

• Amur Tiger
• Sumatran Tiger
• Bengal Tiger

• Eurasian Brown Bear
• Grizzly Bear

This would make the base game selection a lot more impressive whilst also featuring subspecies
For me, I would like to see these new additions in a PZ2 for the species you have listed:
  1. Sumatran Tiger.
  2. Malayan Tiger.
  3. South China Tiger.
  4. Indochinese Tiger.
  5. Asiatic Lion.
  6. Southern Lion.
  7. EBB.
  8. Tibetan Blue Bear.
 
I am increasingly aware of what birds (flying or not) and sea animals and eggs and nursing behavior we will have in just one sequence.

however, we have to accept the fact that this may not happen and this year the franchise will end.

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So the recent Frontier business update states 'new platform releases for existing games' in fy24- so until May this year.
Any ideas what they could be referring to? Seems like a new platform port but most of their games are on consoles apart from zoo
That report is new or was from months ago?
 
I think these would make people’s zoo collections really different:

Tigers
  • Siberian
  • Sumatran
  • Bengal (White variant included)
Lions
  • Asiatic
  • African
Zebras
  • Grevy’s
  • Plains
Giraffes
  • Masai
  • Reticulated
Otters
  • Sea
  • North American
  • Giant
  • Eurasian
  • Asian Small Clawed
Gazelles
  • Thompsons
  • Dama
  • Slender Horned
Elephants
  • African Savanna
  • African Forest
  • Indian Elephant
Flamingos
  • American
  • Greater
  • Chilean
These would obviously be for a PZ2.
 
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I’d say the existing game platform releases would be planet zoo console edition. PC2 and hard telling after that. I hope PZ console edition is a ways away yet as there’s plenty that could be added.
Yeah, the only issue is the business report mentions this new platform release would be in the financial year 24 and add to revenue contributions- so latest by May 2024.
 
The exact wording:

Following the lower than expected sales performance of Realms of Ruin, the Board no longer believes that the current market expectation for FY24 revenue of around £108 million is likely to be achieved. Updated guidance is for FY24 revenue in the range of £80-95 million, with the outcome dependent on sales performance across Frontier's game portfolio during the remainder of the financial year, including the revenue contributions from new platform releases for existing games.

So whatever this is is coming before June 2024 so it cant be planet zoo console right? Can't think of anything else it could be referring to though
 
I think these would make people’s zoo collections really different:

Tigers
  • Amur
  • Siberian
  • Sumatran
  • Bengal (White variant included)
Lions
  • Asiatic
  • African
Zebras
  • Grevy’s
  • Plains
Giraffes
  • Masai
  • Reticulated
Otters
  • Sea
  • North American
  • Giant
  • Eurasian
  • Asian Small Clawed
Gazelles
  • Thompsons
  • Dama
  • Slender Horned
Elephants
  • African Savanna
  • African Forest
  • Indian Elephant
Flamingos
  • American
  • Greater
  • Caribbean
These would obviously be for a PZ2.
Plus a tonne of brown bears. Eurasian, Grizzly, Himalayan. Give me ALL the choices in Planet Zoo 2!!! Wisent and American Plains Bison again would be a win
 
The exact wording:

Following the lower than expected sales performance of Realms of Ruin, the Board no longer believes that the current market expectation for FY24 revenue of around £108 million is likely to be achieved. Updated guidance is for FY24 revenue in the range of £80-95 million, with the outcome dependent on sales performance across Frontier's game portfolio during the remainder of the financial year, including the revenue contributions from new platform releases for existing games.

So whatever this is is coming before June 2024 so it cant be planet zoo console right? Can't think of anything else it could be referring to though
I wouldn't get too excited by this, none of us picked it up as a true hint back in November when the report was extensively discussed. Its one of 2 things: the summer dlc is a final expansion pack for the game with a console release or planet zoo support continues and another platform is getting a release of an already established game which doesn't bother us in the slightest.
 
I think these would make people’s zoo collections really different:

Tigers
  • Amur
  • Siberian
  • Sumatran
  • Bengal (White variant included)
Lions
  • Asiatic
  • African
Zebras
  • Grevy’s
  • Plains
Giraffes
  • Masai
  • Reticulated
Otters
  • Sea
  • North American
  • Giant
  • Eurasian
  • Asian Small Clawed
Gazelles
  • Thompsons
  • Dama
  • Slender Horned
Elephants
  • African Savanna
  • African Forest
  • Indian Elephant
Flamingos
  • American
  • Greater
  • Caribbean
These would obviously be for a PZ2.
I think its not really fair to groups the otters in with the others. Yeah the NA, eurasian and small clawed are very similar, but the sea and giant otter are vastly different animals.

Also arent amur and siberian tiger and amercian and caribbean flamingo the same thing?
 
I think these would make people’s zoo collections really different:

Tigers
  • Amur
  • Siberian
  • Sumatran
  • Bengal (White variant included)
Lions
  • Asiatic
  • African
Zebras
  • Grevy’s
  • Plains
Giraffes
  • Masai
  • Reticulated
Otters
  • Sea
  • North American
  • Giant
  • Eurasian
  • Asian Small Clawed
Gazelles
  • Thompsons
  • Dama
  • Slender Horned
Elephants
  • African Savanna
  • African Forest
  • Indian Elephant
Flamingos
  • American
  • Greater
  • Caribbean
These would obviously be for a PZ2.
yeah that sounds about right for PZ2. For PZ I still hope for a second giraffe, preferably Masai. And just in case it wasn't clear the first time, as many otters as they wanna put in the game. Otters are like my favorite "type" of animals. It's ironic then that the one they put in first was literally at the bottom of how I'd rank them..

Likewise a PZ addition of the others I keep mentioning - Lion, Zebra, Flamingo, would be great.
But for PZ, no need for another Elephant but it could work for PZ2, same for a third tiger, Zebra, Lion or Flamingo. Though 2 would ultimately be enough for me really.

Bears are a whole different thing though. 2 Brown Bears would be fine, which we have now, I still just want the EBB since the HBB is sooooo specific. 2 Black Bears would also be enough but it's another case of the ABB being an iconic American species that's not covered by the FBB, the Sloth Bear, or the Sun Bear, the last two of which are pretty unique looking anyways. Polar bears and Spectacled Bears offer something visually and locale/biome wise that none of the other species offer.

Then there's the Crocodilians. There's a lot to discuss there all I know is that I definetely do not want a third caiman in PZ, and that the only other Crocodilian I'd actively like to have added in would be the Nile Crocodile.
 
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