Krafton has delayed the release of Subnautica 2, right before the game's development team was reportedly set to receive a substantial bonus for reaching previously determined revenue targets. Subnautica 2 is being developed by Unknown Worlds,

That is the unanswered question in Jason Schreier’s latest for Bloomberg, which reveals the existence of a $250 million bonus if the game met sales targets this year — and that the ousted bosses of developer Unknown Worlds were planning to share it with staff.

Krafton may have delayed Subnautica 2 to avoid paying a $250 million bonus to the dev team, which would have been paid if revenue targets were met this year.