Hangar 13 hasn’t formally introduced any particulars for Mafia 4 however it looks like they might be making ready so as to add multiplayer and dwell service options to the sport. The developer is recruiting for varied roles inside the improvement crew and people job descriptions trace the sport might not totally be a single-player expertise.
Is a multiplayer Mafia 4 sport in improvement?
The job itemizing for a Senior Systems Designer at Brighton, the situation for the event of the subsequent Mafia sport, asks for an individual with AAA sport improvement expertise and the corporate would favor somebody with “multiplayer video games and/or dwell sport design expertise.” The position additionally requires data of economic system methods and design, hinting extra in the direction of a possible live-service system reasonably than co-op or aggressive multiplayer.
These hoping to get a single-player expertise needn’t lose all hope, although. Not like different job listings noticed by Reddit, this one doesn’t really point out the Mafia franchise. This opening might even be for the rumored revival of the High Spin franchise or one other sport altogether.
Different job listings do point out “the subsequent iteration of the Mafia franchise” in addition to the supply of “participating Stealth and Fight gameplay loops”, suggesting an identical fight system to that seen in Mafia 3. Little else is thought concerning the sport, though earlier rumors have speculated it will likely be a prequel to Mafia that’s set in Sicily and can deal with the household of Don Salieri. Both means, the sport is prone to be just a few years away from launch.