<s>
Kerbal	B-Device
Space	I-Device
Program	I-Device
2	I-Device
is	O
a	O
space	O
flight	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Intercept	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Private	O
Division	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
2011	O
's	O
Kerbal	B-Device
Space	I-Device
Program	I-Device
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
early	O
access	O
on	O
February	O
24	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
with	O
releases	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
planned	O
for	O
after	O
early	O
access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kerbal	B-Device
Space	I-Device
Program	I-Device
2	I-Device
builds	O
on	O
the	O
sandbox	O
features	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Kerbal	B-Device
Space	I-Device
Program	I-Device
and	O
adds	O
new	O
propulsion	O
methods	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Kerbal	B-Device
Space	I-Device
Program	I-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
at	O
Gamescom	O
2019	O
on	O
August	O
19	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
initial	O
release	O
date	O
set	O
for	O
early	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
Star	O
Theory	O
Games	O
,	O
formerly	O
Uber	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
which	O
changed	O
its	O
name	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
display	O
a	O
stronger	O
association	O
with	O
the	O
Kerbal	B-Device
Space	I-Device
Program	I-Device
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
was	O
shifted	O
to	O
Star	O
Theory	O
in	O
part	O
so	O
that	O
Squad	B-Device
could	O
focus	O
on	O
developing	O
further	O
updates	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
ensure	O
that	O
the	O
experience	O
felt	O
"	O
grounded	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
consulted	O
a	O
panel	O
of	O
scientists	O
and	O
experts	O
including	O
Dr.	O
Uri	O
Shumlak	O
,	O
the	O
associate	O
chair	O
of	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Washington	O
's	O
Aeronautics	O
and	O
Astronautics	O
department	O
,	O
Scott	O
Manley	O
,	O
an	O
astrophysicist	O
and	O
YouTuber	O
who	O
has	O
made	O
videos	O
on	O
Kerbal	B-Device
Space	I-Device
Program	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Dr.	O
Joel	O
Green	O
,	O
also	O
an	O
astrophysicist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kerbal	B-Device
Space	I-Device
Program	I-Device
received	O
feedback	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
too	O
overwhelming	O
for	O
new	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Take-Two	O
established	O
a	O
new	O
unnamed	O
studio	O
under	O
Private	O
Division	O
to	O
continue	O
development	O
of	O
Kerbal	B-Device
Space	I-Device
Program	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
with	O
some	O
of	O
Star	O
Theory	O
's	O
employees	O
brought	O
into	O
it	O
,	O
leaving	O
it	O
unclear	O
what	O
Star	O
Theory	O
's	O
role	O
remains	O
on	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
August	O
21	O
that	O
Squad	B-Device
,	O
the	O
developer	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Kerbal	B-Device
Space	I-Device
Program	I-Device
,	O
will	O
also	O
be	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
sequel	O
's	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2021	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
via	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
official	O
Twitter	O
account	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
also	O
be	O
launching	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
Access	O
will	O
aim	O
to	O
have	O
all	O
the	O
features	O
and	O
content	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Kerbal	B-Device
Space	I-Device
Program	I-Device
,	O
but	O
with	O
an	O
improved	O
user	O
experience	O
,	O
new	O
parts	O
,	O
and	O
improved	O
tutorials	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
also	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Player	O
feedback	O
for	O
the	O
Early	O
Access	O
release	O
of	O
Kerbal	B-Device
Space	I-Device
Program	I-Device
2	I-Device
has	O
been	O
mixed	O
.	O
</s>
