One of the essential elements of Pokemon games –trading– is currently absent from the newly launched mobile phenomenon, Pokemon Go. Players will be happy to learn that the CEO of the game’s developer (Niantic Labs) has now confirmed that a trading feature will be introduced through a upcoming update in the near future.
“It’s kind of a core element,” Niantic Labs’ John Hanke told Business Insider.
Unfortunately, Hanke did not share any further specific details about how trading would work or when the update itself will arrive. He did, however, state that trading is a “logical extension of Pokemon Go’s themes, as it encourages players to come together–in the real world or the virtual one”.
Hanke also revealed that other new features will include improvements to both Poke Stops and Gyms, which the CEO further stated are now only their “very most basic versions.” The new update will also allow players to “customize their functions in other ways.”
Additionally, a new feature coming to the game is a “Global Leaderboard System” that ranks the world’s best players. Players can also look forward to more improvements to the game’s augmented reality system to make Pokemon look better and better when blended into the real world.
Finally, Hanke suggested that Niantic Labs might bring Pokemon Go to dedicated AR devices. “That may be a fun thing to take advantage of,” he said.
One of the biggest AR devices coming out is Microsoft’s HoloLens, though it still sounds like relatively early days for that device.
Pokemon Go launched this month for iOS and Android devices in the US. The game’s international rollout, however, has been temporarily paused, as Niantic addresses current server issues.
In other news about the game, there has also been a slightly darker side. Death, drugs and robberies. The Life and Crimes of Pokemon GO >
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