10 Changes That Must Be Made To WWE 2K26
4. Scrap The Island All Together
With the success of The City feature in NBA 2K25, it makes sense why Visual Concepts would want to include a similar feature in WWE video games. However, The Island has not been met with the best reviews.
Players who at first enjoyed this new game mode are realizing that The Island has become another video game feature that relies heavily on microtransactions. While micro transactions will always have a place in modern video games due to the added revenue they generate, The Island might not be the best vehicle for that going forward.
MyFaction is similar in its use of micro transactions and has a much better track record with players, but The Island has turned into players spending hours grinding matches in order to unlock attire for created wrestlers. Having a tiered reward system or other features that motivate players to continue on The Island, as opposed to other modes, could improve playability.
The Island was a very large new endeavor for 2K and Visual Concepts, and there is a chance that future versions will have vast improvements. If those changes are not made, though, 2K and Visual Concepts may be best off to scrap The Island completely in the future.